tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post7065088415602686687..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: Another one bites the dustJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-62939837582750276162010-06-04T02:46:21.806+01:002010-06-04T02:46:21.806+01:00The big scary Korean threat is rarely far from any...The big scary Korean threat is rarely far from anyone's minds, but I don't think the boat sinking is as significant as the previous missile tests were.<br /><br />I don't think there is really any mood to get rid of the bases completely, which is why Okinawa is stuck with them - basically the rest of Japan doesn't want them in their own back yard and Okinawa is too weak and powerless to have any real say in the matter (being historically a separate set of nations and downtrodden by the Japanese when they were taken over). The only thing that surprises me a little is that the base issue was enough to get Hatoyama out, because it's not like anywhere else on the mainland is offering to host them, and it was the opposition LDP that negotiated the current agreement!James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-63592014220624883572010-06-04T02:20:43.571+01:002010-06-04T02:20:43.571+01:00Has the current Ruckus in Korea done changed the i...Has the current Ruckus in Korea done changed the inclination of Japanese towards American bases in any way?C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.com