Focus	B-ORGANIZATION
Today	I-ORGANIZATION
is	O
coming	O
up	O
in	O
a	O
moment	O
.	O
Hello	O
,	O
dear	O
viewers	O
!	O
Welcome	O
to	O
the	O
live	O
broadcast	O
of	O
Focus	B-ORGANIZATION
Today	I-ORGANIZATION
on	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Chinese	I-ORGANIZATION
International	I-ORGANIZATION
Channel	I-ORGANIZATION
.	O
The	O
APEC	B-ORGANIZATION
meeting	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
these	O
days	O
in	O
Pusan	B-GPE
,	I-GPE
South	I-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
.	O
Japanese	B-NORP
Prime	O
Minister	O
Junichiro	B-PERSONNAME
Koizumi	I-PERSONNAME
also	O
arrived	O
in	O
Pusan	B-GPE
this	B-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
,	O
beginning	O
his	O
APEC	B-ORGANIZATION
trip	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
many	O
analysts	O
all	O
think	O
that	O
during	O
his	O
trip	O
to	O
the	O
APEC	B-ORGANIZATION
meeting	O
in	O
Pusan	B-GPE
,	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Junichiro	B-PERSONNAME
Koizumi	I-PERSONNAME
may	O
likely	O
be	O
isolated	O
by	O
various	O
parties	O
.	O
The	O
reason	O
is	O
that	O
in	O
its	O
persistent	O
alignment	O
with	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
,	O
Japan	B-GPE
has	O
ignored	O
its	O
relations	O
with	O
other	O
countries	O
,	O
especially	O
its	O
Asian	B-NORP
neighboring	O
countries	O
.	O
What	O
is	O
clearly	O
remembered	O
by	O
its	O
Asian	B-NORP
neighboring	O
countries	O
is	O
that	O
on	O
October	B-DATE
17	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
opposition	O
,	O
Junichiro	B-PERSONNAME
Koizumi	I-PERSONNAME
stubbornly	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
visited	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
for	O
the	O
fifth	B-ORDINAL
time	O
during	O
the	B-DATE
four	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
since	O
he	O
took	O
office	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
what	O
kind	O
of	O
situation	O
will	O
Japan	B-GPE
find	O
itself	O
in	O
at	O
the	O
APEC	B-ORGANIZATION
summit	O
?	O
What	O
kind	O
of	O
impact	O
will	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
lame	O
diplomacy	O
produce	O
on	O
the	O
international	O
image	O
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
?	O
These	O
are	O
all	O
the	O
topics	O
we	O
will	O
be	O
focusing	O
on	O
today	B-DATE
.	O
We	O
have	O
invited	O
to	O
our	O
studio	O
Professor	O
Liu	B-PERSONNAME
Jiangyong	I-PERSONNAME
and	O
Professor	O
Jin	B-PERSONNAME
Xide	I-PERSONNAME
,	O
two	O
experts	O
on	O
Japan	B-GPE
issues	O
.	O
Welcome	O
you	O
two	B-CARDINAL
to	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
our	O
program	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
we	O
all	O
know	O
that	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
arrived	O
in	O
Pusan	B-GPE
this	B-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
.	O
In	O
the	B-TIME
afternoon	I-TIME
he	O
met	O
with	O
South	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
President	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
.	O
The	O
two	B-CARDINAL
met	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
information	O
and	O
the	O
situation	O
you	O
have	O
learned	O
,	O
how	O
would	O
you	O
two	B-CARDINAL
interpret	O
some	O
messages	O
sent	O
out	O
by	O
their	O
meeting	O
this	O
time	O
?	O
Ah	O
,	O
first	B-ORDINAL
of	O
all	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
when	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
arrived	O
in	O
Pusan	B-GPE
,	O
ah	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
this	O
in	O
his	O
mind	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
,	O
through	O
multilateral	O
meetings	O
,	O
he	O
attempted	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
leaders	O
of	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
or	O
other	O
Asian	B-NORP
nations	O
,	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
--	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
demonstrate	O
that	O
even	O
though	O
he	O
visited	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
his	O
relations	O
with	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
are	O
not	O
affected	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
actually	O
,	O
today	O
President	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
of	O
the	O
hosting	O
country	O
of	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
well	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
his	O
meeting	O
with	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
I	O
think	O
,	O
actually	O
,	O
it	O
shows	O
that	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
visit	O
to	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
have	O
indeed	O
cast	O
a	O
very	O
heavy	O
shadow	O
over	O
the	O
relations	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Yes	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
during	O
this	O
meeting	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
President	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
clearly	O
pointed	O
out	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
what	O
did	O
he	O
point	O
out	O
?	O
That	O
is	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
the	O
visit	O
to	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
by	O
Japanese	B-NORP
leaders	O
,	O
politicians	O
,	O
and	O
statesmen	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
,	O
,	O
provocation	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
to	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
pointed	O
out	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
's	O
visit	O
to	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
the	O
textbook	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
territorial	O
dispute	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
All	O
these	O
must	O
be	O
properly	O
resolved	O
before	O
the	O
relations	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
can	O
improve	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
he	O
also	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
argued	O
slyly	O
for	O
himself	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
that	O
his	O
visit	O
was	O
not	O
to	O
glorify	O
the	O
war	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Nor	O
was	O
this	O
for	O
anything	O
else	O
.	O
It	O
was	O
only	O
done	O
to	O
express	O
condolences	O
on	O
the	O
war	O
dead	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
express	O
that	O
there	O
shall	O
be	O
no	O
more	O
war	O
in	O
future	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
still	O
not	O
accepted	O
by	O
the	O
South	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
side	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
meeting	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
sides	O
,	O
we	O
were	O
very	O
interested	O
in	O
this	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
,	O
originally	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
marks	O
the	O
40th	B-ORDINAL
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
diplomatic	O
relations	O
between	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
and	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O
fortieth	B-ORDINAL
anniversary	O
.	O
In	O
addition	O
,	O
is	O
n't	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
the	O
year	O
of	O
the	O
South	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
-	I-NORP
Japanese	I-NORP
friendship	O
?	O
Yes	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
yes	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Yes	O
,	O
yes	O
,	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
friendship	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Er	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
arrangement	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
President	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
should	O
pay	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
ah	O
,	O
at	O
the	B-DATE
end	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
this	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
this	O
matter	O
was	O
not	O
even	O
talked	O
about	O
during	O
this	O
,	O
eh	O
,	O
bilateral	O
summit	O
meeting	O
.	O
I	O
think	O
this	O
shows	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
going	O
to	O
happen	O
.	O
Right	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Some	O
commentaries	O
said	O
that	O
when	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
went	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
this	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
like	O
clutching	O
at	O
a	O
straw	O
to	O
save	O
his	O
life	O
.	O
Eh	O
,	O
it	O
means	O
that	O
you	O
see	O
,	O
although	O
many	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
are	O
complaining	O
about	O
me	O
,	O
my	O
image	O
may	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
better	O
one	O
after	O
I	O
met	O
with	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
.	O
However	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
outcome	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
Professor	O
Liu	B-PERSONNAME
introduced	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
equivalent	O
to	O
going	O
there	O
to	O
get	O
criticized	O
again	O
.	O
Right	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
was	O
n't	O
it	O
that	O
things	O
went	O
contrary	O
to	O
his	O
wishes	O
?	O
Uh-huh	O
,	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
to	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
difficult	O
diplomatic	O
journey	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
was	O
originally	O
the	O
only	O
remedy	O
he	O
could	O
count	O
on	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
actually	O
met	O
with	O
him	O
ceremonially	O
as	O
a	O
host	O
because	O
APEC	B-ORGANIZATION
held	O
the	O
meeting	O
in	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
But	O
,	O
he	O
seized	O
the	O
opportunity	O
fully	O
to	O
express	O
the	O
wish	O
of	O
the	O
South	B-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
government	O
and	O
people	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
What	O
he	O
meant	O
by	O
the	O
wish	O
was	O
to	O
stop	O
visiting	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
So	O
,	O
contrary	O
to	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
diplomatic	O
purpose	O
,	O
he	O
not	O
only	O
failed	O
to	O
sidestep	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
the	O
visit	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
exposed	O
,	O
this	O
scandal	O
to	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
So	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
his	O
heart	O
,	O
he	O
might	O
feel	O
it	O
was	O
even	O
worse	O
than	O
not	O
meeting	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
So	O
,	O
this	O
only	O
hope	O
of	O
his	O
was	O
also	O
destroyed	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
We	O
have	O
just	O
started	O
with	O
this	O
topic	O
of	O
the	O
meeting	O
between	O
President	O
Roh	B-PERSONNAME
Moo	I-PERSONNAME
-	I-PERSONNAME
hyun	I-PERSONNAME
and	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
.	O
Well	O
,	O
actually	O
,	O
regarding	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
attendance	O
at	O
this	O
APEC	B-ORGANIZATION
summit	O
,	O
people	O
are	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
relations	O
between	O
Japan	B-GPE
and	O
its	O
Asian	B-NORP
neighboring	O
countries	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
alliance	O
relationship	O
between	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
and	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Yeah	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
speaking	O
of	O
the	O
relationship	O
issue	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
noticed	O
that	O
during	O
US	B-GPE
President	O
Bush	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
visit	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
made	O
some	O
declaration	O
of	O
this	O
position	O
.	O
He	O
said	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
we	O
get	O
on	O
good	O
terms	O
with	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
,	O
then	O
it	O
follows	O
naturally	O
we	O
will	O
have	O
good	O
relations	O
with	O
our	O
Asian	B-NORP
neighboring	O
countries	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
regarding	O
this	O
attitude	O
he	O
has	O
adopted	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
two	B-CARDINAL
professors	O
,	O
how	O
would	O
you	O
look	O
at	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
diplomatic	O
thinking	O
?	O
