(Tokyo)JAPAN OR NORTH KOREA; JAPAN OR CHINA
One of the big news in these three-day holidays (from Oct. 11 to Oct. 13) in Japan is without doubt the decision by the Bush Administration to take North Korea off the so-called terror list.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/world/asia/12terror.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=North%20Korea&st=cse&oref=slogin
It has especially disappointed many families of the Japanese citizens North Korea abducted in these decades for the purpose of abusing them for various espionage activities.
Just 10 minutes prior to the official announcement of the decision from the U.S. State Department, President Mr. George W. Bush reportedly informed Prime Minister Mr. Taro Aso by phone of this drastic diplomatic decision.
However, the general mood in Japan is not so shocked by this cool decision.
The Clinton Administration did the similar thing when President Mr. Clinton wanted some diplomatic accomplishment to be recorded in the history when Mr. Clinton’s term of office came to an end.
Besides, President Mr. Bush had made the same decision this summer but abandoned it then.
Accordingly, no matter how conservative or liberal critics in Japan claim that this is apparently the big failure of the Japanese Government, the majority of the Japanese people have received the news without much commotion.
There are some important aspects on North Korea:
1) North Korea can provide materials and components of nuclear bombs for Islamic or anti-America countries in the world through secret tread.
Therefore, if the U.S. should be attacked in the future with a nuclear weapon of whatever sort, it can be most possibly made of North Korea.
2) However, the reason for North Korea’s sales of nuclear materials to Islamic or anti-America countries is mostly to earn money or obtain natural resources in exchange.
It is not based on its resolution to launch the War on America mobilizing other anti-America forces in the world.
3) It is China that has supported North Korea economically, politically, and militarily after WWII.
On the other hand, now China is offering the U.S. with its huge market and dollars it has earned through the international trade supported by Japan and the U.S.
Accordingly, the U.S. regards China as a kind of ally or possible apply.
China also is on the U.S. side, if not actively, in terms of the War on Terror.
Therefore, as long as China can stop North Korea from selling materials of a nuclear weapon to any foreign countries, the U.S. will act as China wishes even if North Korea hides some nuclear weapons inside its military.
In case, the U.S. can ask China to attack North Korea swiftly so as to disable the nuclear capability of North Korea.
Therefore, it is a natural consequence that the U.S. takes North Korea off the so-called terror list as long as China and the U.S. are determined to sustain their quasi-friendly relationship.
The U.S. gives credit to China in terms of North Korea; China gives credit to the U.S. in terms of the dollar.
4) Japan cannot however authorize this U.S.-Chinese relation.
The U.S. and China virtually allow North Korea to keep and restrain Japanese abductees as long as it wants.
This is what cannot be traded with economic interests.
Yet, Japan has no intention to sacrifice any economic and diplomatic relations with the U.S. and China for the sake of this cause, namely, the rescue of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea the number of which is around 100.
Both the U.S. and China understand that Japan cannot take tough measures on them.
Indeed, Japan cannot sever diplomatic relations with the U.S. and China for the reason that both the countries have virtually decided to allow North Korea to keep and restrain Japanese abductees as long as it wants.
Therefore, this is a logical consequence that selfish, greedy, wild, cruel, and aggressive countries, namely the U.S. and China concerning Wall Street and Tibet for a humble example each, neglects a humble but strong wish of peace-loving Japan to take back its citizens illegally abducted by a rogue country that sells drugs, counterfeit U.S. bills, and sometimes nuclear materials and missile to anti-U.S. countries.
Yet, Japan has achieved this economic success after WWII without a diplomatic relation with North Korea at all. Japan has established a strong relation with China without a diplomatic relation with North Korea at all, though China has betrayed Japan so many times in the past.
Accordingly, to tell the truth, Japan has no need to take North Korea off its error list.
In time, there will be a change in leadership of North Korea. With a focus on the future shift of power in North Korea, Japan will keep the current position without giving any credit to North Korea.
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For the U.S., the most important thing is to prevent the possible use by anti-America terrorists of a nuclear bomb made by North Korea.
For China, the most important thing is to prevent North Korea from becoming pro-Japan.
For Japan, the most important thing is to have a North Korean Government which is completely peace-loving and pro-Japan, if it takes still some years.
Indeed, China and the U.S. might fail eventually.
Truly, Japan will prevail in the whole Korean Peninsula eventually.
Yet, how to exercise its influential power in Beijing and on Wall Street may be an imminent issue and challenge for Japan.
(Last night it was almost a full moon, though a F15 or any other did not cross over it…
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