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***JAPAN*****US Japan relations highUS-Japan relations are up over Hatoyama Kagan 6/29 [2010, Robert, senior fellow @Carnegie endowment, Washington Post, lexis] The administration's policy toward Japan hasn't been pretty, but it has worked. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's resignation this month had to do with his mishandling of the dispute over the American base in Okinawa and his broader attempt to reorient Japanese foreign policy toward a middle course between the United States and China. The Obama administration was firm but engaged, and the result has been Japanese reaffirmation of its commitment to the U.S. alliance. This has more to do with Japan's fear of China than anything else, but the administration deserves credit for helping steer it in the right direction. US-Japan rels lowUS-Japan relations low over Okinawa BBC 7/2 [2010, BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific – Political, Japanese seen 'critical' in US language programme, lexis] Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Programmes Alina Romanowski said that CLS selects "challenging, difficult languages in places where we know there's economic opportunity, we have long-term bilateral security interests and where to be proficient in that language takes time." The programme comes at a time that some describe as a fraught period in Japan-US relations, when the outlook of the bilateral ties have grown uncertain due to a change in Japan's political leadership and a dispute over the fate of a key US Marine base in Okinawa. Japan-SK rels highJapan-South Korea relations high over North Korea Yonhap 6/27 [2010, BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific – Political, South Korea, Japan agree on efforts for "future-oriented ties," lexis] Toronto, June 26 (Yonhap) - South Korea and Japan agreed Saturday to work towards "future-oriented" bilateral relations and to continue close cooperation in dealing with North Korea. In their first-ever summit, President Lee Myung-bak [Yi Myo'ng-pak] and his new Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan "consulted on issues of mutual concern including the relations of the two nations, the North Korea issue, and international cooperation," Lee's office, Cheong Wa Dae [ROK Office of the President], said in a press release. Lee and Kan are in Toronto to attend a two-day summit of the Group of 20 economies to end on Sunday. The Japanese prime minister reaffirmed Tokyo's strong support for the South Korean government in connection with the sinking of a South Korean naval ship in March. North Korea is accused of sinking the Ch'o'nan [Cheonan] in a torpedo attack, killing 46 crew members. South Korea formally requested last month that the UN Security Council discuss punitive measures against Pyongyang. "The leaders of the two nations agreed to continue close cooperation in the process of handling the Ch'o'nan [Cheonan] issue at the UN Security Council," Cheong Wa Dae said. On the often-prickly bilateral relations of the neighbouring nations, Kan said this year is very important as it marks the centennial of Japan's colonization of Korea that lasted until 1945. Japan-Nigeria rels highNigerian-Japanese relations high over trade Leadership 6/28 [Abuja, Japan Signs MoU to Boost Trade Relations, lexis] The federal government and its Japanese counterpart have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will boost trade agreement and bilateral relations between both countries. The Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) signed on behalf of the Nigerian government, while the Japanese External Trade Organisation (JETRO) signed on behalf of the Japanese government. AT: Japan-Taiwan conflictJapan and Taiwan will reconcile conflict- no escalation Taipei Times 6/26 [2010, BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific – Political, Japan extends air defence identification zone into Taiwan space, lexis] Chen said Taiwan and Japan would not engage in provocations as both sides had made their positions on the matter very clear. KMT Legislator Liao Wan-ru said later yesterday that the government should continue requesting negotiations with Japan on the matter. "The problem isn't that the ADIZ cannot be redrawn, but rather that Japan should have consulted us instead of making the decision on its own," Liao said. Defence ministry spokesman Major General Yu Sy-tue said yesterday the ministry had a similar position. Likening the ADIZ issue to the controversial Diaoyutai Islands, over which Taiwan and Japan claim sovereignty, Chen said both sides would set differences aside and seek acceptable solutions through negotiations. aff: US-Japan rels low/troops keyUS-Japan relations are low but new negotiations over troops are key Kurlantzick, 7/12 [Joshua, fellow for southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, 2010, Newsweek How Obama Lost His Asian Friends, lexis] America's ties to Japan, long its closest ally in Asia, have deteriorated the most. To be fair, some of that animosity is due to the often incoherent policymaking of the Democratic Party of Japan, which demanded that the U.S. leave its military bases in Okinawa, then backed down. But the White House did not help the DPJ by using leaks to the press to insinuate that DPJ leaders were weak and anti-American, by snubbing then-prime minister Yukio Hatoyama during a visit to Washington, and by publicly refusing to consider any compromise on Okinawa. Now, with new prime minister Naoto Kan taking over for Hatoyama, there is a chance for the relationship to improve. At the recent G20 summit, Kan tried to patch things up, grabbing a seat next to Obama at a luncheon and holding a bilateral meeting with the president that was widely viewed as a success, though the Kan-Obama relationship is so young that they have not made any serious policy progress yet. US-Japan relations Good- EverythingUS-Japan alliance solves all of your impacts- go ahead and try usDaalder and Lindsay 04[Ivo Daalder - senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. James Lindsay -vice president and director of studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. They are the co-authors of "America Unbound: The Bush Revolution in Foreign Policy." 5/23/04 “An Alliance of Democracies” Lexus]
We need an Alliance of Democratic States. This organization would unite nations with entrenched democratic traditions, such as the United States and Canada; the European Union countries; Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia; India and Israel; Botswana and Costa Rica. Membership would be open to countries where democracy is so rooted that reversion to autocratic rule is unthinkable. Like NATO during the Cold War, the Alliance of Democratic States should become the focal point of American foreign policy. Unlike NATO, however, the alliance would not be formed to counter any country or be confined to a single region. Rather, its purpose would be to strengthen international cooperation to combat terrorism, curtail weapons proliferation, cure infectious diseases and curb global warming. And it would work vigorously to advance the values that its members see as fundamental to their security and well-being -- democratic government, respect for human rights, a market-based economy. Alliance membership would need to come with real benefits. Trade among its members should be free of tariffs and other trade barriers. Decision-making should be open, transparent and shared. The alliance would be a powerful instrument for promoting democracy. Just as the prospect of joining NATO and the European Union remade the face of Europe, so too could the prospect of joining the Alliance of Democratic States help remake the world. The Alliance of Democratic States should operate both on its own and as a caucus inside existing institutions. It should work to make the United Nations a more effective and responsive institution. But if the United Nations continued to display its inability to confront the world's toughest problems, the alliance would constitute an alternative, and more legitimate, body for authorizing action. American leadership in creating an Alliance of Democratic States would satisfy the deep yearning on both the left and right in the United States to promote America's values while pursuing its interests. Success in this effort offers the only hope of escaping the doomed alternatives of going it alone or pursing a traditional multilateralism in which concern for procedure has long trumped a commitment to effectiveness.Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 1.27 Mb. Share with your friends:
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