Forgive Them in the Name of God (Pardonnez-moi, Jésus!)
Notable Lower House member of the Japanese Diet Mr. Muneo Suzuki received a verdict today from the Supreme Court of Japan. He was sentenced to 2-year imprisonment for accepting bribes for influence peddling. Parties concerned with Mr. Suzuki, to be soon deprived of his status of a member of the National Diet, must be aware that he will be prohibited from running for any public election for five years after serving the term in prison. The Russian Government should stop contacting Mr. Suzuki through any channels.
Yet, Mr. Suzuki claims that he is innocent. So, the Supreme Court of Japan should not have imposed actual sentence.
(http://www.muneo.gr.jp/html/page001.html)
(http://www.sasaki-kensho.jp/giwaku/article/muneo_box/muneo_box166.html)
My advice to Mr. Muneo Suzuki is to work in a local factory in his homeland Hokkaido Prefecture as an ordinary worker.
SECTION I: Is Obama Out?
Some Japanese experts are focused on the future of President Mr. Barack Obama more than on the virtual premiership contest in Japan now involving incumbent P.M. Mr. Naoto Kan.
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President Obama dislikes military affairs.
President Obama likes multilateral or regional alliances rather than bilateral ones.
President Obama does not pay a lot of respect to Britain and Israel.
President Obama is sternly committed to labor unions.
President Obama is remarkably free from traditional value judgment.
President Obama does not take a delight in introducing democracy into the third world like a Crusade as having been done by many of his predecessors.
President Obama does not take much count of the significant distinction between democratic Japan and despotic China in terms of political, security, human right, and economic aspects.
(http://komoriy.iza.ne.jp/blog/entry/1782187/ )
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Accordingly, the era of President Mr. Obama is going to pass; so some Japanese experts are afraid.
Indeed, Americans categorized into "whites" still account for 65% or so. Especially, if poor "white" Americans feel already satisfactory to see rich "white" Americans saluting the "black" President, those poor "white" American voters would rather like to have a new president from their race.
Technically, the higher unemployment rate of America would work as a major factor for a regime change like in the past, especially from the Carter Administration to the Reagan Administration.
In my personal view, what is requested in America today is a Civil War-class change in culture. With so much potential, the nation America has achieved so little in terms of justice and great justice while allowing Wall Street businesses to abuse so much of taxpayers money. In the Civil War, slave owners were knocked out. In the New Civil War, Wall Street stakeholders should be knocked out. Mr. Barack Obama's personal agenda however does not look like being directed to this direction originally.
To Carry out the second Civil War in America, the driving force must be generated from religious inevitability. The person to become the champion in this movement must yet come from the mainstream of the American religion. In this context, Mr. Barack Obama is too unique or more unique than J.F.K.
If somebody like Ronald Reagan said, "I admit Allah as another name of the God of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus Christ," a revolution would start in America where modern Judaists have long increased their influence since after WWII.
SECTION II: A La Page Mode in Japanese Politics
Wife of P.M. Mr. Naoto Kan Mrs. Nobuko Kan is really engaged in this contest over the head of the ruling DPJ and thus the premiership of Japan.
She made some TV appearances in the manner her predecessors have never adopted and followed. She also wrote a book about her husband, the incumbent Prime Minister Mr. Kan.
Smiling modestly like an ordinary old Japanese woman, she said in a TV interview recorded at the official residence of P.M. in Tokyo, "In older days, samurai lords really tried to kill one another over hegemony. Today, we have progressed enough to fight in democratic election..." Indeed, she was a female university student in the era of the Vietnam War.
On the other hand, notable Lower-House member Mrs. Makiko Tanaka is now fiercely backing sole opposition candidate Mr. Ichiro Ozawa. She once helped Mr. Junichiro Koizumi win the LDP presidential election to assume the office of prime minister in 2001. As 40-years-long Lower-House member Mr. Ozawa was once a loyal follower of her deceased father Kakuei Tnaka, the prime minister of Japan in early 1970's, Mrs. Tanaka showed special affection to Mr. Ozawa.
Mrs. Makioko Tnaka is also on good terms with Mr. Morihiro Hosokawa, the exceptional non-LDP P.M. in early 1990's, who reportedly called Mr. Ozawa recently wishing his victory against P.M. Mr. Kan. Mr. Ozawa at the time critically supported the Hosokawa Cabinet as a key player.
Yet, it is apparent that a majority of Japanese voters would choose Mrs. Kan rather than Mrs. Tanaka as a female leader of Japan of today, since Mrs. Kan's father was not prime minister of Japan in the era of Richard Nixon.
Now, it looks like that the conservative opposition Liberal Democratic Party of Japan judges that a general election will be near, since the next DPJ P.M. will be forced to dissolve the Lower House sooner or later (in the next spring?). Voters want improvement of economy but not an internal power struggle. So, LDP President Mr. Sadakazu Tanigakai has reportedly started reformation of the LDP leadership, taking up Mr. Nobuteru Ishihara, son of Tokyo Governor Mr. Shintaro Ishihara, and former Defence Minister Ms. Yuriko Koike into key positions.
SECTION III: Mundell–Fleming Model
Japanese economist Mr. Yoichi Takahshi asserted that a quantitative easing of 30 trillion yen ($360 billion) by the Bank of Japan would settle the current trend toward the stronger yen, referring to the Mundell–Fleming model.
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Under flexible exchange rate regime
We speak of a system of flexible exchange rates when governments (or central banks) allow the exchange rate to be determined by market forces alone.
Changes in money supply
An increase in money supply shifts the LM curve to the right. This directly reduces the local interest rate relative to the global interest rate. This depreciates the exchange rate of local currency through capital outflow. (Hot money flows out to take advantage of higher interest rate abroad and hence currency depreciates.) The depreciation makes local goods cheaper compared to foreign goods and increases export and decreases import. Hence, net export is increased. Increased net export leads to the shifting of the IS curve (which is Y = C + I + G + NX) to the right to the point where the local interest rate equalizes with the global rate. At the same time, the BoP is supposed to shift too, as to reflect(1)depreciation of home currency and (2)an increase in current account or in other word, the increase in net export. These increase the overall income in the local economy.
A decrease in money supply causes the exact opposite of the process.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundell%E2%80%93Fleming_model
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However, this measure first helps exporting companies. But, the ruling party DPJ is supported by socialists, leftists, and labor union leaders. They do not like to rejoice executives of businesses. They do not show their support for the quantitative easing of 30 trillion yen ($360 billion) by the Bank of Japan.
Prime Minister Mr. Naoto Kan should discuss the Mundell–Fleming model with BOJ Governor Mr. Shirakawa, since economist Mr. Takahashi has stressed that the exchange rate between the yen and the dollar is influenced by policies and measures taken by the BOJ and the FRB in a ratio of 90%.
Yet, no matter how much the yen gets stronger, U.S. exports to Japan will not jump up and the jobless rate of America will not decrease drastically. It can be resulted in a simple increase of Chinese goods in America. The FRB looks like taking wrong measures. They must face China directly.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa regime that lasted 260 years till 1868 in Japan.
The decisive war for Ieyasu was fought in 1600 at Sekigahara, west of Kyoto.
Though Ieyasu could mobilize 75,000 samurai troops, his opponent Ishida Mitsunari put 80,000 troops under his command with help from the Toyotomi clan Ieyasu had once served.
But, during the 50-day period from the time of receiving a report on Mitsunari's movement till the military engagement at Sekigahara, Ieyasu wrote 155 letters by himself and sent them not only to his subordinate lords and warriors in various regions to get prepared for the war to decide the course of Japan, but also to 82 samurai lords nationwide who were yet to decide on which side to join.
Accordingly, when the two camps met at Sekigahara, half of the samurai lords who had promised to fight with Mitsunari changed their attitudes to betray him.
After this War at Sekigahara, the Tokugawas' dominance was destined to continue till 1868 when mostly descendants of the war lords who had not joined Ieyasu at Sekigahara in 1600 played a key role to demolish the Tokugawa regime and restore Imperial authority, paving the way for modernization of Japan.
Anyway, even a samurai the most experienced in wars used self-written letters rather than the sword to win the greatest war for him.
Remember 155 self-written letters during the 50-day period to win!
(http://home.flash.net/~twf/midi1/streetof.mid
Source: http://home.flash.net/~twf/music2.htm)
Act 9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
Act 9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Act 9:5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
Act 9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Act 9:7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
Act 9:8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.