Japan's PM Shinzo to change Post-War Constitution

[rock127]

Japan's PM Shinzo to change post-war constitution

Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told parliament on Thursday that he intends to change the country's post-second world war constitution, lowering the bar for further amendments.

"I will start with amending Article 96 of the constitution, a move that many factions [inside his Liberal Democratic Party] support " Abe told upper house lawmakers, referring to the clause stipulating amendments require a two-thirds majority in parliament.In the run-up to his landslide election victory in December, Abe said he wanted to study the possibility of altering the definition of Japan's armed forces contained in the document.

The country's well-funded and well-equipped military is referred to as the Self-Defence Forces, and barred from taking aggressive action. Its role is limited to defence of the nation.Abe has said he would like to look into making the SDF into a full-fledged military, a plan that sets alarm bells ringing in Asian countries subject to Japan's sometimes-brutal occupation in the first half of the 20th century.

US occupying forces imposed the constitution in the aftermath of the second world war, but its war-renouncing Article Nine is held dear by many Japanese.

 

[Yusuf]

There is nothing for Asian nations to be alarmed by the proposed change in Japanese constitution and in fact it should be welcomed by them as a sign that Japan will step up to its responsibility in the face of naked Chinese aggression.

 

[Ray]

From the Japanese standpoint, it is the most natural thing to do.

They hate the Chinese historically!

Ther eis no ause for alarm bells, because Japan knows which side of the bread is buttered!

 

[amoy]

Change or no change in the constitution makes no difference. Japan has already got "One of the well trained and best equipped forces in the region" (actually in the world).

Japan be prepared for more of below

http://www.airforceworld.com/bomber/eng/tu95-bomber-bear-russia-2.htm

April 26, 2012: Starting on April 16th Russia began conducting training exercises with 40 of its hundred heavy bombers. All this was done near the maritime border with Japan, apparently to show the Japanese that Russia is determined to hold onto the disputed Kuril Islands. Ten Tu-22Ms and 30 Tu-95MSs practiced bombing, aerial refueling, and launching cruise missiles.

TOKYO : Russian bombers have flown around Japan amid a territorial dispute, Tokyo's new Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Friday, calling on Moscow to refrain from "provocative" military action.

Gemba said he expressed Tokyo's concern about the flight of two Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers around the Japanese mainland on Thursday, in a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

The two countries are in dispute over Russian-held islands on the fringe of the Okhotsk Sea, called the southern Kurils in Russia but also claimed by Japan, where they are collectively known as the Northern Territories.

Lavrov pointed out that the flight did not breach international law as the aircraft did not enter Japanese airspace but added that Moscow was ready to provide information to Tokyo "if necessary," Gemba said.

 

[rock127]

There is nothing for Asian nations to be alarmed by the proposed change in Japanese constitution and in fact it should be welcomed by them as a sign that Japan will step up to its responsibility in the face of naked Chinese aggression.

The alarm bells are meant for only China which is becoming a menace for supporting terrorist countries like Pakistan and Missile Wielding Cannibals like North Korea.

As per reports earlier Japan is already working on a next gen fighter and would export high tech defense stuff to India and also collaborate.

 

[ice berg]

The alarm bells are meant for only China which is becoming a menace for supporting terrorist countries like Pakistan and Missile Wielding Cannibals like North Korea.

As per reports earlier Japan is already working on a next gen fighter and would export high tech defense stuff to India and also collaborate.

Sounds like a Bollywood film. Missile wielding cannibals. ROFL. That cracked me up. Thanks for the laugh.

 

[jalsa]

Its really music to my ears, now China definitely has to worry.

 

[Dovah]

Change or no change in the constitution makes no difference. Japan has already got "One of the well trained and best equipped forces in the region" (actually in the world).

But it is a self defence force that can only 'respond' to a threat. The change in constitution would allow it to take proactive measures. This would be a major change.

 

[no smoking]

The alarm bells are meant for only China which is becoming a menace for supporting terrorist countries like Pakistan and Missile Wielding Cannibals like North Korea.

For your own information, Japan also has its dispute with South Korean and russian on some other islands, which leads to couple of military confrontations.

As per reports earlier Japan is already working on a next gen fighter and would export high tech defense stuff to India and also collaborate.

As per reports earlier major parts of Japan's next gen fighter are still lying on the paper.

 

[no smoking]

They hate the Chinese historically!

That is funny! What they hate the chinese for "HISTORICALLY"?

HISTORICALLY, China and Japan fought 4 wars in thousands years:

In first, China and Japan joined the different side of korean civil war;

Second and third war, China was fighting Japan in korea as the ally of koreans.

Forth war, China was fighting Japan in China.

So, what Japanese hates Chinese for? Not surrendered to the invador?

 

[Ray]

Wars are not what determines dislike.

The US fought WWII against the Germans and Japan and now they are thickest of friends.

Dislike and disgust are a construct though inimical equations that have traversed the labyrinthine corridors of history.

To those who are deficient of situational awareness and logical construct, everything is funny.

 

[rock127]

For your own information, Japan also has its dispute with South Korean and russian on some other islands, which leads to couple of military confrontations.

As per reports earlier major parts of Japan's next gen fighter are still lying on the paper.

Yes correct they do have conflicts with other countries too but you know what its nothing compared to China and Japan conflict.

As far as their next gen fighter...lets not question their mastery over technology.At the moment they decide for a go they would not take so much time to come up with some marvel.They dont believe in COPY-PASTE stuff either.Japanese are very aggressive and ruthless by nature and they tried their best to bury it in the past but now they seems to coming out of that WW Pacifist hangover.

That is funny! What they hate the chinese for "HISTORICALLY"?
HISTORICALLY, China and Japan fought 4 wars in thousands years:
In first, China and Japan joined the different side of korean civil war;
Second and third war, China was fighting Japan in korea as the ally of koreans.
Forth war, China was fighting Japan in China.
So, what Japanese hates Chinese for? Not surrendered to the invador?

You cant downplay the historic hate you have for Japanese and vice-versa.I sometime watch some of your Kung-Fu movies and it's also evident there.The recent tussle between both of you is also a small evident.Come out of your DENIAL MODE.One small example below...

Anti-Japan Protests Flare in China

 

[GromHellscream]

Great, by doing this Russia and the two Koreas will have no choice.

To defeat Japan completely, the first step is to make it a normal country.

 

[GromHellscream]

Great, by doing this Russia and the two Koreas will have no choice.

To defeat Japan completely, the first step is to make it a normal country.

 

[Ray]

Great, by doing this Russia and the two Koreas will have no choice.

To defeat Japan completely, the first step is to make it a normal country.

Japan is an abnormal country?

How come?

 

[Ray]

You cant downplay the historic hate you have for Japanese and vice-versa.I sometime watch some of your Kung-Fu movies and it's also evident there.The recent tussle between both of you is also a small evident.Come out of your DENIAL MODE.One small example below...

Anti-Japan Protests Flare in China

Does show how the Chinese hate and are afraid of a small nation - Japan!

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Japan PM vows new statement on WWII

 

[GromHellscream]

Japan is an abnormal country?

How come?

Puppet and milk cow of US.

After WWII, US has basically control the inner political issues of Japan, any PMs of Japan who walked against US's interest would be accused of tiny stains and lost their positions very quickly. This has repeated many times in near history. Their politcal systems, as the goverment itself, can be divided into two parts: elected politicians and promoted technical bureaucracy. The first part come from all kinds of classes in Japanese society and most of them take politician as their careers. The second part mainly consists of graduates from famous universities, as the elites of Japan, they are the ones who actually support the running of goverment.

And the Japanese citizens were not educated in a right way or normal way as other countries, as a nation their balls have been removed by US. :thumb: Except some extremely right wing there, most of them became human kind of lamb types. As their claiming Japan as a peaceful country, that's basically the fact after WWII which can't be denied by Chinese ourselves. But they went too far on the peaceful illusion that their ordinary people believe Japan can get world wide support just because they are peaceful after WWII. Under US all-angled proctections, they simply lost their minds on the cold, blood and dirty games on international stage.

Does show how the Chinese hate and are afraid of a small nation - Japan!

You can interpret this image in whatever manners you want.

But if Japan choose to make their JDF normal military force, then WAR is inevitable, sooner or later.

The timeline depends on the scale of war planned by both sides, preparations need some time but everyone of us can witness it.

This also provides the best excuse for China to expend its military force far more than its necessary needs, which is not good for anyone's economic and development.

In the past and until now, China use Taiwan as the excuse to develop capabilities to break through two island chains.

This time, China will use Japan as the excuse to develop capabilites to counter US anywhere on the high sea.

India, like it or not, will also be dragged into the high tense armed race even not as the direct players in east asian block.

The same thing happens to Russia, two Koreas too.

So as a result of this, what will happen to US, the only power abroad world island and the current sole superpower?

Weighted players like RIC all will have a fast development in military, and weaken the unbeatable status of US military nowadays.

It's not wise for US to hold a single bet on that they will fight each other to death, since with such military power in hands, the worst case for them is to live as a dominator region power. And US can't do much in either one of the spheres shaped.

Without hegemony in military, the hegemony in financial will go down the toilet as well. Without this two advantages, the world order US constructed is over.

With the nonsense peaceful rising clothes taken off and let's say good luck to the miscalculation of dirty BOSS.

Their opportunism move will bring in the grave-diggers to the fantasy world their forefathers built for generations.

 

[hello_10]

Japan has opened a new front of "Currency War" with China. its the China which has been accused for keeing Yuan low to have high Surplus and now its Japan which is worried for growing Trade Deficit, with response of this news as below: :ranger:

as below, since Novenber 2012, wityhin just 3 months, Japanese Yen has been depreciated from 79Yen per USD - 100Yen per EURO to around 93Yen per USD and to around 127Yen per EURO right now :ranger:

Exchange Rates Graph (Euro, Japanese Yen) - X-Rates

Currency Calculator (Euro, Japanese Yen) - X-Rates

Japan to join currency wars as exports slump

Japan is poised to join the world's "currency wars" as it battles a triple crisis of crashing exports, recession and a suffocatingly-strong yen.

The country's exports plunged 10.3pc in September from a year ago, dimming hopes of rapid recovery in the Far East. Exports to Europe crashed 21pc.

Shipments to China fell 14pc as the Diaoyu-Senkaku islands dispute led to a slump in car sales. Honda, Mazda, and Nissan all saw sales plunge near 30pc as Chinese consumers boycotted Japanese brands. Nomura said the export slump will push country into full recession.

Stephen Jen from SLJ Macro Partners said the global storm is drifting eastwards into Asia, opening a "third chapter" of the crisis that will last well into 2013.

"Many analysts have declared that the low in the global economic cycle is in place. We are not convinced," he said, prediticting a rise in currency protectionism.

Japan is the awakening giant in this conflict. The yen has risen 30pc against China's yuan, 65pc against the euro, and 80pc against Sterling since 2008. Tokyo is itching to fight back. :ranger:

Yen strength is Japan's curse. It rises on safe-haven flows during global downturns, choking the economy. This stems from Japan's bitter-sweet role as top creditor with $3 trillion of net assets.

Hans Redeker from Morgan Stanley says this pattern may soon change as political upheaval in Tokyo and surging public debt of 245pc of GDP usher in an era of devaluation.

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) -- likely to win the Diet vote expected in December -- has written into its manifesto that the Bank of Japan should switch to a inflation and currency target. Pressure is growing for quantitative easing on a much greater scale to break out of the deflationary trap.

Mr Redeker expects the yen to weaken from 79 to 84 by Christmas, reaching 90 next year. "We think Japan will no longer be able to fund government debt (JGBs) from domestic investors as soon as 2015. They will have to print money instead. They can't afford to let bond yields rise because JGBs already make up 25pc of bank balance sheets. A rise in yields would set off a crisis."

Mr Redeker said the yen has been kept strong by Japanese insurers and pension funds hedging their $1.8 trillion holdings of foreign bonds with currency swaps. They are now fully hedged. This pillar of support has been knocked away.

Klaus Baader from Societe Generale said any attempt to weaken the yen risks disturbing a fragile equilibrium. "A policy of currency depreciation could trigger flight out of Japanese assets. This could trigger a crisis in the JGB market, and do more harm than good," he said.

Mr Baader said Japan should copy the Swiss, who fixed the franc against the euro at CHF 1.20 last year and vowed to defend the line by printing whatever it takes. A yen-dollar peg of 85 or 90 would slow the "hollowing out" of Japan's industry without frightening the horses.

Whatever happens, Japan's days as an export superpower seem numbered. Its once vast current account surplus has vanished altogether since the Fukushima disaster last year. The decision to abandon nuclear power has left the country reliant on imported fuels. It may face soon face a structural trade deficit. The workforce is shrinking ever year as the bulge in pensioners grows bigger. The currency has to give.

Japan to join currency wars as exports slump - Telegraph

 

[rock127]

Japan detains Chinese fishing boat

31 December 2012

A Chinese fishing boat has been detained by Japan's coast guard for allegedly fishing inside Japanese waters, Chinese officials say.

The boat was seized on Saturday near Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, China's Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Chinese consulate in Fukuoka, Japan.The captain had admitted entering Japanese waters, Xinhua said.The incident comes months after anti-Japanese protests in Chinese cities over disputed islands near Taiwan.The captain and two crew members have been taken to Kagoshima for questioning while six other sailors remained on board the boat, which comes from Fujian province in south-east China, Xinhua said.A Chinese consulate official has been sent to Kagoshima to visit the crew members, the report added.

Relations between Japan and China have been strained over the disputed islands, known as the Diaoyu in Chinese and Senkaku in Japanese.Japan controls the islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan. Close to strategically important shipping lanes, the waters around the islands also offer rich fishing grounds and are thought to contain oil deposits.