Could the Japan-U.S. alliance incite a cold war with China?
That depends on what China learned from the Afghan war. Putting nuclear and space-based weapons aside, they must have concluded that they cannot beat the United States in a conventional ground war. I can’t predict what changes will take place inside China, but I think they must have learned from Afghanistan that adventurism can be extremely dangerous. What did you think of Emperor Akihito’s acknowledgment of his Korean heritage? What he said was absolutely true, historically and scientifically. Japan and the Korean Peninsula had close relations for centuries, and I myself have Chinese, Korean and Mongolian blood in me. Japan was indeed the “United Peoples of Japan” long before the U.S. was created with ethnically diverse people. What would you say about allowing immigrants into the country to boost the economy? I am all for it. Japan should accept Asian people officially based on a solid immigration policy. Japan needs orderly immigration. Tokyo alleges that North Korea has kidnapped 1
