Shibuya Boy comments

Wonder where all these pro-Chinese came from ... ??

Being anti-Abe is not equivalent to being pro-Chinese. Japan's ruling party is a threat to regional stability. And so is the ruling party of China.

Russia is building military facilities in the Northern Territories, isn't it?

Of course. They are not hiding it.

Russia ... had no ill intention

Tell it to someone in Ukraine, Georgia, Poland, Finland, Afghanistan, Baltic countries etc.

That's probably true. He's a businessman who temporarily detached himself from his business and his assets. After his term is over, he will return back to his business activities.

Who are all these people and why don't they mind their own business?

If Japan did something wrong, sue Japan. There are international treaties, international courts etc. "Ending Japan's whaling" is not Obama's -- and definitely not SeaWorld's -- business.

peoples living under constant fear of volcano eruption, earthquake tsunami and foreigner.

... and still doing better than people in Russia.

@Strangerland

So what exactly does Mrs. Park want the Japanese to do?

Compensation and an official apology.

"Compensation" means money, right? And "official apology" means some words from the Japanese government that she would later claim were "not sincere enough", right?

So what exactly does Mrs. Park want the Japanese to do?

A very strange handshake grip.

"But after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or fascist dictatorship, or a parliament or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peace makers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” (C) guess who?

This is exactly what Abe administration is doing: arrogantly assuming that Dear Leader knows the people's needs better than the people themselves, scaring the population with the "Chinese threat", taking away human rights under the pretext of safety and dragging the country into war. American bases in Okinawa are a part of this game.

Now UN will have to dig how ... created japanese Constitution in his bedroom office with Countessa Tori ...

It doesn't matter where and how a child was conceived. It doesn't matter where and how a child was born. All that matters is what kind of person he/she grew into. Japanese people love their constitution.

The case is closed.

The case is not closed. Nothing has changed. The Northern Territories are still occupied by Russians.

If the bird doesn't sing, wait until it sings (鳴かぬなら鳴くまで待とう時鳥). If the bird doesn't wish to return the Northern Territories, wait until it does.

Check and mate, Japan. Because I really don't see any move left for you. Well, except meaningless protests.

If the bird doesn't sing, wait until it sings.

鳴かぬなら鳴くまで待とう時鳥

Abe is thinking of the safety of Japan. The protesters are not. That is the simple truth to this issue.

The protesters ARE Japan. Abe, as his ratings demonstrate, is not. So let the people decide what they want.

BTW, Abe is not thinking about the safety of Japan, Abe is pushing it into a war.

I don't see how old Japanese boats can improve Vietnamese security. Anger China? Yes. Help protect Vietnam from China's claims? No.

holding talks with Vietnamese Communist Party chief

A meeting of two Dear Leaders?

Peace Out wrote:

Naturally, Japan did not insist America and South Korea stop their provocative actions, such as naval drills just off the North Korean shore.

Did America and South Korea also threaten to fire ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads on Japan, like North Korea did?

Criminals always want their crimes to be forgotten. Duh.

Calling Suga a criminal is a bit too much. None of the current politicians in Japan took part in the war. Today's Japanese are not criminals. They are not guilty of their ancestor's crimes.

Same for China. They are not victims, they are victims' descendants. Even if we agree to the formula that China won in WW2, it wasn't today's Chinese, it was their ancestors. There's not too much to celebrate and nothing to reproach.

This is the FIRST time China has had such a celebration to commemorate the end of the war. And, a country that suffered that kind of brutality is certainly due that.

Don't you find that holding a military parade is a strange way to commemorate the end of a war (i.e. the beginning of peace)?

But, it is quite OK for Japan to continue to play the victim card and memorialize Hiroshima and Nakasaki EVERY YEAR

The memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are one of the things that keeps this country so pacifist. Can China -- or any other country -- say the same thing?

if the Japanese cant or dont know how to engage potential customers then maybe the Germans can do a better job

If they could. Apparently, Japan can do this job better. Thus the fuss.

I don’t think (the Japanese) have any idea how to engage.

I don't think (Australian industry) has any idea how to engage the Japanese.

And they should pass a new law making it illegal to deny spying, and their grandchildren and great, grandchildren and great, great, grandchildren should all be made to bow to Japan and repeat the apology.

And we want some compensation money. and a nice little island off the coast of the USA.

Manhattan would do.

A Japanese military base on Manhattan? Japanese marines raping Manhattan schoolgirls? Japanese airforce performing drills on a spot in the middle of the town and occasionally missing the spot? American citizens demanding that the army go home, but American government begging it not to leave? Well...

In the light of China's reaction to the WWII apology, Japan should criticize the US apology as being 'insincere'. Which would actually be true, 'coz the US did not provide details of their spying activities, did not stop spying and did nothing to repair the damages.

And what about the San Francisco peace treaty, where Japan renounced its rights on the whole Kurile islands?

That's what I was commenting (the quote disappeared). Let me reiterate. The fact that Japan signed the Treaty of San Francisco DOES NOT mean the islands belong to USSR (and now Russia). Soviets REFUSED to sign the treaty. Why do the islands belong to Russia then? Why not to Zimbabwe, for example?

Moreover, historically, the islands NEVER BELONGED to Russia. All treaties between Russia and Japan consequently stipulated that Kuril Islands are Japanese territory. The only "legal" basis of Kuril takeover is the cartel-type criminal deal between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill.

Yes, wars are gambles. Yes, Japan lost the war. Yet, the islands were ceased after the war. There was no gamble, Japan did not resist the takeover.

That doesn't make them Russian, does it?

I don't like Abe, but I think he needn't apologize. He didn't kill anyone. The current generation of the Japanese (i.e. the people of the country that Abe is ruling) didn't kill anyone. He shouldn't feel guilty for himself and for his country.

Everybody knows USA spies on the whole world. USA know that everybody knows. The problem is: USA doesn't care and others can do nothing.

So I see two options here:

USA will deny. Japan will pretend it believes. USA will pretend it believes that Japan believes. Everybody is happy.

USA will admit it. Japan will pretend it's angry. USA will pretend it's sorry and will promise not to do it again. Japan will forgive USA and pretend it believes the promise. Everybody is happy.

When they spied on the Brits, Suga did not speak out -- because he is not a Brit. When they spied on the French, Suga did not speak out -- because he is not French. When they spied on the Germans, Suga did not speak out -- because he is not German. Now they spy on Suga -- and no one will speak out for him.

Where is the text of the treaty?

Did anyone see the text of the treaty? Does anyone know what exactly is being negotiated in Hawaii? Was there any public discussion of the TPP in Japan (or elsewhere)?

Old, tired and BLINDFOLDED.

I live in Japan. I'm not afraid of China or any other "military threat". I'm afraid of Abe dragging this country into a war.