Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
specifically	O
,	O
it	O
means	O
prohibiting	O
visits	O
to	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
This	O
has	O
been	O
opposed	O
by	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Liberal	I-ORGANIZATION
Democratic	I-ORGANIZATION
Party	I-ORGANIZATION
and	O
all	O
opposition	O
parties	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
we	O
know	O
that	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
pillar	O
in	O
Japan	B-GPE
that	O
supports	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
society	O
is	O
the	O
Japanese	B-NORP
business	O
community	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
the	O
heads	O
of	O
several	O
groups	O
in	O
the	O
business	O
community	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Japan	I-ORGANIZATION
Business	I-ORGANIZATION
Federation	I-ORGANIZATION
and	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Japan	I-ORGANIZATION
Committee	I-ORGANIZATION
for	I-ORGANIZATION
Economic	I-ORGANIZATION
Development	I-ORGANIZATION
,	O
all	O
had	O
frequent	O
direct	O
meetings	O
with	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
strongly	O
cautioning	O
him	O
not	O
to	O
visit	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
because	O
our	O
economy	O
will	O
suffer	O
if	O
our	O
Japan	B-GPE
can	O
not	O
survive	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
community	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
nowadays	O
,	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
should	O
be	O
utterly	O
isolated	O
not	O
only	O
internationally	O
but	O
also	O
domestically	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Right	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
to	O
Japanese	B-NORP
people	O
,	O
what	O
they	O
are	O
more	O
concerned	O
with	O
is	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
how	O
my	O
economy	O
is	O
developing	O
,	O
how	O
my	O
life	O
will	O
be	O
,	O
whether	O
the	O
national	O
interests	O
will	O
be	O
damaged	O
,	O
whether	O
my	O
personal	O
interests	O
will	O
be	O
affected	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
and	O
so	O
forth	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
we	O
have	O
noticed	O
that	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
such	O
questions	O
,	O
some	O
analysts	O
recently	O
noted	O
that	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
diplomacy	O
will	O
pay	O
a	O
heavy	O
price	O
for	O
what	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
doing	O
.	O
As	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
fact	O
,	O
Professor	O
Liu	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
you	O
also	O
mentioned	O
earlier	O
that	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
economy	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
Sino	B-NORP
-	I-NORP
Japanese	I-NORP
trade	O
,	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
affected	O
to	O
some	O
extent	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
have	O
they	O
started	O
to	O
pay	O
the	O
price	O
already	O
?	O
Well	O
,	O
I	O
think	O
,	O
actually	O
,	O
as	O
far	O
as	O
Japan	B-GPE
itself	O
is	O
concerned	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
made	O
some	O
mistakes	O
by	O
itself	O
.	O
For	O
instance	O
,	O
actually	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
won	O
an	O
overwhelming	O
victory	O
in	O
the	O
general	O
election	O
held	O
on	O
September	B-DATE
11	I-DATE
this	O
year	O
.	O
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
his	O
power	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
cabinet	O
was	O
further	O
strengthened	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Er	O
,	O
he	O
himself	O
thought	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
probably	O
,	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
200	B-PERCENT
%	I-PERCENT
correct	O
in	O
what	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
doing	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
diplomatic	O
efforts	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
relations	O
with	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
,	O
we	O
can	O
say	O
that	O
he	O
indeed	O
failed	O
miserably	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
this	O
itself	O
also	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
own	O
demand	O
for	O
economic	O
development	O
and	O
the	O
trend	O
of	O
strengthening	O
economic	O
and	O
trade	O
relations	O
with	O
foreign	O
countries	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
eastern	O
Asian	B-NORP
region	O
,	O
well	O
,	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
bring	O
about	O
economic	O
cooperation	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
looking	O
at	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
economy	O
,	O
we	O
should	O
say	O
it	O
is	O
currently	O
recovering	O
its	O
growth	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
externally	O
,	O
it	O
mainly	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
and	O
Chinese	B-NORP
markets	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
However	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
Chinese	B-NORP
market	O
suffers	O
from	O
economic	O
cool	O
-	O
down	O
as	O
political	O
coldness	O
takes	O
heat	O
off	O
economic	O
development	O
,	O
it	O
should	O
produce	O
a	O
very	O
negative	O
effect	O
on	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
economy	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
This	O
effect	O
may	O
not	O
show	O
until	O
probably	O
next	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
just	O
now	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
political	O
coldness	O
that	O
totally	O
damaged	O
its	O
relations	O
with	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Then	O
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
economy	O
,	O
he	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
economic	O
heat	O
on	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
we	O
know	O
,	O
what	O
all	O
of	O
us	O
should	O
be	O
more	O
concerned	O
is	O
his	O
failure	O
in	O
international	O
affairs	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
,	O
this	O
year	O
marks	O
the	O
60th	B-ORDINAL
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
founding	O
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
United	I-ORGANIZATION
Nations	I-ORGANIZATION
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Japan	B-GPE
placed	O
its	O
hope	O
of	O
becoming	O
a	O
permanent	O
member	O
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Security	I-ORGANIZATION
Council	I-ORGANIZATION
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
generally	O
speaking	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
could	O
n't	O
get	O
accepted	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
well	O
,	O
the	O
chances	O
in	O
future	O
are	O
extremely	O
slim	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
among	O
many	O
reasons	O
that	O
blocked	O
Japan	B-GPE
from	O
getting	O
accepted	O
this	B-DATE
year	I-DATE
,	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
one	B-CARDINAL
was	O
that	O
its	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
did	O
not	O
cast	O
favorable	O
votes	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
--	O
It	O
failed	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
countries	O
in	O
its	O
own	O
region	O
.	O
Right	O
.	O
To	O
become	O
a	O
permanent	O
member	O
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Security	I-ORGANIZATION
Council	I-ORGANIZATION
,	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
thing	O
is	O
to	O
first	B-ORDINAL
win	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
your	O
own	O
region	O
.	O
Right	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
right	O
now	O
it	O
is	O
its	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
support	O
it	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Therefore	O
,	O
we	O
should	O
say	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
this	O
Prime	O
Minister	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
who	O
has	O
single	O
-	O
handedly	O
ruined	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
dream	O
of	O
becoming	O
a	O
permanent	O
member	O
of	O
the	B-ORGANIZATION
Security	I-ORGANIZATION
Council	I-ORGANIZATION
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
serious	O
cost	O
.	O
Some	O
analysts	O
also	O
mentioned	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
to	O
say	O
,	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
Japan	B-GPE
's	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
are	O
basically	O
very	O
much	O
disappointed	O
with	O
what	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
has	O
been	O
doing	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
many	O
countries	O
have	O
all	O
abandoned	O
their	O
hopes	O
to	O
further	O
mend	O
their	O
relations	O
with	O
Japan	B-GPE
.	O
In	O
this	O
respect	O
,	O
such	O
a	O
question	O
follows	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
how	O
far	O
could	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
go	O
following	O
his	O
diplomatic	O
policy	O
?	O
Well	O
,	O
from	O
what	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
now	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
actually	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
let	O
's	O
say	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
cabinet	O
he	O
formed	O
after	O
his	O
victory	O
of	O
the	O
general	O
election	O
for	O
the	O
second	B-ORDINAL
time	O
,	O
we	O
could	O
indeed	O
see	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
gathered	O
,	O
um	O
,	O
the	O
statesmen	O
,	O
or	O
politicians	O
who	O
approve	O
visits	O
to	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
,	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
all	O
into	O
the	O
cabinet	O
,	O
everyone	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
eh	O
.	O
He	O
,	O
right	O
,	O
appointed	O
them	O
as	O
defense	O
minister	O
or	O
foreign	O
minister	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
In	O
fact	O
we	O
can	O
see	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
sort	O
of	O
determined	O
on	O
this	O
issue	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
This	O
way	O
,	O
he	O
actually	O
sent	O
out	O
a	O
message	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
sincerity	O
in	O
,	O
during	O
his	O
term	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
relations	O
with	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
This	O
will	O
indeed	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
great	O
disappointment	O
of	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
in	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
furthermore	O
to	O
their	O
caution	O
about	O
whether	O
next	O
,	O
the	O
prime	O
minister	O
,	O
the	O
defense	O
minister	O
,	O
including	O
,	O
er	O
,	O
the	O
foreign	O
minister	O
would	O
all	O
go	O
pay	O
their	O
respects	O
at	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
.	O
If	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
have	O
produced	O
a	O
very	O
extensive	O
negative	O
impact	O
on	O
its	O
relations	O
with	O
neighboring	O
countries	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Well	O
,	O
actually	O
,	O
right	O
now	O
even	O
the	O
European	B-NORP
and	O
US	B-GPE
media	O
have	O
noted	O
this	O
issue	O
.	O
Right	O
.	O
We	O
,	O
including	O
US	B-GPE
President	O
Bush	B-PERSONNAME
,	O
who	O
came	O
to	O
Pusan	B-GPE
following	O
his	O
visit	O
to	O
Japan	B-GPE
this	O
time	O
and	O
then	O
will	O
arrive	O
again	O
in	O
China	B-GPE
,	O
are	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
also	O
very	O
concerned	O
with	O
this	O
future	O
development	O
of	O
Sino	B-NORP
-	I-NORP
Japanese	I-NORP
relations	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
because	O
I	O
recently	O
met	O
an	O
American	B-NORP
scholar	O
whose	O
first	B-ORDINAL
question	O
to	O
me	O
was	O
whether	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
any	O
conflict	O
in	O
the	O
East	B-LOCATION
China	I-LOCATION
Sea	I-LOCATION
region	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Ah	O
,	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
that	O
serious	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
can	O
see	O
that	O
the	O
international	O
community	O
has	O
already	O
shown	O
tremendous	O
concern	O
about	O
the	O
chaos	O
to	O
international	O
relations	O
in	O
this	O
region	O
that	O
may	O
have	O
resulted	O
from	O
the	O
Koizumi	B-PERSONNAME
cabinet	O
's	O
reckless	O
diplomacy	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
In	O
fact	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
merely	O
an	O
issue	O
of	O
Sino	B-NORP
-	I-NORP
Japanese	I-NORP
relations	O
or	O
Japanese	B-NORP
-	I-NORP
Korean	I-NORP
relations	O
.	O
It	O
has	O
triggered	O
that	O
--	O
Yeah	O
.	O
the	O
nerves	O
of	O
the	O
international	O
community	O
.	O
Yeah	O
.	O
That	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
public	O
and	O
scholars	O
have	O
,	O
started	O
to	O
show	O
concerns	O
over	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
right	O
and	O
wrong	O
in	O
WW	B-EVENT
II	I-EVENT
,	O
the	O
moral	O
issue	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
US	B-GPE
has	O
started	O
to	O
pay	O
attention	O
to	O
this	O
issue	O
.	O
The	O
US	B-GPE
has	O
kept	O
quiet	O
on	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
Yasukuni	B-WORK_OF_ART
Shrine	I-WORK_OF_ART
because	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
get	O
along	O
with	O
everyone	O
.	O
Uh-huh	O
.	O
