Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
investment	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
during	O
the	B-DATE
first	I-DATE
half	I-DATE
of	I-DATE
last	I-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
investment	O
projects	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
decreased	O
by	O
8.2	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
while	O
the	O
contractual	O
amount	O
decreased	O
by	O
0.4	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
.	O
They	O
both	O
showed	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cooling	O
down	O
of	O
the	O
political	O
relationship	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
the	O
economic	O
relations	O
between	O
China	B-GPE
and	O
Japan	B-GPE
have	O
already	O
been	O
severely	O
affected	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
In	O
addition	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
the	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
feelings	O
of	O
peoples	O
of	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
.	O
Yeah	O
.	O
Originally	O
,	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
key	O
fallacy	O
for	O
his	O
visits	O
to	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
was	O
that	O
my	O
visits	O
would	O
not	O
affect	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
our	O
relations	O
with	O
Asia	B-LOCATION
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
It	O
is	O
not	O
like	O
that	O
in	O
reality	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
when	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
visits	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
he	O
is	O
betting	O
on	O
the	O
national	O
interests	O
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O
That	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
selling	O
the	O
international	O
image	O
and	O
national	O
interests	O
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
at	O
cheap	O
prices	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
So	O
this	O
is	O
being	O
paid	O
at	O
a	O
heavy	O
price	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Many	O
Japanese	B-NORP
people	O
also	O
see	O
that	O
this	O
does	O
not	O
conform	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
own	O
fundamental	O
interests	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
country	O
with	O
so	O
many	O
international	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
interests	O
.	O
Interests	O
.	O
with	O
national	O
interests	O
.	O
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
actually	O
denigrates	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
image	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
with	O
regard	O
to	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
diplomatic	O
thinking	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
still	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
one	B-CARDINAL
question	O
.	O
Ah	O
,	O
people	O
may	O
also	O
frequently	O
ask	O
such	O
a	O
question	O
that	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
for	O
a	O
country	O
to	O
keep	O
good	O
relationship	O
with	O
its	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
,	O
why	O
would	O
Japan	B-GPE
want	O
to	O
seek	O
far	O
and	O
wide	O
for	O
what	O
lies	O
close	O
at	O
hand	O
?	O
Right	O
.	O
Out	O
of	O
what	O
consideration	O
is	O
he	O
doing	O
this	O
?	O
Well	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
this	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
ah	O
,	O
first	B-ORDINAL
of	O
all	O
,	O
personally	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
an	O
individual	O
with	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
belief	O
,	O
a	O
very	O
rightist	O
political	O
belief	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
precisely	O
reflects	O
a	O
current	O
political	O
trend	O
of	O
forces	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
administration	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
It	O
also	O
reflects	O
that	O
nowadays	O
Japan	B-GPE
,	O
in	O
its	O
eagerness	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
political	O
power	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
wants	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
sentiments	O
of	O
extreme	O
nationalism	O
to	O
move	O
toward	O
and	O
realize	O
this	O
goal	O
.	O
For	O
instance	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
,	O
a	O
kind	O
of	O
wrong	O
doing	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
if	O
Japan	B-GPE
wants	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
powerful	O
country	O
commanding	O
true	O
respect	O
,	O
it	O
must	O
get	O
rid	O
of	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
defeated	O
country	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
an	O
aggressor	O
country	O
in	O
World	B-EVENT
War	I-EVENT
II	I-EVENT
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
So	O
,	O
they	O
chose	O
a	O
very	O
dangerous	O
road	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
it	O
tries	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
decent	O
country	O
by	O
negating	O
its	O
history	O
as	O
an	O
aggressor	O
.	O
This	O
is	O
exactly	O
a	O
road	O
that	O
leads	O
nowhere	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
this	O
road	O
he	O
takes	O
will	O
surely	O
isolate	O
Japan	B-GPE
from	O
the	O
international	O
community	O
and	O
will	O
definitely	O
not	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
political	O
power	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
he	O
chose	O
the	O
wrong	O
road	O
.	O
Ah	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
,	O
from	O
his	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
counting	O
on	O
his	O
luck	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
extent	O
.	O
We	O
can	O
also	O
say	O
that	O
some	O
think	O
tank	O
people	O
around	O
him	O
may	O
have	O
given	O
him	O
the	O
wrong	O
idea	O
.	O
Perhaps	O
he	O
was	O
misled	O
,	O
wow	O
.	O
Ah	O
.	O
For	O
example	O
,	O
regarding	O
his	O
visits	O
to	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
,	O
he	O
says	O
,	O
if	O
I	O
,	O
keep	O
doing	O
it	O
like	O
this	O
,	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
,	O
ah	O
,	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
,	O
grow	O
tired	O
of	O
protesting	O
.	O
Once	O
you	O
see	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
So	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
swallow	O
the	O
bitterness	O
while	O
I	O
keep	O
doing	O
like	O
this	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
exactly	O
the	O
opposite	O
.	O
He	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
this	O
issue	O
could	O
bring	O
big	O
trouble	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O
He	O
did	O
not	O
know	O
the	O
seriousness	O
of	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
principle	O
.	O
Right	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
say	O
that	O
an	O
overall	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
diplomatic	O
status	O
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
should	O
show	O
two	B-CARDINAL
clear	O
roads	O
.	O
Ha	O
,	O
one	O
is	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
blindly	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
very	O
important	O
diplomatic	O
lines	O
.	O
And	O
we	O
can	O
also	O
see	O
the	O
other	O
one	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
to	O
continue	O
damaging	O
the	O
relations	O
with	O
its	O
close	O
neighbors	O
Well	O
,	O
speaking	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
also	O
figure	O
out	O
that	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
has	O
seriously	O
damaged	O
the	O
feelings	O
of	O
his	O
Asian	B-NORP
neighboring	O
countries	O
several	O
times	O
since	O
he	O
took	O
office	O
as	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
prime	O
minister	O
in	O
2001	B-DATE
.	O
We	O
compiled	O
a	O
background	O
video	O
clip	O
here	O
,	O
and	O
let	O
's	O
learn	O
about	O
some	O
relevant	O
information	O
together	O
.	O
In	O
February	B-DATE
2005	I-DATE
,	O
just	O
one	B-DATE
day	I-DATE
after	O
Chinese	B-NORP
people	O
's	O
traditional	O
Spring	B-EVENT
Festival	I-EVENT
,	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
government	O
claimed	O
the	O
lighthouse	O
set	O
on	O
Diaoyu	B-LOCATION
Island	I-LOCATION
by	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
extreme	O
rightist	O
group	O
without	O
permission	O
as	O
its	O
national	O
property	O
and	O
put	O
in	O
under	O
the	O
administration	O
of	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O
On	O
March	B-DATE
16	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
2005	I-DATE
,	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
Shimane	B-GPE
Prefecture	I-GPE
assembly	O
voted	O
to	O
pass	O
a	O
measure	O
bill	O
concerning	O
Takeshima	B-EVENT
Day	I-EVENT
and	O
officially	O
designated	O
February	B-DATE
22	I-DATE
as	O
Takeshima	B-EVENT
Day	I-EVENT
.	O
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
this	O
small	O
island	O
just	O
a	O
bit	O
over	O
90	B-QUANTITY
kilometers	I-QUANTITY
from	O
Utsuryo	B-LOCATION
Island	I-LOCATION
,	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
,	O
again	O
triggered	O
a	O
diplomatic	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
two	B-CARDINAL
countries	O
.	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
thinks	O
that	O
this	O
island	O
called	O
Dokdo	B-LOCATION
Island	I-LOCATION
has	O
always	O
been	O
a	O
Korean	B-NORP
territory	O
.	O
On	O
April	B-DATE
1	I-DATE
,	I-DATE
2005	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
Ministry	B-ORGANIZATION
of	I-ORGANIZATION
Education	I-ORGANIZATION
approved	O
a	O
new	O
edition	O
of	O
history	O
textbooks	O
compiled	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
history	O
textbook	O
compilation	O
committee	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Fusosha	B-ORGANIZATION
Publishing	I-ORGANIZATION
House	I-ORGANIZATION
and	O
announced	O
the	O
result	O
officially	O
on	O
April	B-DATE
5	I-DATE
.	O
There	O
are	O
very	O
few	O
amendments	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
edition	O
of	O
Japanese	B-NORP
history	O
textbooks	O
.	O
The	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
version	O
that	O
twisted	O
the	O
history	O
and	O
denied	O
its	O
crime	O
of	O
aggression	O
remained	O
unchanged	O
.	O
Instead	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
claims	O
of	O
sovereignty	O
of	O
South	B-GPE
Korea	I-GPE
's	I-GPE
Dokdo	B-LOCATION
Island	I-LOCATION
and	O
China	B-GPE
's	O
Diaoyu	B-LOCATION
Island	I-LOCATION
were	O
added	O
.	O
With	O
regard	O
to	O
the	B-WORK_OF_ART
Yasukuni	I-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
where	O
class	O
A	O
WW	B-EVENT
II	I-EVENT
criminals	O
are	O
honored	O
,	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
opposition	O
from	O
all	O
sides	O
,	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
persistently	O
paid	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
five	B-CARDINAL
visits	O
there	O
from	O
2001	B-DATE
to	I-DATE
2005	I-DATE
.	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
has	O
been	O
in	O
office	O
for	O
,	O
four	B-DATE
years	I-DATE
.	O
Well	O
,	O
during	O
these	B-DATE
four	I-DATE
years	I-DATE
,	O
we	O
can	O
say	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
nothing	O
has	O
been	O
much	O
improved	O
,	O
whether	O
in	O
internal	O
affairs	O
or	O
diplomacy	O
.	O
Originally	O
,	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
ah	O
,	O
took	O
office	O
because	O
he	O
won	O
a	O
very	O
high	O
support	O
rating	O
as	O
a	O
reformer	O
.	O
Eh	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
pledged	O
to	O
reform	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
internal	O
political	O
and	O
economic	O
situations	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
status	O
of	O
internal	O
affairs	O
,	O
his	O
reform	O
,	O
ah	O
,	O
did	O
not	O
result	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
in	O
what	O
was	O
expected	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
In	O
the	O
diplomatic	O
field	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
constant	O
friction	O
with	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
.	O
So	O
,	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
another	O
important	O
question	O
is	O
how	O
exactly	O
people	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
view	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
diplomatic	O
or	O
internal	O
policies	O
,	O
Professor	O
Jin	B-PERSONNAME
?	O
Well	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
say	O
that	O
Japanese	B-NORP
people	O
now	O
have	O
finally	O
started	O
to	O
cool	O
down	O
in	O
their	O
attitude	O
toward	O
,	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
impulsive	O
actions	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
we	O
know	O
that	O
among	O
major	O
Japanese	B-NORP
newspapers	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
dominant	O
newspapers	O
expressing	O
popular	O
opinions	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
Asahi	B-ORGANIZATION
Shimbun	I-ORGANIZATION
to	O
Tokyo	B-ORGANIZATION
Shimbun	I-ORGANIZATION
,	O
etc	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
recently	O
,	O
even	O
Yomiuri	B-ORGANIZATION
Simbun	I-ORGANIZATION
,	O
which	O
originally	O
expressed	O
support	O
for	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
's	O
right	O
-	O
wing	O
tendencies	O
,	O
has	O
started	O
to	O
change	O
sides	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
their	O
tones	O
might	O
be	O
different	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
consensus	O
of	O
Japanese	B-NORP
public	O
opinion	O
is	O
that	O
relations	O
with	O
Asian	B-NORP
countries	O
must	O
be	O
improved	O
.	O
So	O
,	O
this	O
has	O
already	O
become	O
the	O
mainstream	O
Japanese	B-NORP
public	O
opinion	O
.	O
