Friday, June 16, 2006

Japan/SDF

After renouncing the right to wage war as a means of settling disputes following its defeat in World War II, Japan has been seeking to gradually become a normal power again.

Japan is thus ready to usher in a new era with a full Defense Ministry. It is ready because its armed forces are well-armed and professional; because it operates within a defensive alliance with the United States, and because it has demonstrated a constructive contribution to international peace operations. It is ready politically, because it is prepared to accept a greater role for Japan in the world.

It is ready in all respects save one: political relations with a re-emerging China.(International Herald Tribune

軍事面において普通の国になることが現実味をおびてきました。
JAPAN has indicated it may send forces to help international peacekeepers trying to restore order in East Timor.The Australian

The Indonesian government has complained about Tokyo-set conditions for the use of Japanese patrol boats to be given to Indonesia, causing a delay in the signing ceremony that was initially scheduled to take place here Wednesday morning.
The Indonesian government has complained about Tokyo-set conditions for the use of Japanese patrol boats to be given to Indonesia, causing a delay in the signing ceremony that was initially scheduled to take place here Wednesday morning.(Mainichi
東チモールへ、そしてインドネシアへ、それも世界から要求されるような形で・・・・中国韓国だけではなく、幅広い世界の意見を聞いて、現実的な制限を加えていくべきではないでしょうか?

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