Cajungal
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Japanese PM resigns
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A politician that has the decency to resign when campaign promises weren't kept. We would probably have 2 or 3 elected officials left in D.C. if they all followed suit.
Your proposal interests me. Please continue.
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Element 117
4th prime minister in 4 years. Everyone talks about politicians leaving being a good idea, but consider your country's infrastructure in that power vacuum. Back on topic: Anyway you slice this, it's bad news for JPN in the short term.
Honestly... considering how badly influenced their Diet is by the organized crime in their country, as well as by their country wide obsession with being the master race for humanity, I really don't think letting the first liberal PM leave is going to help them. At all. They need that left leadership to address some of the ass backwards policies and overt racism they have in Japan, ESPECIALLY the one where your not considered a full citizen unless your racial Japanese. Japan needs to face facts and accept that they need others if they want to be the world player they are aiming to be.
Edit: Ugh... Dave, you might want to put in the description that any post features from the Market are ALWAYS ON.
Edit: Ugh... Dave, you might want to put in the description that any post features from the Market are ALWAYS ON.
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Element 117
hard times bring change hot afoot
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RealBigNuke
I agree. Japan can't hope to grow with the system they have in place now. Literally - their population is shrinking, and their GDP must soon follow. No country is an island, even if your country is, well, an island.
I can't remember the exact number, nor can I find the info to back me up. But Italy went through 16 parliamentary elections in a short period of the 80's.
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Chibibar
I agree. Japan can't hope to grow with the system they have in place now. Literally - their population is shrinking, and their GDP must soon follow. No country is an island, even if your country is, well, an island.[/QUOTE]
Heck the original Japanese wouldn't accept any other "full blood" Japanese that has been living in other country. then again, I can't say much for Chinese either. People in China will tolerate me ONLY because I'm a U.S. citizen if not that, I would be shunned by them (heck some of the time I'm shun BECAUSE I'm U.S. citizen)
Really chibi? In my Asia experiences I've found Chinese to be the more tolerant of the bunch. I saw "Japanese only" signs In Japan, and get evil eyes from koreans for stepping into a restaurant but not so much frm Chinese. Everday After I go home from working at the Korean International school in Shenyang (China) I feel like a veil of hate has been lifted.
Back on topic, I was actually conting down the days for this resignation to happen. As soon as the now former PM said the relocation wasn't REALLY a promise I knew it was over
Back on topic, I was actually conting down the days for this resignation to happen. As soon as the now former PM said the relocation wasn't REALLY a promise I knew it was over
Ooh-rah. :slywink:
On a more serious note, while I think it's a god thing that politicians should hold themselves accountable for their failures to deliver on campaign promises, I also agree with Amy that too much change creates too large of a power vacuum for them. Political turmoil without results does no-one any good. Especially Takahami-san schlubbing away, trying to earn enough for his family.
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Element 117
Frankly, I'd be perfectly happy if the us military removed all their presence from Japan. If Tokyo recreates the sdf into an actual army, that would forcibly push the country into high gear.
That's a good idea, but unfortunately too much of the US' Pacific deployment is build around the availability of bases in Japan. Now, it's one thing for it to be negotiated and the US agree to withdraw. It looks like he promised results without really involving the US in the discussion.
As for the SDF into a real military, their gear is generally quite high quality. Individually, they are about as well armed as the average UK Armed Services personnel. But the manpower seems very limited and without either mandatory conscription or prohibitively expensive benefits, I don't know how they can increase their numbers. Either move could be disastrous for their relations with neighboring countries. From what I understand - and this may be outdated - China and the Koreas are not particularly pleased at the existence of the SDF.
Gearing up to a size-appropriate armed forces would revitalize their economy, certainly. But the costs of doing so in the short term might be catastrophic, and not merely in monetary terms.
As for the SDF into a real military, their gear is generally quite high quality. Individually, they are about as well armed as the average UK Armed Services personnel. But the manpower seems very limited and without either mandatory conscription or prohibitively expensive benefits, I don't know how they can increase their numbers. Either move could be disastrous for their relations with neighboring countries. From what I understand - and this may be outdated - China and the Koreas are not particularly pleased at the existence of the SDF.
Gearing up to a size-appropriate armed forces would revitalize their economy, certainly. But the costs of doing so in the short term might be catastrophic, and not merely in monetary terms.
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Element 117
From what I'm told, Japan mainly views the SDF in the same way we view the National Guard in the US: People responsible for responding during disasters first, military actions secondly. In this regard, they are generally viewed positively. However, many areas also have a high resistance to having military bases in their area, as it brings back bad memories of Imperial Japan during the WWII era. They'll need to overcome that if they want to make the SDF into a proper fighting force.
However, none of this really matters. Japanese politics as they are, they'd never be able to get the resolution passed through the Diet. Even if they did, as the ONLY Nation in the World that has outright stated it will never pursue Nuclear arms (for obvious reasons), they will always be out-gunned by any enemy they face. That means Japan would lean heavily on our support in any large scale confrontation anyway.
However, none of this really matters. Japanese politics as they are, they'd never be able to get the resolution passed through the Diet. Even if they did, as the ONLY Nation in the World that has outright stated it will never pursue Nuclear arms (for obvious reasons), they will always be out-gunned by any enemy they face. That means Japan would lean heavily on our support in any large scale confrontation anyway.
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Chibibar
I forsee that Japan will produce the first sex/companions robots
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Element 117
you're about ten years behind the times in your foresight there, pal.
Mr. The_Hun, I see your point, but I think a SDF force could stand on its own, in small scale engagements. Also I think the reality of the global economies may have a role to play there, but who knows, as an armchair speculator I'm the worst. (That said, your avatar is suddenly hilarious.)
The US, Korea, China, Singapore, Australia... etc are not ready for Japan to have a new military.
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Iaculus
That's not grounds for resigning, it's a job requirement.
... A moist, cephalopoid job requirement.
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Element 117
That's not grounds for resigning, it's a job requirement.
... A moist, cephalopoid job requirement.[/QUOTE]
Icarus?
But they are pretty much on the same footing as the SDF. To the point that they can not deploy outside their own borders.
Like when the US invades Iraq the last 2 times, I've seen several people complain that Japan and Germany are not pulling their weight and helping by sending forces. Then I have to remind them that their Constitutions (that the US wrote) do not allow them to deploy.
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Iaculus
That's not grounds for resigning, it's a job requirement.
... A moist, cephalopoid job requirement.[/QUOTE]
Icarus?[/QUOTE]
Nah, that'd be the lolicon folder.
If you don't know what that is, don't bother looking it up. Your vestigial faith in humanity will thank me.
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Element 117
That's not grounds for resigning, it's a job requirement.
... A moist, cephalopoid job requirement.[/QUOTE]
Icarus?[/QUOTE]
Nah, that'd be the lolicon folder.
If you don't know what that is, don't bother looking it up. Your vestigial faith in humanity will thank me.
I've talked with Shego at length. I know horrible horrible things.
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Iaculus
Figured as much - the warning was for anyone who read the post.
Clearly the Emperor, descendant of Amaterasu, needs to reclaim complete control.
This is true, and important. The way that Japan teaches 20th Century history, the Japanese Empire "intervened in the chaotic Asian mainland to restore peace". That is the truth, in the same way that saying "Vikings intervened across Europe to control population growth and redistribute wealth" is true.
That's not grounds for resigning, it's a job requirement.
... A moist, cephalopoid job requirement.[/QUOTE]
Icarus?[/QUOTE]
Those tentacles were very mature for their age, you have NO idea. They'd been through so much.
That's not grounds for resigning, it's a job requirement.
... A moist, cephalopoid job requirement.[/QUOTE]
Icarus?[/QUOTE]
Those tentacles were very mature for their age, you have NO idea. They'd been through so much.[/QUOTE]
Wait, we are talking about Icarus having sex with underage tentacle monsters??
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