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Monthly Archives: August 2006
Japan and the U.S. ‘Beyond Bilateralism’: Introduction
“Challenges to Bilateralism,” T. J. Pempel’s wide-ranging introduction to 2004′s Beyond Bilateralism (which he edited with Ellis S. Krauss) lays out a compelling narrative for post-WWII U.S.–Japan relations. One of modern history’s strongest and most enduring bilateral relationships, he writes, … Continue reading
Book-worm
I have been a good little bibliophile. Today I read most of China’s New Rulers: The Secret Files by Andrew Nathan and Bruce Gilley. This book has been a deeply informative backgrounder on the personal histories of the CCP’s top … Continue reading
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N. Korean Warning Over U.S.-South Wargames
Via BBC: North Korea has threatened to take pre-emptive action in response to US-South Korean military drills currently taking place in the region. According to the official KCNA news agency, Pyongyang described the drills as “an undisguised military threat” and … Continue reading
Zhao Yan, The Times, and U.S. Opinion on China
Without wading into the facts surrounding the case of Zhao Yan, a Chinese researcher for The New York Times who has been locked up for two years over allegations that he leaked state secrets to the newspaper, let’s take a … Continue reading
Aso Says He Would Improve Ties With China and S. Korea
The same day that he declared his candidacy for LDP president (and presumably prime minister) Japanese Foreign Minister Aso Taro said he would work to improve ties with China and South Korea if he becomes prime minister. Aso is viewed … Continue reading
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Family Feud
Via David Marx’s Neomarxisme: Even though Abe Shinzo’s got a lock on the Prime Minister election, Foreign Minister Aso Taro formally announced his candidacy today. The two men are cousins, by the way, linked to several former Prime Ministers and … Continue reading
Anti-Japan Protests Restrained After Yasukuni Visit
Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun reports with little specific information that Chinese anti-Japan groups have heeded Chinese governmental injuctions against protesting Koizumi‘s Aug. 15 visit to Yasukuni Shrine. After last year’s anti-Japan demonstrations in many parts of China, the Chinese government might … Continue reading
Abe, MoFA Aim For High-Level Meetings
Japan’s Foreign Ministry is looking to arrange high-level meetings with South Korean and Chinese officials in November at the APEC forum in Hanoi and at the ASEAN+3 meeting in December. The lead candidate for LDP president, Abe Shinzo, said on … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe Shinzo, APEC, ASEAN, China, Other Sites, South Korea
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Brief: Japan In ASEAN+3 Logistics Push
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Japan will push for a joint study with Asean on an efficient regional logistic network which includes a future logistic map between Asean and China, Japan and South Korea in efforts to expedite and enhance … Continue reading
Brief: Taiwanese Protesters Warned Off Islands
Japanese authorities told a Taiwanese fishing boat approaching the Pinnacle Islands* to turn back and mobilized security forces to prevent its approach. The boat is thought to be carrying a dozen activists on a trip to protest Koizumi’s Aug. 15 … Continue reading