I'm pretty sure he was talking about the book.
Indeed I was. And while its been a while since I read it, I'm pretty sure that it was a collaboration between the businessmen and MITI that were the real players behind the scenes.Bubbalo wrote:
I'm pretty sure he was talking about the book.
I just get really upset when people quote Tom Clancy as fact. I haven't seen it happen here (yet), but it always happens eventually. I love the books, but they're fiction with a lot of fact, not fact with a little fiction.
Same, I was just worried that some people would take that as we hate the Japanese, sorry.blisteringsilence wrote:
Indeed I was. And while its been a while since I read it, I'm pretty sure that it was a collaboration between the businessmen and MITI that were the real players behind the scenes.Bubbalo wrote:
I'm pretty sure he was talking about the book.
I just get really upset when people quote Tom Clancy as fact. I haven't seen it happen here (yet), but it always happens eventually. I love the books, but they're fiction with a lot of fact, not fact with a little fiction.
I was talking about a book dumbass....[=][=]DADDYOFDEATH wrote:
so japan didnt declare war on usa wit a surprise attack on the american fleet at pearl harbour? whoa, my perception of ww2 history is maybe shaky!Capt. Foley wrote:
Actualy Japan was not at war with the US, it was just the few buisness men that ran the country in his book, remeber that.blisteringsilence wrote:
So, to get this back onto the original topic.....
The nation of Japan is in a VERY strategic location for the US, both in 1945 and now. They are the closest MAJOR industrialized nation to North Korea and China, and have had a very friendly relationship with the US (Tom Clancy notwithstanding).
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Nakasone-headed think tank calls for revision of Article 9
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Institute for International Policy Studies on Tuesday proposed its vision of Japan in the 21st century, in which the nation would have the right to exercise collective self-defense.
The institute, chaired by former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, compiled a report on items the government needed to improve, including national security, crisis management and social security.
In its proposal, the institute suggested a revision of Article 9 of the Constitution to redefine the Self-Defense Forces as military forces, and to approve the use of the right to exercise collective self-defense, which the government does not currently accept, saying aspects of the use of the right to collective self-defense should be stipulated by the fundamental law on national security.
Announcing the proposal, Nakasone said: "Each candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election emphasizes the need to revise the Constitution and the Fundamental Law of Education. I want them to use our proposal on the image of Japan as a reference point in their debate."
The proposal noted that "Japanese postwar politics lacks a sense of identity." To rectify this the institute suggested revising the Constitution to promote "a Japan with an identity" known both in Japan and abroad. The proposal calls for the early realization of this measure.
In addition, the institute said the government should establish a national intelligence bureau, directly controlled by the prime minister, to "centrally manage both domestic and international information, and sort out this information to assist in the drawing up of national policies."
The proposal also suggested strengthening the Security Council of Japan as part of a push to develop a comprehensive national security policy and also suggested setting up a council to discuss the policy.
(Sep. 6, 2006)
The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Institute for International Policy Studies on Tuesday proposed its vision of Japan in the 21st century, in which the nation would have the right to exercise collective self-defense.
The institute, chaired by former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, compiled a report on items the government needed to improve, including national security, crisis management and social security.
In its proposal, the institute suggested a revision of Article 9 of the Constitution to redefine the Self-Defense Forces as military forces, and to approve the use of the right to exercise collective self-defense, which the government does not currently accept, saying aspects of the use of the right to collective self-defense should be stipulated by the fundamental law on national security.
Announcing the proposal, Nakasone said: "Each candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election emphasizes the need to revise the Constitution and the Fundamental Law of Education. I want them to use our proposal on the image of Japan as a reference point in their debate."
The proposal noted that "Japanese postwar politics lacks a sense of identity." To rectify this the institute suggested revising the Constitution to promote "a Japan with an identity" known both in Japan and abroad. The proposal calls for the early realization of this measure.
In addition, the institute said the government should establish a national intelligence bureau, directly controlled by the prime minister, to "centrally manage both domestic and international information, and sort out this information to assist in the drawing up of national policies."
The proposal also suggested strengthening the Security Council of Japan as part of a push to develop a comprehensive national security policy and also suggested setting up a council to discuss the policy.
(Sep. 6, 2006)