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Motegi visits Iraq; 1st by Japanese foreign minister in 15 years

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Japan's LDP fossil capitalists and Japan's largest corporations have kept the country dependent on burning oil and gas for decades and it looks like they intend to continue doing the same.

While they keep the country reliant on oil and gas exporting nations like Iraq, Iran, Qatar, the UAE, the US, Saudi Arabia and Russia.

While the fossil capitalists continue to brush aside the connection between burning huge amounts of fossil fuels and climate change.

What alternative energies are efficient enough to fuel Japan's largest metropolitan areas? Not logistically possible to fuel large metropolitan areas like Tokyo, Osaka, etc on solar, wind, and hydro. There just is not the space and land to put solar panels, windmills, and large scale hydroelectric dams.

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Japan can set a shining example for these countries and show them how advanced a country that renounces war can be.

Yes, it is time for Japan to take its rightful place as the leading country for world peace, friendship, mutual respect and global prosperity .

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Well, it better to make allies than to make enemies i guess. While these countries are unstable and can be unpredictable, giving aid is always better than what the US policies are. Which is to meddle into other countries affairs and therefore get hatred which makes things dangerous.

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What I particularly dislike about Japanese ministers visiting other countries is that they almost always look like Santa Claus with spoiled kids: "here is a billion of financial aid to you, here is a never-bother-to-return-it loan for you". Waste of taxpayers' money.

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I don't get it. Motegi seems to be of similar height to Hussein in that photo, and yet he still looks like a midget.

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Obviously, J-land does not know the ins and out of orthodox moslem islamic belief systems, esp. about the Buddhist.

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Like Suga before him Motegi is not bound by Covid restrictions except when he can remember to put on a mask for the camera.

And why should Iraq need loans when it has vast oil reserves?

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When I was in Basra, we would be attacked at the airport from along the boarder with Iran….you sure this is a good idea ?

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Weapons grade plutonium here we come

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After 15 years seems a bit late.

True, but the war was still raging until Obama took office, then you had Arab Spring, ISIS, Trump, Covid--19. Even now isn't the best of times, but better late than never. Heck, it took the US 20 years to get out of Afghanistan.

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Of course Afghan will be skipped from list countries to visit

I think thats a no-brainer at this time, but hopefully the Japanese government recognizes the Taliban BEFORE it gets the "OK" from the US government and acts not as a puppet.

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Motegi,an LDP and Nippon Kaigi affiliate.

I do remember well how this racist man treated a French female journalist mocking her with absolutely disrespect last year.

This is the type of politician that Japan send to the world.

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Nice of Japan to make this loan from which it will benefit from Iraq’s oil.

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Well Done Japan, Iraq is a vital OIL source and a very great market with over half the population under 30 years old, smart move, give this new democracy a chance.

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Read the flag to understand their mind.

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15 years to get to Iraq is just par for the jittery Japanese who, as in their famous proverb, have been tapping their way across the long, "stone bridge" to Iraq at a snail's pace.

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Could be good.

As long as it isn't connected to the US, but I'm not hoping much.

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Another "pledge." Typical. Please note the following from a previous article. "The country's fiscal health is already the worst among major economies, with over 1,200 trillion yen worth of government debt, or well over 200 percent of GDP, as of March."

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More investment in energy that will kills us.

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Sounds like Japan is letting itself be used for the sake of its oil supplies.

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Discussion level:

日本:アフガニスタンは大変ですね。

イラク:そうですね。

以上

pretty ridiculous that the foreign minister goes jet setting around the world when he could totally have this kind of chat online, meanwhile we are on the edge of a lockdown.

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15 years? Government representatives have visited Saudi Arabia, Dubai (Taliban leaders) now ex Afghan President, home. Are they aware of anything? Just seems like a clueless wander around. After 15 years seems a bit late. And the purposes, not really clear other than Hello I’m Japanese.

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Need that oil ...nothing is for free..

Fossils in J gov love burning fossils!

Hopeless humans

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If you want to help Iraq, the Allied Powers need to extend the hand of kindness by removing the embargoes that have crippled Iraq for so long. It's simple... if you are genuine.

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Bush, the US and its allies broke Iraq, let them pay the price for clean-ups there, Japan should use its own money to fix things here in Japan.

Japan's LDP fossil capitalists and Japan's largest corporations have kept the country dependent on burning oil and gas for decades and it looks like they intend to continue doing the same.

While they keep the country reliant on oil and gas exporting nations like Iraq, Iran, Qatar, the UAE, the US, Saudi Arabia and Russia.

While the fossil capitalists continue to brush aside the connection between burning huge amounts of fossil fuels and climate change.

while the fossil capitalists ignore the air and water pollution resulting from burning huge amounts of oil and gas.

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Of course Afghan will be skipped from list countries to visit.

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