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	<title>Daniel Michaeli: Asia Ruminations &#187; Japan</title>
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		<title>Legacies of War: Yasukuni Shrine</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/08/20/legacies-of-war-yasukuni-shrine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Japanese Colonialism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Sunday, August 15th, was the 65th anniversary of Japan&#8217;s surrender to end World War II, in which tens of millions perished, from Europe and North Africa through Russia to Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the United States. In a departure from my usual blogging style, I want to share some more personal reflections on one of the historical legacies that continues to haunt Northeast Asia.
On a trip to the region earlier this month, I met with scholars from Japan, China, and Korea, in part to explore the ways ...]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Southeast Asia Peaceful</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/07/26/keeping-southeast-asia-peaceful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southeast Asians want the United States active and engaged in the region, and the U.S. is clearly trying to deliver. But Southeast Asian countries cannot hope to receive full U.S. support in the South China Sea until they resolve ongoing disputes among themselves.
This burst of U.S. activity in Southeast Asia is, in part, a response to China&#8217;s recent assertiveness, particularly in the maritime space (more on that here). Southeast Asians hope drawing the United States more deeply into the region can help balance China&#8217;s heft in multilateral organizations and deter China ...]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Skips Asia (Again)</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/06/05/obama-skips-asia-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[U.S. Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gulf Oil Spill]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trade]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fact that President Obama canceled yet another trip to Asia (after having canceled his March trip and deciding to skip Indonesia in November) is disappointing. This makes sense from the narrow American political perspective; Obama is afraid the Gulf oil spill could become his &#8220;Hurricane Katrina&#8221; incident, exposing the U.S. government as aloof and unable to respond to crises.
But the message sent to the Asia-Pacific region is not a good one.
Australia, like the United States, is a &#8220;Pacific&#8221; but not an &#8220;Asian&#8221; power. While Japan has jumped at opportunities ...]]></description>
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		<title>Give Up the 2006 Futenma Agreement: There&#8217;s More to the U.S.-Japan Alliance</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2010/05/10/give-up-the-2006-futenma-agreement-theres-more-to-the-u-s-japan-alliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 15:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Gates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In negotiations between democracies, the atmosphere and public perceptions of the negotiations can matter even more than their paper outcome. In negotiations with Japan over relocating Futenma, the U.S. Marine Corps air station in the middle of Ginowan City, it&#8217;s time for the United States to recognize that. Maintaining an effective relationship with the Japanese public requires a policy change on Futenma relocation.
The U.S. bases much percent of its presence in Japan on Okinawa, an island strategically located near the Taiwan Strait. The tactical arguments for why the U.S. marines ...]]></description>
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		<title>Moving on Trade</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2009/12/17/moving-on-trade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trade]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trans-Pacific Partnership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced this week that the United States will negotiate to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which currently includes New Zealand, Chile, Brunei, and Singapore. As more countries join&#8211;Australia, Peru, and Vietnam will negotiate to join with us&#8211;this could be the start of a more robust U.S. trade agenda in Asia. Kirk even said Japan, Malaysia, and South Korea should join an agreement, too.
But is the United States really ready for an agreement like this? And is the Obama administration really serious about moving forward on ...]]></description>
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		<title>Interviews on the U.S.-Japan relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2009/11/13/interview-on-the-u-s-japan-relationship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Asian Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Okinawa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewed twice today on President Obama&#8217;s visit to Japan.
The first was for Colombia National Radio&#8217;s morning &#8220;Coffee and News&#8221; show. We spoke about the Okinawa base relocation issue, creating a more equal U.S.-Japan relationship, and Prime Minister Hatoyama&#8217;s idea for an East Asian Community. See more here.
The second was for Correio Braziliense, one of Brazil&#8217;s main politics-oriented newspapers. I&#8217;ll post a link when I have one.
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		<title>Issues in the U.S.-Japan Relationship (Radio Interview)</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2009/11/13/radio-interview-for-coffee-and-news-colombia-national-radio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:06:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media: Colombia National Radio &#8211; &#8220;Coffee and News&#8221; Morning Show (Live).
Subjects: President Obama&#8217;s trip to Japan, focusing on the Okinawa base relocation issue, creating a more equal U.S.-Japan relationship, and Prime Minister Hatoyama&#8217;s idea for an East Asian Community.
Length: 11:21.

This was a live interview conducted in English; Spanish interpretation follows each question and answer.

Note: If you have trouble with the embedded MP3 file above, you can open or download the interview directly here.
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Trip to Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2009/11/12/obamas-trip-to-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2009/11/12/obamas-trip-to-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No small number of experts and non-experts are pointing out that the lack of an Obama trade policy is devastating our credibility in Asia&#8211;and that, niceties aside, Obama is bringing little to the table on his trip to Asia this week. But the story just got even worse.
President Obama was scheduled to give a speech at the APEC CEO summit on trade, where many hoped he would renew America&#8217;s commitment to trade&#8211;a commitment that underpinned U.S. economic relevance in Asia since World War II.
The newest reverberation of the Fort Hood ...]]></description>
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		<title>The United States in the New Asia</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2009/11/03/the-united-states-in-the-new-asia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working for the past few months on preparing a report, The United States in the New Asia, which was released today by the Council on Foreign Relations. The authors, Evan Feigenbaum and Bob Manning, are veterans of the Bush administration with a deep appreciation for Asian sensibilities.
But Evan and Bob mince no words in criticizing the host of largely useless multilateral institutions that have been built up in Asia over the past 10-20 years. They observe, sharply, that &#8220;creating multilateral forums has rivaled badminton as the leading indoor ...]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s &#8220;East Asian Community&#8221; and Its Impact on America&#8217;s Interests</title>
		<link>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2009/10/13/japans-east-asian-community-and-its-impact-on-americas-interests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.asiaruminations.com/2009/10/13/japans-east-asian-community-and-its-impact-on-americas-interests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Michaeli</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Sneider]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Richard Katz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s excellent Foreign Policy article by Dan Sneider and Richard Katz attempts to make sense of Japanese PM Hatoyama&#8217;s concept of an &#8220;East Asian Community.&#8221; This is an article well worth reading. The main argument: just because Japan is looking more towards Asia does not mean that Japan is distancing itself from the United States. Indeed, the U.S. has encouraged Japan to take on a more assertive regional profile in the past. The region is changing, and it is to be expected that the U.S.-Japan alliance will need to change ...]]></description>
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