I updated my Breaking News section today-
Well, Abe-san wasn’t Prime Minister for very long, was he? From what Yasuo Fukuda has been saying it looks like he’s in the right frame of mind to repair relations with Japan’s neighbors. It’s somewhat discouraging that his cabinet may not necessarily support him, but its better to have at least someone who wants to improve relations. It’s amusing, as this article points out, that now that they don’t have Yasukuni Shrine to gripe over, they’re actually having to look at real problems. Now they’re griping about energy problems like the rest of the world:) At least gas is something firmly rooted in the present and doesn’t dredge up as much anger as war-time atrocities. I’m not sure how Fukuda’s time as Prime Minister will turn out, but at least it looks like he’s willing to look in the right direction for his country’s future.
