VIENNA CONVENTION ON CONSULAR RELATIONS
DONE AT VIENNA, ON 24 APRIL 1963
Article 1
DEFINITIONS
1. For the purposes of the present Convention, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereunder assigned to them:
(j) "consular premises" means the buildings or parts of buildings and the land ancillary thereto, irrespective of ownership, used exclusively for the purposes of the consular post;
One striking example is the behavior of profit ratios of car makers.
For selected Korean and Japanese car makers, profit margin developments in recent years paint
quite contrasting pictures?Hyundai Motors showing a decline in operating margins, while Toyota
and Honda experiencing a sharp pick-up since 2013 (Figure 2).
Furthermore, as shown in Figure 3, the quarterly operating margins of Hyundai Motors showed
a correlation of 0.8 with the Won’s exchange rate against dollar (KRWUSD) since the first quarter
of 2012. During this time, Hyundai Motors’ operating margin (three quarter centered average)
decreased by 19 percent, while that of Toyota increased by 63 percent.
Toyota’s operating margins have shown a correlation of 0.7 with the Yen’s exchange rate against dollar (JPYUSD).
South Korea’s Prozac Moment July 17, 2015 ? 9:51 AM KST
South Korean President Park Geun Hye recently announced that the Greek
debt crisis would hurt the domestic economy for "some time."
The population is aging, labor markets are rigid, innovation is lagging,
corporate and household debt is rising and confidence has been hit hard
by the threat from an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or
MERS.
The South Korean malaise isn't rooted in a sudden shift, but the
accumulation of economic challenges that still need to be addressed.
South Korea's highly-indebted corporate sector has also seen its export
competitiveness drop off markedly thanks to the appreciation of won
versus other major currencies. Exports have fallen for six months straight.
South Korea is being squeezed on two sides.
A slowing China is hurting export demand short-term, while innovating and
moving up the manufacturing value chain in the long-term. The country is
incubating its own technology giants like Xiaomi Corp. that could someday
take on the likes of Samsung Electronics Co.
"The problem is zombie companies are increasing especially among big
companies recently," said Jeong Dae Hee, a fellow in the macroeconomic
policy department at state-run think tank Korea Development Institute,
in Sejong near Seoul.
"Zombies should be liquidated or restructured in order to gain the
dynamics of economic growth."
How the U.S. is training China's military ? while inching toward conflict
By William Johnson July 23, 2015
Despite tensions between the United States and China over the South China Sea,
the two nations' militaries train together at a very high level. Current
"mil-mil" engagements are robust, with China participating in the world's
largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2014, which is hosted biannually
by the U.S. Pacific Command. The drills allowed China to learn a great deal
about U.S. tactics, techniques and procedures (in military shorthand, "TTPs").
* Cooperation between American and Chinese armed forces goes well beyond RIMPAC
and the counter-piracy efforts.
* Chinese and U.S. Naval personnel have also conducted joint training on
Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response, and plan to conduct joint training
on search and rescue over the next couple of weeks.
末尾
As I have argued before, an aggressive approach to China in the South China Sea
is contrary to U.S. interests.
* The United States should dial down its public rhetoric against China, and
refrain from aggressive military action. Such actions are counter-productive
and short-sighted.
* The United States should enhance mil-mil cooperation, taking care to protect
its most sensitive tactics, techniques and procedures.
So long as there are no shots fired, we should leave the South China Sea to
the diplomats.
South Korea might need stronger medicine than QE
By Andy Mukherjee July 23, 2015
Boosting incomes and avoiding deflation would necessitate a weaker exchange rate.
The won has become a third pricier against trading partners since early 2009.
Japanese exporters are using a weak yen to cut prices, and invest more in product
development. That's a headache for Korean auto and electronics makers.
However, cutting interest rates to weaken the currency is like bringing a water
pistol to a fight with the Japanese monetary bazooka.
With the Bank of Japan buying about $50 billion in government bonds each month,
the Bank of Korea needs to raise its game, and expand its balance sheet.
Open Letter in Support of Historians in Japan
Document published by Jordan Sand on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
This year presents an opportunity for the government of Japan to show leadership by
addressing Japan’s history of colonial rule and wartime aggression in both words and
action. In his April address to the US Congress, Prime Minister Abe spoke of the
universal value of human rights, of the importance of human security, and of facing the
suffering that Japan caused other countries. We applaud these sentiments and urge the
Prime Minister to act boldly on all of them.
The process of acknowledging past wrongs strengthens a democratic society and fosters
cooperation among nations. Since the equal rights and dignity of women lie at the core of
the “comfort women” issue, its resolution would be a historic step toward the equality of
women and men in Japan, East Asia and the world.
Description:
This statement emerged from an open forum held at the Association for Asian Studies annual
meeting held in Chicago during March 2015, and from subsequent discussions on line among
a wide range of Japan scholars. It represents the opinions only of those who have signed it
and not of any organization or institution.
Tsipras Says Greece Won ‘Crucial’ Commitment for Debt Relief
July 29, 2015 ? 7:02 PM KST Updated on July 29, 2015 ? 9:14 PM KST
“The Greek people were prisoners, who after they escaped prison were immediately
arrested and returned to an even smaller cell,”
Tsipras, who turned 41 on Tuesday, told an Athens radio station.
“What’s crucial is that we got a commitment for debt relief, which will take
place after the first review of the program, in November.”
“I don’t regret anything that’s happened over the past five months,”
Tsipras said.
“As for the economy, the situation is reversible.”
TIER 1
Countries whose governments fully comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act’s (TVPA) minimum standards.
TIER 2
Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the TVPA’s minimum standards,
but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those
standards.
TIER 2 WATCH LIST
Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the TVPA’s minimum standards,
but are making significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance with those
standards AND:
a)
The absolute number of victims of severe forms of trafficking is very significant
or is significantly increasing;
b)
There is a failure to provide evidence of increasing efforts to combat severe forms
of trafficking in persons from the previous year; or
c)
The determination that a country is making significant efforts to bring itself into
compliance with minimum standards was based on commitments by the country to take
additional future steps over the next year.
TIER 3
Countries whose governments do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are
not making significant efforts to do so.
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TIER 1
AUSTRALIA
KOREA, SOUTH
TAIWAN
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TIER 2
JAPAN
TIER 2 WATCH LIST
CHINA (PRC)
TIER 3
KOREA, NORTH
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JAPAN:
Draft and enact a comprehensive anti-trafficking law prohibiting all forms of trafficking
consistent with the 2000 UN TIP Protocol;
significantly increase efforts to investigate and prosecute forced labor cases and punish
convicted traffickers with jail time;
enact the TITP reform bill;
increase enforcement of bans on excessive deposits, “punishment” agreements, withholding
of passports, and other practices that contribute to forced labor in the TITP;
implement the newly expanded victim identification procedures for front-line officers to
recognize both male and female victims of forced labor or sex trafficking;
enhance screening of victims to ensure potential victims of trafficking are not detained or
forcibly deported for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being subjected to
trafficking;
set aside resources to provide specialized care and assistance to trafficking victims,
including designated shelters for trafficking victims;
aggressively investigate, prosecute, convict, and punish Japanese nationals who engage in
child sex tourism;
and accede to the 2000 UN Transnational Organized Crime Convention and the TIP Protocol.
July 24, 2015, 12:20 A.M. ET
Goldman: Why Won Is The Most Vulnerable
By Shuli Ren
Emerging markets currencies are having a bad week.
The Australian dollar slumped to a six-year low, the Korean won reached a three-year low,
and the Thai baht is heading for the biggest weekly drop in three months. China’s weaker-
than-expected July manufacturing data as well as a commodities slump contributed to the losses.
But according to Goldman Sachs, the Korean won is the most vulnerable, with another 12.6%
downside.
First, the Bank of Korea wants to loosen monetary policies but “the easing may most likely
come through a weaker KRW (given the reluctance to lower rates further because of high
domestic leverage),” wrote Goldman.
The Korean government last month unveiled a series of new measures, such as the new
“foreign equities investment fund” to encourage Korean households to trade overseas assets,
as a way to cool down the won. In the last year, the won has appreciated 6.8% against the
Japanese yen. Korea competes directly with Japan in the exports market. Meanwhile, the
central bank is reluctant to lower rates because Korean households are already over-leveraged
in the housing market.
Second, the won is highly liquid, which makes shorting it easy:
Among EM Asian currencies, KRW has the best combination of low bid-ask spread, low carry cost,
and high liquidity. This offers investors the benefit of separate implementation of the equity
and currency views.
Apart from asking us to buy the U.S. dollar against the won, Goldman suggests that we buy
6-month put on the iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (EWY) to hedge against large losses.
SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHT REVIEW
IMF Work Progresses on 2015 SDR Basket Review
August 4, 2015
The SDR’s value is currently based on a basket composed of the U.S. dollar, the euro,
the pound sterling and the Japanese yen. The IMF reviews the SDR basket valuation
method every five years to ensure that it reflects the relative importance of major
currencies in the world’s trading and financial systems, with the aim of enhancing
the attractiveness of the SDR as a reserve asset.
In an interview, Siddharth Tiwari, Director of the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review
Department, discusses the details of the SDR review process.
IMF Survey: What will be the main focus of the review?
Tiwari:
The Chinese renminbi (RMB) is the only currency not currently in the SDR basket that
meets the export criterion. Therefore, a key focus of the current review will be
whether the RMB also meets the freely usable criterion in order to be included in the
SDR basket.
The staff paper that was discussed by the Executive Directors provides some building
blocks to help inform a future decision by the Board. In addition to these issues,
the review will also cover the methodology used to determine the currency weights in
the SDR basket and a review of the instruments in the SDR interest rate basket.
IMF Survey: Why is staff proposing an extension of the current SDR basket?
Tiwari:
To put this in context, the current SDR basket expires at the end of this year. We are
proposing extending the current SDR basket by nine months until September 30, 2016.
This is in response to feedback from SDR users on the desirability of avoiding changes
in the basket at the end of the calendar year and facilitating continued smooth
functioning of SDR-related operations. An extension of nine months would also allow
users to adjust to a potential changed basket composition should the Executive Board
decide to include the RMB.
The proposed extension, which will be decided by the Executive Board later this month,
would not in any way prejudge the timing of conclusion or outcome of the review.
Former comfort woman tells her story, 70 years on
3 August 2015 Last updated at 23:51 BST
Seventy years after the end of World War Two, revisionism in Japan is growing
stronger and becoming more mainstream.
Some are denying that Japan committed war atrocities, including forcing women
in China, South Korea and South East Asia to be comfort women, or sex slaves
for Japanese soldiers.
Former comfort woman Lee Ok Seon tells the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes her story.
South Korea's comfort women struggle to be heard
3 August 2015 Last updated at 23:52 BST
Seventy years after the end of World War Two, revisionism in Japan is growing
stronger and becoming more mainstream.
Some are denying that Japan committed war atrocities, including forcing women
in China, South Korea and South East Asia to be sex slaves for Japanese soldiers.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports on why some in Japan continue to deny
the existence of the so-called comfort women.
Read more: Japan revisionists deny WW2 sex slave atrocities
Japan revisionists deny WW2 sex slave atrocities
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
BBC News
3 August 2015
◆'We were kidnapped'
Lee Ok Seon is a tiny 88-year-old with thick white curly hair and badly-fitting
false teeth. She chuckles as I try to cajole her to speak to me in Chinese.
Ms Lee spent 65 years in China, and only returned to South Korea 15 years ago.
She was born in the port city of Busan on the southern tip of modern day South
Korea. Her family was poor and she was sent out to work at the age of 14.
"I had to start work as a housekeeper for another family at a young age. It was
at that time I was out on the street one day… that's how I got kidnapped,"
she says. She said two men grabbed her and put her on a train.
"By the time we arrived I realised we had crossed the border into China. I was
sent to a place where there were already several comfort women.
"I wonder why they called us comfort women. We didn't go by our own accord,
we were kidnapped. I was forced to have sex with many men each day."
Ms Lee spent three years in the brothel close to a Japanese military camp in
Manchuria. I ask her why she didn't try to escape.
"Of course I tried to escape several times!"
she says.
"Each time I was taken back and I was beaten over and over. The military police
would ask me 'Why are you trying to escape?' I would tell them because I am cold
and have no food. They would hit me again saying I talked too much."
◆'Ridiculous to deny'
Masayoshi Matsumoto is now 93 and lives with his daughter on the edge of Tokyo.
He has a warm open face and the piercing eyes of a much younger man.
As a 20-year-old he served as a medical orderly in northwest China.
"There were six comfort women for our unit,"
he tells me.
"Once a month I would check them for sexually transmitted diseases.
"The Korean women were mainly for the officers,"
he says.
"So the ordinary soldiers attacked local villages screaming, 'Are there any good
girls here?' Those soldiers robbed, raped, or killed those who did not listen to them."
Those who were captured were taken to Mr Matsumoto's unit to serve as comfort women.
After the war Mr Matsumoto became a priest to try and atone for his sins. For decades
he said nothing of what he'd seen.
But then as the voices of denial grew stronger he was filled with righteous anger,
and decided to speak out.
"It's ridiculous... Mr Abe speaks as if this is something he witnessed, but he didn't.
I did,"
says Mr Matsumoto.
"Someone told me this, 'One who fails to look back and perceive the past will repeat
their wrongdoing'. But Mr Abe thinks we should erase anything bad Japan had done in
the past and pretend nothing happened. That is why I cannot forgive him,"
he adds. Mr Matsumoto sits back in his chair and chuckles.
"One day the right-wingers will come and get me for saying such things,"
he says, drawing a finger across his throat. That seems unlikely, but Mr Matsumoto and
all the other survivors are now in their late 80s or 90s.
39th session of the Committee Bonn,Germany 28 June - 8 July 2015
Working documents
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WHC-15/39.COM/8B Nominations to the World Heritage List
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C. Strengthen Our Global Network of Allies and Partners
アジア
We will strengthen our alliances with Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea,
the Philippines, and Thailand. We also will deepen our security relationship
with India and build upon our partnerships with New Zealand, Singapore,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.
ヨーロッパ
In Europe, we remain steadfast in our commitment to our NATO allies. NATO
provides vital collective security guarantees and is strategically important
for deterring conflict, particularly in light of recent Russian aggression
on its periphery.
中央アジア
In the Middle East, we remain fully committed to Israel's security and
Qualitative Military Edge. We also are helping other vital partners in that
region increase their defenses, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Egypt, and Pakistan.
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With advanced partners like NATO, Australia, Japan, and Korea, our exercises
emphasize sophisticated capabilities such as assuring access to contested
environments and deterring and responding to hybrid conflicts.
Greece’s Debt Due: What Greece Owes When
Greece is negotiating with its eurozone creditors to get more aid before the indebted government runs out of cash. Here’s what Greece owes, when.
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Hiroshima
First atomic bomb dropped, 6 August 1945.
Nagasaki
Second atomic bomb dropped, 9 August 1945. The city was added to the target list to
replace Kyoto only on 24 July.
Kyoto
Japan's ancient traditional capital, Kyoto topped the list until Secretary of War Henry
Stimson persuaded President Truman to remove it on the basis of its cultural importance.
Kokura
Original target for the second A-bomb on 9 August. Due to poor visibility, the plane
headed to Nagasaki.
Emperor's palace, Tokyo
Attacking Emperor Hirohito's palace was discussed, but the US concluded that Japanese
reaction to the death of a man considered in Japan a living deity was unpredictable and
it was not recommended. Tokyo had already been virtually destroyed by fire bombing
in March, so was considered to be of little strategic value.
Yokohama
Large industrial area which was untouched by conventional bombing, but removed
from the list by the end of July.
Niigata
Important port, identified as a potential centre for industrial dispersion by the US
Target Committee.
That was when Nagasaki was added to the target list instead of Kyoto. But Hiroshima
and Nagasaki were not military targets either.
"I missed a lot of time in the first half, two and a half months that I couldn't
help my team at all," Iwakuma said through interpreter Antony Suzuki.
"That's all I have in mind, come back and give it all I've got. Every start I have,
make up for the lost time that I've had the first half and do everything to
contribute for the team."
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Iwakuma's no-hitter: Did You Know?
By Joey Nowak / MLB.com | 6:51 PM ET
? The no-hitter was Iwakuma's first career complete game.
? The last three no-hitters thrown by American League pitchers have been
authored by the Mariners -- Felix Hernandez threw a perfect game in a 1-0
victory over the Rays on Aug. 15, 2012, and six pitchers combined to toss a
no-hitter against the Dodgers in a 1-0 win on June 8, 2012.
? Hideo Nomo (with two) is the only other Japanese pitcher in MLB history to
throw a no-hitter. Nomo also no-hit the Orioles, doing so on April 4, 2001.
? The 34-year-old Iwakuma is the oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter since
40-year-old Randy Johnson threw a perfect game for the D-backs against the
Braves at Turner Field on May 18, 2004.
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Kuma makes history in flashing vintage form
Oft overshadowed by King Felix, Mariners veteran proves he can't be taken lightly
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com | @castrovince | 7:44 PM ET
Remember a time -- brief, but existent, all the same -- when it wasn't totally
crazy to suggest that the best pitcher on the Seattle Mariners was somebody other
than Felix Hernandez?
That time was 2013, specifically. Hisashi Iwakuma -- the man who in Wednesday's
3-0 win over the O's became just the second Japanese pitcher to throw a no-hitter
in the Majors -- was a revelation that year, just his second season stateside.
Indeed, it's been a roller-coaster year for Iwakuma. He was ineffective, then
he was injured, then he was trade bait, then he wasn't. The Mariners got criticized
in some corners for holding onto Iwakuma through the July 31 non-waiver Trade
Deadline in a disappointing season, in advance of his free agency, but ownership
valued the 34-year-old right-hander and evidently still views him as a part of
the picture in 2016.
When it was over, you could see Hernandez congratulating his teammate while wearing
one of those goofy "Kuma Bear" caps. Yes, there was a time when even King Felix
played second fiddle to an overwhelming Iwakuma. Those days are gone, but, for one day
at least, King Felix wore the novelty hat and Iwakuma wore the crown.
Iwakuma joins Nomo among Japanese legends
By Andrew Simon / MLB.com | 6:27 PM ET
A new day began in Japan with a new national hero.
That's because Hisashi Iwakuma, who completed his no-hitter in a 3-0 victory over
the O's on Wednesday at what was just after 7 a.m. on Thursday in Japan, joined
Hideo Nomo as the only Japanese pitchers to accomplish the feat in the Major Leagues.
The first came in 1996, a year after Nomo joined the Dodgers as the first MLB player
from Japan in more than 30 years. Then 26, Nomo became an instant sensation, sparking
"Nomo-mania" with his tornado-like delivery and nasty forkball on his way to National
League All-Star and Rookie of the Year honors.
Near the end of that dynamic first season, the Dodgers traveled to the hitter's
paradise of Coors Field to take on the Rockies, who scored a Major League-high 5.9
runs per game that season. It was in these uncomfortable conditions that Nomo made history.
Although he walked four batters, Nomo also struck out eight in a 9-0 Los Angeles victory.
He whiffed Ellis Burks for the final out of what's still the only no-hitter in Coors Field history.
"Hideo Nomo has done what they said could not be done, not in the Mile High City, not at
Coors Field in Denver," said legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, who was on the call.
Nomo's second no-hitter was unlikely in its own way. From 1998-2001, Nomo bounced from the
Dodgers to four other clubs as his performance dipped. For the Red Sox in '01, he posted
a 4.50 ERA in 33 starts.
But in his very first start that season, on April 4 at Camden Yards in Baltimore, the
unhittable Nomo of 1995-96 reappeared. He walked three but struck out 11 for the first
no-no in the history of that ballpark. It also was the earliest no-hitter by date in MLB
history, and Nomo became the fourth pitcher to accomplish the feat in both leagues.
After no big league action in three years, Nomo made three appearances with the Royals in
2008 before retiring. In nearly 2,000 career innings, he went 123-109 with a 4.24 ERA and
1,918 strikeouts, a rate of 8.7 per nine innings. He was elected to the Japanese Baseball
Hall of Fame in January.
Jones on Kuma's no-no: 'He threw his game'
Despite 'not just a normal loss,' O's stay positive heading into homestand
By Doug Miller / MLB.com | 8:10 PM ET
Slugger Chris Davis, who had homered in the first two games in Seattle, said
the focus in this situation should be on Iwakuma's mastery of the strike zone
and not on the Orioles' offensive ineffectiveness.
"There's not much to say about it," Davis said. "He threw the ball really well,
and I felt like as the game went on, he got stronger and stronger. He was
obviously moving his split around, elevated his fastball up high with two
strikes. He didn't back down.
"That's the thing that I think you kept seeing, was he was getting ahead of
guys. He wasn't trying to pitch around anybody. What did he have, three walks?
I felt like every one of them were earned. Like I said, he didn't back down."
China devaluation sparks fear of currency war, angers U.S. lawmakers
Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:19pm EDT
Senior U.S. lawmakers were more forthright.
"It's time for the (Obama) administration to focus more intensively on China's
cheating and label the country a currency manipulator,"
Democratic Senator Bob Casey, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said
in a statement.
A cheaper yuan will help Chinese exports by making them less expensive on
overseas markets.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) called the move a "one-off depreciation".
"Since China's trade in goods continues to post relatively large surpluses,
the yuan's real effective exchange rate is still relatively strong versus
various global currencies, and is deviating from market expectations,"
the central bank said.
"Therefore, it is necessary to further improve the yuan's midpoint pricing
to meet the needs of the market."
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Ned Price on Japanese Prime Minister Abe’s Statement
on the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II
August 14, 2015
We welcome Prime Minister Abe’s expression of deep remorse for the suffering caused by
Japan during the World War II era, as well as his commitment to uphold past Japanese government
statements on history. We also value Prime Minister Abe’s assurances of Japan’s intent to
expand upon its contributions to international peace and prosperity in the years ahead.
For 70 years Japan has demonstrated an abiding commitment to peace, democracy, and the rule of
law. This record stands as a model for nations everywhere.
政府は平成26年7月1日、国家安全保障会議及び閣議において、「国の存立を全うし、国民を守るための切れ目のない安全保障法制の整備について」を決定しました。
□国の存立を全うし、国民を守るための切れ目のない安全保障法制の整備について
□Cabinet Decision on Development of Seamless Security Legislationto Ensure Japan’s Survival and Protect its People
□「国の存立を全うし、国民を守るための切れ目のない安全保障法制の整備について」の一問一答
China Has Its Own Problems With History
Beijing’s treatment of history should be scrutinized as well.
By Randall Schriver
August 31, 2015
While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) authorities are eager to discuss aspects
of history around the period between 1931 and 1945, they are much less willing
to candidly discuss the period between 1949 and the present.
And for good reason:
one of the tragic realities of the CCP era is that more Chinese people died
unnecessary deaths from CCP authoritarian rule than at the hands of foreign
occupiers during the war in the Pacific. The Great Leap Forward alone accomplishes
this, but one can also add the Cultural Revolution and the Tiananmen Square Massacre
for a mind boggling total of avoidable, unnecessary deaths due to CCP policies.
This is not a happy contest, and not meant to minimize Japanese treatment of the
Chinese people during the war. But we would be wise to keep proper perspective
when engaged on “history issues.”
The CCP’s attempts to mold history to their liking affects the U.S. in even more
direct ways. General Secretary Xi Jinping and others have warned the Chinese against
“historical nihilism” and describe critiques of the CCP as a Western plot to
undermine the Communist Party and to throw China into chaos. To put another way,
unless the U.S. embraces and endorses the CCP’s version of its history, we cannot
have a trusting relationship that will enable bilateral cooperation. That is the
offer on the table for us from Beijing’s leaders.
Our friend and security partner, Taiwan, will have its role supplanted, despite
the fact that it was Republic of China forces that suffered 90 percent of the
casualties at the hands of the Japanese. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army
did little fighting and only accounted for 10 percent of the total war casualties.
The same standards for assessing historical accuracy should be applied to Chinese
history as well.
China's President Xi Solidifies Power with Overhaul of Military
September 1, 2015 ? 1:21 PM KST
The blueprint would unify the army, navy, air force and strategic missile corps
under one command, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the
proposal hasn’t been released. The plans call for thinning the ranks of officers
and traditional ground forces, helping elevate the role of the navy and air
force, to better project force in a modern conflict, they said.
It would also consolidate the country’s seven military regions to as few as four,
one of the people said.
Such a command system is seen as necessary to improve communications and coordinate
modern forces across the various arms of the military. The organizational changes
would aid China’s shift from a land-based military to one able to project force
far from its coastline.
“The PLA is currently a territorial muddy-boots military focused on defending
the rule of the Communist Party against all enemies foreign and domestic with
limited ability to fight jointly,” Andrew Scobell, a senior political scientist
at the RAND Corporation in Arlington, Virginia. “With growing attention to
China’s increasingly overseas interests, the U.S. model is very appealing.”
UAE nuclear project enters critical phase
Anthony McAuley
July 13, 2015 04:27 PM
Although the first reactor is nearly 75 per cent complete and is on time and on budget,
industry executives said that the last phase would be the toughest.
“With a nuclear plant it gets a lot more complicated at the end when all the pieces
have to come together,” said an executive who was until recently one of Enec’s senior
division heads, and who did not want to be quoted by name.
“The first 80 to 90 per cent is pretty standard construction,” added the local head
of a Barakah subcontractor. “The last bit is the really hard part.”
“The UAE, certainly in order to meet the project timelines, is tied to the Korean
procedures and processes across the board,” said the former Enec division head.
“There had to be some changes to Barakah to account for the differences in seawater
temperature, the dusty environment, and the high ambient summer air temperature ...
and a different electrical system [but] the UAE plants are built on the same basic
design.”
Already, the Korean regulator has failed to pass Shin Kori 3 on several occasions
because of the faulty parts and it will be extra vigilant after the deaths of plant
workers. Kepco, meanwhile, has an agreement with Enec to run Shin Kori-3 by September
to demonstrate that it is fully operational, or it must pay penalties if it fails
to do so.
“The UAE is a blend of US and western European philosophies” in terms of the plant
safety and emergency response procedures, said the former Enec executive.
“Ultimately you are going to operate the plant with systems and processes that were
developed in Korea,” he said. “Is there an impact of taking a Korea-based design
and dropping it into the UAE environment? No doubt.”
He added: “Having a multinational, multicultural and multilingual workforce certainly
adds a layer of complexity to the UAE project. A great deal of effort has been placed
on trying to address potential issues in this area, and it will have to continue to be
an area of emphasis for the foreseeable future.”
Nuclear Power in the United Arab Emirates(Updated August 2015)
The UAE is embarking upon a nuclear power program in close consultation with the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
It accepted a $20 billion bid from a South Korean consortium to build four commercial
nuclear power reactors, total 5.6 GWe, by 2020 at Barakah.
Construction of the first unit started in July 2012, and the second in May 2013.
The first unit is more than 60% complete and is expected on line in 2017.
HOSTILE TAKEOVER
S08.28.151:13 AM ET
The Coming Yakuza War
Watanabe was affectionately known as “Goro-chan,” i.e. Mr. Gorilla, for his
simian appearance. While many yakuza in Japan are naturalized Koreans or children
of Japan’s former outcaste class, burakumin, and thus were subject to discrimination,
the Yamaken-gumi tends to have more outcaste class members while the Kodo-kai has
a larger Korean-Japanese makeup. That has helped create tension between the factions.
In 2013, the ICCT contracted with the Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions at
West Virginia University to conduct in-use emissions tests on three light-duty diesel vehicles:
a Volkswagen Jetta, a VW Passat, and a BMW X5. The full results and analysis are available here
(http://www.theicct. org/use-emissions-testing-light-duty-diesel-vehicles-us).
The three test vehicles were certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions
limits and were equipped with NOx after-treatment technologies: the Jetta was tested with a lean-
NOx trap (LNT), the Passat with a urea-based selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, and the
BMW X5 with an SCR system. All three test vehicles were thoroughly checked for possible engine
or after-treatment malfunction codes using an on-board diagnostics (OBD) scanning tool, with none
of them showing any fault code or other anomalies. No reduction in catalytic activity due to aging
was expected, as the total mileage was relatively low (< 15,000 miles) for all test vehicles.
Real-world NOx emissions, as reported by the PEMS, were found to exceed the US-EPA Tier2-Bin5
(at full useful life) standard by a factor of 15 to 35 for the Jetta, and by a factor of 5 to
20 for the Passat, over five pre-defined routes categorized based on their predominant driving
conditions (highway, urban/suburban, and rural-up/downhill). The BMW was generally at or below
the standard and only exceeded the standard during rural uphill operating conditions.
The VW vehicles met the emission standard on FTP-chassis dynamometer tests, which include cold-
start NOx emissions. But the on-road emissions testing was performed with the engine and after-
treatment in warmed-up condition (i.e. warm/hot start), and the VW vehicle emissions were 5 to
35 times the standards during on-road testing, which did not include cold-start NOx emissions.
This inconsistency was a major factor in ICCT's decision to contact CARB and EPA about our test
results.
This project was part of a larger meta-analysis of PEMS data from EU (Euro 6) and US (Tier 2
Bin 5/ULEV II) diesel passenger cars. (For details on this project,
see http://www.theicct. org/real-world-exhaust-emissions-modern-diesel-cars)
This broader study analyzed the on-road emissions performance of fifteen new diesel passenger
cars, twelve certified to the Euro 6 standard and three to the US Tier 2 Bin 5 standard (which
is more stringent than Euro 6). Emissions were measured over 97 trips, totaling more than 140
hours of operation and 6,400 kilometers driven. On average, real-world NOx emissions from the
tested vehicles were about seven times higher than the limits set by the Euro 6 standard.
In most cases the exceedances found could not be attributed to “extreme” or “untypical”
driving. Instead, they were due to transient increases in engine load typical of everyday
driving (e.g., going up a slight incline), or to normal regeneration events in the diesel
exhaust aftertreatment systems.
Performance differences among the vehicles tested indicate that the technologies for real-world
clean diesels already exist. Some of the tested vehicles, such as the BMW X5, had average emissions
below Euro 6 emission limits, suggesting that the technologies to achieve that level of performance
are available.
Transcript of IMFC Press Briefing
October 9, 2015
Lima, Peru
QUESTIONER:
I want to ask a question about SDR valuation. I wonder how far away is it for
the renminbi to be included in the SDR basket? Also, do you worry that the
inclusion of any new currency could bring more volatility in the financial
markets?
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR -
As you know, the review of the special drawing right basket of currencies has
to take place every five years. So, before the end of 2015 we will be presenting
to the Executive Board of the IMF the technical assessment that will have been
concluded by staff and approved by management. The technical work is nearly
completed. They are finalizing their recommendation. I have not seen it myself
yet. But it is certainly going to be in the not too distant future, with as you
know, an implementation effective date that has been approved to be in September,
in order to allow for time, to allow central banks, institutions that rely on
the SDR to actually adjust, including their computer system. http://www.imf.org/external/np/tr/2015/tr100915b.htm
"there were a large number of Koreans and others who were brought against their
will and forced to work under harsh conditions in the 1940s at some of the sites"
The Delegation of Japan delivered the following statement:
“Madame Chairperson,
Thank you for the opportunity to deliver this statement on behalf of the Government
of Japan.
It is quite an honor for the Government of Japan that the “Outstanding Universal
Value” of this property has been duly evaluated and that, with the support of all
Members of the Committee, it has been inscribed on the World Heritage List by a
consensus decision.
The Government of Japan respects the ICOMOS recommendation that was made
from technical and expert perspectives. Especially, in developing the “interpretive
strategy,” Japan will sincerely respond to the recommendation that the strategy
allows “an understanding of the full history of each site.”
More specifically, Japan is prepared to take measures that allow an understanding
that there were a large number of Koreans and others who were brought against their
will and forced to work under harsh conditions in the 1940s at some of the sites, and
that, during World War II, the Government of Japan also implemented its policy of
requisition.
Japan is prepared to incorporate appropriate measures into the interpretive strategy
to remember the victims such as the establishment of information center.
The Government of Japan expresses its deep appreciation to Chairperson Bohmer,
all Members of the World Heritage Committee and everyone involved in the process
for their understanding of the “Outstanding Universal Value” of the property, and for
their kind cooperation towards its inscription.”
The Delegation of the Republic of Korea delivered the following statement:
“Madame Chair,
The Government of the Republic of Korea takes with utmost seriousness the
statement just made by the Government of Japan before this Committee, in which it
stated that “there were a large number of Koreans and others who were brought
against their will and forced to work under harsh conditions in the 1940s at some of
the sites, and that it is prepared to incorporate appropriate measures into the
interpretive strategy to remember the victims such as the establishment of
information center.” The Government of the Republic of Korea has decided to join the
Committee’s consensus decision on this matter, as it has full confidence in the
authority of the Committee and trusts that the Government of Japan will implement in
good faith the measures it has announced before this august body today.
Today’s decision was made possible because not only the Republic of Korea and
Japan, but also all other Members of the Committee, including the Federal Republic
of Germany as the Chair, worked together to uphold the spirit of the World Heritage
Convention that World Heritage is for all the peoples of the world.
The Government of the Republic of Korea would like to draw the Committee’s
attention to Paragraph 6 of the decision which recommends Japan “to consider
inviting ICOMOS to offer advice on the implementation of [its] recommendations.” We
also believe that this Committee will continue to follow up on the Japanese
government’s full implementation of its measures and the recommendations until its
42nd session in 2018 when the Committee is scheduled to examine a progress
report which Japan is requested to submit to the World Heritage Centre by December
1, 2017. Such an all-encompassing process will ensure an understanding of the full
history of each site, as was recommended by ICOMOS and the Committee.
Today’s decision marks another important step toward remembering the pain and
suffering of the victims, healing the painful wounds of history, and reaffirming that the
historical truth of the unfortunate past should also be reflected in an objective
manner.
In closing, I would like to express my deep appreciation to you, Madame Chair, for
your leadership and all Members of the Committee for their cooperation and support.
Thank you very much indeed.”
Is South Korea Now 'Hell Chosun'?
The idea of Korea as “Hell Chosun” captures a creeping sense of futility
among young South Koreans.
By Steven Denney
September 25, 2015
The rising popularity of the “Hell Chosun” Facebook group and the “Hell Korea”
online forum suggest many South Koreans, especially younger people, are growing
increasingly dissatisfied or disillusioned with the state of South Korean society.
“an infernal feudal kingdom stuck in the nineteenth century.”
“[B]eing born in South Korea is tantamount to entering hell, where one is
immediately enslaved by a highly regulated system that dictates an entire course
of life. Onerous education and service in the abusive military are the norm.”
“take refuge in the Fortress of Bureaucrats by taking the civil servant examination.”
“wallow in the Pool of Joblessness”
“become self-employed and eke out a self-sustaining but disreputable bandit-like
existence on the margin of society, or wade through the Forest of Emigration and
leave South Korea altogether, finding freedom”
October 16, 2015
Remarks by President Obama and President Park of the Republic of Korea in Joint Press Conference
Q
First, I have a question for President Obama. Within the United States, with regard to the Korea-U.S. alliance,
there are some people who are concerned that there are some cracks. What do you see? And in this situation,
President Park has visited the United States. What is the significance of her visit?
PRESIDENT OBAMA:
Actually, I don’t see any cracks in the relationship at all. (略)
So there’s no contradiction between the Republic of Korea having good relations with us, being a central part
of our alliance, and having good a relationship -- good relations with China.
I think as I communicated to President Park, the only thing that we're going to continue to insist on is that
we want China to abide by international norms and rules. And where they fail to do so, we expect the Republic
of Korea to speak out on that, just as we do, because we think that both of our countries have benefitted from
the international norms and rules that have been in place since the end of World War II. And we don't want to
see those rules of the road weakening, or some countries taking advantage because they're larger.
That's not good for anybody -- including South Korea.
Obviously, given the size of China right there on your doorstep, if they're able to act with impunity and ignore
rules whenever they please, that’s not going to be good for you -- whether that’s on economic issues or
security issues.
So, again, I think there we have a shared interest. And my hope is, is that as a consequence of the outreach
that President Park has done, the outreach we do, the interactions that we have with Japan and resolving some of
the historical challenges that exist there, that we can create in Northeast Asia the kind of cooperative,
forward-looking relationship among all countries that will be good for our children and our grandchildren.
Preview of the visit of Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye
Daniel R. Russel
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Mark Lippert Mark Lippert
Ambassador to South Korea
National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink
Washington, DC
October 14, 2015
QUESTION:
1.Bingru Wang with Hong Kong Phoenix TV.
2.Atsushi Okudera from Asahi Shimbun.
3.Mikyung Kim with the Seoul Shinmun Daily, Korea.
4.Jae Sun Chang with Yonhap News Agency.
5.Jumpei Yoshioka from Japanese Public TV NHK.
6.Wada. I’m with Japan’s Mainichi newspaper.
7.Jane with China Sina News.
8.Yongjin Yi, the correspondent working from the Hankyoreh Newspaper in Seoul.
9.Rita Cheng from Central News Agency, Taiwan.
10.Tong Kim with Korea Times.
China, Britain reach landmark partnership for nuclear power plant
Oct. 21, 2015 at 2:11 PM
In a discussion on Hong Kong, Queen Elizabeth II told Xi that former leader Deng Xiaoping's
"One country, two systems" approach to Hong Kong had the kind of insight that led to Britain's
decision to return Hong Kong to China in 1997, China Youth Daily reported.
The queen's remarks are believed to be an indirect reference to protests in Hong Kong over
increased interference from Beijing. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/21/China-Britain-reach-landmark-partnership-for-nuclear-power-plant/1311445449891/
【韓国】 韓国、米政府に日本を仮想敵国と表現するよう要請 英文記事
Seoul asked Washington to designate Japan ‘hypothetical enemy’? (!)
ttp://www.rjkoehler.com/seoul-asked-washington-to-designate-japan-hypothetical-enemy/
South Korea….conscripted soldiers … 75 percent of them said they have anti-U.S. sentiment.
Japan-Korea Relations: Fifty Years and Beyond
SHOTARO OSHIMA, SHIN KAK-SOO, KAN KIMURA, KIM TAE-HYO, THOMAS CAROTHERS, VICTOR CHA, JAMES L. SCHOFF, DUYEON KIM
October 14, 2015 Washington, DC
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of normalized relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea with the signing
of the Treaty of Basic Relations. Over the past five decades, bilateral relations have far surpassed those of the previous
sixteen centuries in terms of security cooperation, economic interdependence, and intellectual and cultural exchange,
yet the scars of the past continue to challenge efforts toward more fundamental reconciliation and deeper collaboration.
This half-day conference combined a look back with a look ahead, exploring Japan-Korea relations from a security, foreign
policy, and economic perspective and their connection to U.S. policy and strategic interests. What can success?and
shortcomings?over the past fifty years of Japan-Korea relations tell us about how best to navigate the future for the
mutual benefit of all three countries and for the region?
Fact Sheet: Joint Declaration of the Macroeconomic Policy Authorities of TPP Countries
11/5/2015 ?
OVERVIEW
- All TPP countries commit to avoid unfair currency practices and refrain from competitive devaluation.
- TPP countries will publicly report their foreign-exchange intervention and foreign reserves data, some for the first time.
- Officials from all TPP countries will consult regularly to address macroeconomic issues, including to engage on efforts to avoid unfair currency practices.
Meeting calendars, statements, and minutes (2010-2016)
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year and other meetingsas needed.
Links to policy statements and minutes are in the calendars below. The minutes of regularly scheduled
meetingsare released three weeks after the date ofthe policy decision. http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm
the Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal fundsrateto1/4 to1/2 percent.
Thestanceof monetary policy remains accommodative after this increase, thereby supporting
further improvement in labor market conditions and a return to 2 percent inflation. http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20151216a.htm
With rifle and bibliography: General Mattis on professional reading
Published on: May 7, 2013
By Jill R. Russell
Message 1: from General James Mattis, on the matter of professional reading, 20 November 2003
….The problem with being too busy to read is that you learn by experience (or by your men’s experience), i.e. the hard way.
By reading, you learn through others’ experiences, generally a better way to do business, especially in our line of work
where the consequences of incompetence are so final for young men.
Thanks to my reading, I have never been caught flat-footed by any situation, never at a loss for how any problem has been addressed
(successfully or unsuccessfully) before. It doesn’t give me all the answers, but it lights what is often a dark path ahead.
3 day supply of food and water
30 day supply of required medications
Personal Protective Equipment Blanket
Change of Clothes (jacket)
Toiletries
Towel
For Pets
Vet Records
TSA Approved Animal Carrier
10 Days of pet food
Collar/leash
Recommended Items
Baby items (diapers, bottles, food) and Feminine articles (10 days supply)
First Aid Kit
Battery operated radio
Phone Charger Flashlight and batteries
Trash bags http://www.2id.korea.army.mil/soldiers/neo-kit.asp
.@POTUS greatly appreciates the nice words of the S. Korean delegation & Pres Moon.
He will accept the invitation to meet w/ Kim Jong Un at a place & time to be determined.
We look forward to the denuclearization of NK.
In the meantime all sanctions & maximum pressure must remain
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末岡洋子
2015/01/08 07:00:00
スマートフォンで利用しているAndroidアプリのうち、PCでも使いたいものもあるだろう。Androidを開発するGoogleのWebブラウザ「Google Chrome」を使えば、かなりのアプリをPC上で動かせる。MakeTechEasierが「How to Run Android Apps in the Google Chrome Browser)」で、その方法を紹介しているので、以下そのポイントを見てみよう。
この方法、Mac OS XまたはWindowsでGoogle Chromeを利用するPC向けだ。また、すべてのAndroidアプリ/ゲームが利用できるわけではない点にも注意されたい。 https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20150108-androidchrome/
2019/01/28 に公開
'Crazy Thing Called Love' & 'We Will Rock You' extra scenes included here. Complete Queen Live Aid 1985 songs
You can watch the FULL and UNCUT Radio Gaga and Hammer to Fall songs at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUaE...
Bohemian Rhapsody movie 2018 is also a Golden Globe Awards 2019 Best Picture, Screen Actor's Guild Award 2019, BAFTA and Oscar 2019 Best Actor for Rami Malek
ENJOY these great songs from the great singer Freddie Mercury and the greatest band QUEEN during the LIVE AID 1985 Concert; and the brilliant performance of actor Rami Malek from the movie BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY 2018
00:46 Bohemian Rhapsody
02:56 Radio Gaga - UNCUT recreation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUaE...
06:15 Hammer to Fall - UNCUT Recreation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUaE...
09:18 Crazy Little Thing Called Love - DVD BluRay Extra Scene (movie deleted scene)
13:07 We Will Rock You - DVD BluRay Extra Scene (movie deleted scene)
14:27 We Are The Champions
Faith is just another worthless sign
I will live my life as godless soul Gangster
My fear is gone, it is all gone
Only a rage is left in my faithless world since I had betrayed my god
All is gone
No revenge
This fate is mine
I will survive on my own
This is my way
Stay Gold
Oh yes, it’s eye for an eye
For the betrayer and thief
Requiem wow wow
Fight with me, there’s no hope but try
Won’t give up, it’s my destiny
Don’t care
Don’t you ever give me mercy
When my life is gone with the wind
Will a prayer vanish into dust
Hell no
Starting over, Golden Wind
Nothing more to lose, there’s no more
Firing soul burned every road to past, days have gone by so fast
Don’t let your soul drawn into the
power of repose
Stand up and incite yourself make your own story
Oh yes, show some pride
For the betrayer and thief
Requiem wow wow
Fight with me, with those raging fists
Let your soul burn into screaming vain
Don’t care
I’m on my way to the truth
So, will I fight for some prize and fame?
Do I need to cast another spell?
Hell No
It all begins with Golden Wind
Fight with me, there’s no hope but try
Won’t give up, it’s my destiny
Don’t care
Don’t you ever give me mercy
When my life is gone with the wind
Will a prayer vanish into dust?
Hell no
Starting over, Golden Wind
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4:21 Bloody Stream (Part 2: Battle Tendency) OP 1
8:40 Stand Proud (Part 3: Stardust Crusaders) OP 1
13:14 END OF THE WORLD (Part 3: Stardust Crusaders) OP 2
17:36 Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town (Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable) OP 1
20:39 Chase (Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable) OP 2
23:00 Great Days (Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable) OP 3
27:00 Fighting Gold (Part 5: Vento Aureo/Golden Wind) OP 1
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In all, ASPI’s research has identified 83 foreign and Chinese companies directly or indirectly benefiting from the use of Uyghur workers outside Xinjiang through potentially abusive labour transfer programs as recently as 2019:
Tony Bobulinski: Joe Biden Had ‘Plausible Deniability’ in Family Business While Compromised by CCP-Linked Company
tps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/13/tony-bobulinski-joe-biden-plausible-deniability-family-business-while-compromised-ccp-linked-company/
Throwdown: Speaker Johnson Brushes Off Mitch McConnell Ukraine Funding Push, Says House ‘Certainly’ Will Not Vote on Senate Plan
tps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/13/throwdown-speaker-johnson-brushes-off-mitch-mcconnell-ukraine-funding-push-says-house-certainly-will-not-vote-on-senate-plan/
The List: 64 Ways Joe Biden Opened America’s Borders to the World’s Migrants
tps://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/10/the-list-64-ways-joe-biden-opened-americas-borders-to-the-worlds-migrants/
In the Line of Fire: How a Former Secret Service Agent Was Targeted by the Woke Mob and Found Her Defense
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