Ezra Vogel, one of the Japanologists in the US (a.k.a. the Japan handlers), say that Japan should not make the relationship with 
other Asian countries worse. Therefore Abe ministration can't take an agressive attitude any more. I have thought that the Japan should not stir up the tension in Asia, but it is kind of sad that Mr. Abe changed his mind because the US asked him to do so...
other Asian countries worse. Therefore Abe ministration can't take an agressive attitude any more. I have thought that the Japan should not stir up the tension in Asia, but it is kind of sad that Mr. Abe changed his mind because the US asked him to do so... Quoted from the Japan Times:
Japan, China must step up high-level talks: Vogel
By SEANA K. MAGEE
NEW YORK (Kyodo) Ezra Vogel, a leading expert on Japan and China, told an audience at the Japan Society recently that both nations should avoid negative steps that impact relations and try to improve bilateral ties despite current challenges.
Bilateral ties hit an all-time low when Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made annual visits during his tenure to Yasukuni Shrine.
The visits fueled outcries in China and South Korea. While Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took a significant step in visiting Beijing and Seoul immediately after replacing Koizumi, some fear he, too, might choose to visit Yasukuni. "I
think Japan has to stop the prime minister's Yasukuni visit," warned Vogel, a emeritus professor at Harvard. "But from the Chinese, and also the Korean point of view, if the prime minister visits Yasukuni, I think the state of public affairs in those countries is such that there will not be any progress forward."
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