星期三 [ 2010-3-10 9:45:39 | watches2009 ]   Japanese editorial excerpts TOKYO, Jan. 4 Kyodo Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press: REBUILD SHAKY JAPAN-U.S. ALLIANCE (The Daily Yomiuri as translated from the Yomiuri Shimbun) This year marks the 50th anniversary of the revision of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty. Despite being such a milestone year, bilateral relations have -- ironically and unfortunately -- become unprecedentedly precarious. Japan's security situation remains volatile, as shown by North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and China's rapid military buildup. The importance of tackling global warming, securing energy resources, advancing disarmament and other worldwide issues has been increasing. [!--innerMod--] Maintaining robust bilateral ties with the United States is crucial if Japan wants to effectively address these issues and ensure the peace and prosperity of Asia and the world -- and to protect its national interests. The administration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama must roll up its sleeves and eliminate simmering distrust between the two nations and rebuild the bilateral relationship with its most important ally. The most urgent task for the time being is to settle the issue of Clip in human hair extensions the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. Hatoyama has said he intends to review the current plan to relocate the air station to Nago in the same prefecture as agreed by both governments in 2006 and look for another site to host the base. While moving ahead with this process, however, the prime minister should coolly reexamine what happened after the two nations first agreed on the return of Futenma Air Station in 1996. This would open his eyes to the fact that the current relocation plan is the only feasible option -- as the United States has pointed out. If the prime minister is serious about maintaining the Japan-U.S. alliance and reducing the burdens of areas that host the sprawling base, he must not rule out turning to the current plan if an alternative site cannot be found. The biggest problem plaguing Hatoyama's diplomatic line is that while he says the Japan-U.S. alliance remains the bedrock of this nation's diplomacy, his actions do Fake Spazio24 not always reflect this principle. Hatoyama and concerned Cabinet members do not fully grasp the significance of or share the view on having U.S. forces stationed in Japan--a core component of the alliance. In the past, Hatoyama called for an alliance under which U.S. forces would not be permanently based here. According to this thinking, U.S. forces would be stationed within the United States and be deployed only in an emergency. But the U.S. military serves as a powerful deterrent and can react instantly to emergencies only if it is stationed in Japan. If the U.S. forces in Japan were drastically cut back, who could step in to fill the vacuum? Lace front wigs The U.S. forces in Japan contribute not only to the defense of Japan but also serve as ''an international public good'' that preserves the peace and stability of Asia as a whole. The importance of their presence is indicated by the concern South Korea and Southeast Asian nations have expressed over the current shaky state of the Japan-U.S. alliance. Other articles: http://www.itworld365.com/SHOPPING--Hook-keeps-favorite.html http://www.samtou.cn/Blog/View/?716 浏览(123) | 回复(0) |