(Ginza, Tokyo; a town of rotten people?)Power Games
In the coming Upper House election in Japan, homepage and blog updating during the election campaign period is allowed by law for the first time.
So far, no update has been allowed in Japan if a politician who runs Web sites is a candidate for election. Voters see only fixed and unchanged contents in Web sites run by candidates till election is over.
But, a new law is to be passed soon, changing IT-based election tactics in Japan.
One focus is how access numbers and hit numbers will reflect election situations and predict results.
Anyway, it is said that the style is the man.
SECTION I: The Roman Empire and America
There are many arguments about comparison between the Roman Empire and America.
Both the powers have had no rival in terms of military strength and material wealth in the era of their dominance, respectively.
The Roman Empire was originally a local military state on the Italian Peninsula. But, it developed along with military success to include ancient Greece. The Empire was eventually regarded as an authentic successor of the ancient Greek Civilization.
America was originally a land of colonies which got independence and expanded its own territory through an unending series and succession of wars. However, it has been regarded as an authentic co-successor of traditional European Civilization as with the modern Europe.
Just like the Roman Empire was supported and respected due to the ancient Greek Civilization, America has been supported and respected due to traditional European Civilization.
Ancient people outside the Roman Empire came to admire strong troops of the Roman Empire and its sophisticated application of the ancient Greek Civilization. Accordingly, they wanted to get citizenship of the Empire and serve it as soldiers.
Modern people outside America today admire strong military capability of America and its sophisticated application of traditional European Civilization. Accordingly, they want to get citizenship of America if they have to serve it as soldiers.
The Roman Empire was so gloriously shining in the ancient world, specifically as observed from the north of the Alps, the south of the the Mediterranean, and the east of Greece and Palestine.
America has been so gloriously shining in the world of today, specifically as observed from the south of Mexico and Cuba, the east of the Atlantic, and the west of the Pacific.
But, there is one big difference: In the ancient world, if a village did not want to join the glory of the Roman Empire, it could still subsist on self-sufficient economy.
Yet today, if a nation does not want to join the glory of America, it cannot subsist due to globalization of economy and the status of the American dollar as the key currency.
Another difference is in the rise of Islam in the era of decline and fall of the Roman Empire but the dependency of Islamic nations on America today.
When the Roman Empire lost the past glory, being disintegrating, villages in neighboring regions could sustain themselves and Islam provided great protection to people living in the east of the Empire, while preserving ancient Greek Civilization in lieu of the Roman Empire. Those surviving elements paved the way for a new era after the Roman Empire disappeared.
Today, it is still unclear whether or how America will lose its glory. And, it is more unclear who and what will come after American power disappears.
Yet, the key to analysing the trend of history seems to be globalization of economy and the status of the American dollar as the key currency.
(Cf. http://pathfind.motion.ne.jp/america.htm)
Finally, the Roman Empire was used by the God as a cradle of Christianity. But, is America being used by the God and Allah as a cradle of integration of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Rather, as there was ancient Israel in the era of dominance of the Roman Empire, there is Japan in this era of dominance of America.
For example, America is now relying on the G2 system with China. However, China owes its past, present, and future development mainly to Japan but not America.
As America is more powerful and influential than the Roman Empire, Japanese are more spiritual and unique than ancient Israelites were.
Accordingly, as Jesus Christ, namely hope of future, emerged from ancient Jerusalem, something as hope of future is expected to emerge from modern Tokyo.
SECTION II: Utilized Foreign Direct Investment in China
http://www.21ccs.jp/china_performance/performance2007_01.html
http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/ifd/2008/103668.htm
From the above source,
Major U.S. Investments in China:
Intel (under $4 billion)
Motorola ($3.6 billion)
General Motors (over $2 billion)
Wal-Mart (over $2 billion)
Anheuser-Busch ($1.8 billion)
General Electric ($1.5 billion)
Kodak ($1.5 billion)
DaimlerChrysler ($1.5 billion)
Coca-Cola ($1.25 billion)
Exxon Mobil ($1 billion)
Ford ($1 billion)
Alcoa ($1 billion)
United Technologies ($1 billion including Hong Kong)
DuPont (over $700 million)
IBM (more than $420 million)
Cummins (over $200 million)
Microsoft - Microsoft has announced it intends to invest $100 million a year on R&D in China through 2011.
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Some persons expect me to use the Twitter service.
I have some opinions on every Internet service and function, so that my reaction cannot be so spontaneous in this field.
Keywords related to this issue are: security, safety, costs, time, effect, charges, ID, privacy, criminals, frauds, thefts, enemies, friends, grudge, vengeance, hate, intimidation, threat, exposure, malice, quarrel, fight, conspiracy, terror, etc.
If you are not mean at all, you will never say, "Trust me," in a system you cannot wholly grasp and control.
And, those who earn money in this business tend to think that nothing is great in this world so that it is nice to earn money and have fun over the Internet using whatever service. They will not mind betraying any persons, including their wives.
The Internet itself is wilderness.
Mat 5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
Mat 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.