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Japan indicts Chinese skipper for ramming coast guard vessels

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even though he is in China and highly unlikely to respond to the move.

LOL!!!! More wasted yen and mahours.

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mere paperwork.

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Part of the problem is the ease with which Japan's positions harden when disputes are subjected to publicity. Japan's right-wingers have put an end to all that. Now every claim has to be pressed to the maximum, or else. Japanese public opinion seems unable to comprehend that there can be two sides to a dispute. The media and the commentators take it for granted that Japan's claims are totally correct and the other side is being quite unreasonable. Even the supposedly impartial NHK forgets to use the word "claimed" when it reports these disputes. The potential for more ugly confrontations continues.

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climbed down

I've heard of backed down when referring to giving up but never climbed down; is this used in other English-speaking countries?

This pronouncement is mainly for domestic consumption while 'warning' other Chinese captains to 'be aware of the Japanese tiger!' (?)

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And it comes to this almost a year and a half later. Good grief.

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@borscht +1

You're right. How can one climb down when climb means to go up ... or supposed to mean.

As for the case, China will most likely flare up again over this case and decision, as what they have been doing for almost every close encounter as well as annoucements.

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China and Taiwan are basically breaking international treaties and agreements that they have agreed to in the past. These islands belonged to no one. The Japanese central government formally annexed the islands on January 14, 1895 with international agreements including with China. Atfer WWII the islands were under US government occupation authority from 1945 until 1972. The islands reverted to Japanese government control in 1972, the mayor of Ishigaki has been given civic authority over the territory.

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Japan is the only country in Asia that has trial by jury for most serious offences. How un/fortunate this guy must be to have a first world criminal trial.

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Too little, WAY too late.

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an independent review panel

By who? A political party? The prosecution let this one go. Now they want to indict him? Is that even legal? It's not like the double jeopardy law but isn't there a little something called due process?

The justice system seems really bought here. Maybe someone won't be promoted for not prosecuting this guy but it's definitely not fair to indict the man after allowing him to leave. That's it.

Someone in Japan's government really wants a war.

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You're right. How can one climb down when climb means to go up ... or supposed to mean

From the English dictionary:

climb down (from something) [idiom] to dismount something; to come down from something. The child climbed down from the roof. Please climb down!

Languages evolve constantly. New uses are found for older expressions and idioms.

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Add oil to the fire as Japan's SDF join the military exercise with the US & Philippines later -- perceived anyway as part if the conspiracy by the Chinese. Meantime, more frequent 'joint' patrols by the both surveillance fleets could lose control intentionally or by accident.. As trouble at the disputed rocks are being stirred up, East Asia will be peaceful fir decades !

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The Japanese have perfected many esoteric skills: flower arranging, paper folding, etc. With this action, they have perfected the "empty gesture."

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The right-wingers actually make the issue a mess. Before the dispute arising from the "incident", there has been understanding from both Japan and China to share the resources near the islands. However, nationalist sentiments has ruined the tacit solution.

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$170,000 ..... wow... Another blow to Japan's pride and respect. Wonder why Japan paid the Chinese skipper for repairs of his boat but was the one who rammed the Japanese Coast guard. Hehehehe IMO, the chinese skipper really did that in purpose with support from the communist china's government. This is a simple case of chinese government bullying in return to what Japan did during the Sino-Japanese War , now that China is a super power and have overtaken Japan in ranking, expect more bullying from the chinese. Gambarre Japan.

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China has already been the aggressor. People forget historically China has tried a number of times to invade Japan and failed during the 16th century. In fact Korea was a puppet state under China for centuries. Even during the Tang Dynasty the (united) Island Kingdoms of Japan were paying Tribute to the Han. This is nothing new, but is often overlooked or hidden from history. China has economic and military power now. China will flex it's 21st century power to absorb Tibet, Vietnam, N.Korea and islands that are currently under Japanese ownership. The fisherman Zhang was freed and returned to China 18 days later, with Japan widely seen as apparently bowing to pressure from Beijing, which cancelled exchanges and blocked trade. In February last year, the Japanese coast guard reportedly sent Zhang a $170,000 bill to cover repairs to its damaged ships and other expenses stemming from the collision. What does this mean? The future indicates that China will soon rule S.E. Asia and all it's neighboring islands and no one is going to stop them.

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Should have closed the books on this one when you let him depart Japan after the incident. He’s now an even bigger star in China with this latest move.

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Well, I guess this now will make it easier to arrest the Captain and detain him again if he ever comes inside Japanese territorial waters. Plus, he'll be persona non grata for any other entry/transit through Japan. That should work as a deterrent at least against him.

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Well this is interesting. If the Chinese skipper was in the wrong, why would the JCG pay him damages? Japan's foreign policy has the consistency of boiled udon.

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People forget historically China has tried a number of times to invade Japan and failed during the 16th century

Yeah, 16th century politics are definitely relevant.

That was sarcasm.
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Shhhh, don't say any more Japan or the Chineese will stop selling even more rear earth and next it will be rice. God sake get a back bone.

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warnerbroMar. 17, 2012 - 05:28PM JST Well this is interesting. If the Chinese skipper was in the wrong, why would the JCG pay him damages? Japan's >foreign policy has the consistency of boiled udon.

The JCG didn't pay the Chinese skipper any damages. They sent him a bill for damages that the skipper caused by ramming the JCG vessels.

"In February last year, the Japanese coast guard reportedly sent Zhang a $170,000 bill to cover repairs to its damaged ships and other expenses stemming from the collision."

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" KwaabishMAR. 17, 2012 - 12:03PM JST Well, I guess this now will make it easier to arrest the Captain and detain him again if he ever comes inside Japanese territorial waters. Plus, he'll be persona non grata for any other entry/transit through Japan...."

The Ministry of Tourism has been trying hard to attract Chinese tourists as main target.. in vain..it seems that the majority of Chinese citizens feel as self-imposed ' persona non grata' vis-a-vis Japan amid the intensified atmosphere ( of course concerns on the nuclear issue too ). Gone are the days when most neighbors perceived Japan as an advanced & friendly country like a decade ago. The question how this came about ?

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Are you kidding? China doesn't see Japan as an advanced & friendly country anymore. They see it as a potential colony.

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