tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post7041084542427735715..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: Three Views of the Empire, FadedMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-72169405368398854422010-04-07T11:07:34.777+09:002010-04-07T11:07:34.777+09:00Great post and series of articles, thanks for this...Great post and series of articles, thanks for this! But I have to note Klingner's article where he said;<br /><br /> <i>"Left unchecked, Japan risks devolving into a second-tier, middle-power nation."</i><br /><br />Has he ever considered that being a second-tier, middle-power nation may actually be a good thing?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947199657127488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-9906447952933808702010-04-04T23:50:53.248+09:002010-04-04T23:50:53.248+09:00The first of these is fascinating. A classic examp...The first of these is fascinating. A classic example of projecting one's hopes and desires onto another. These desires are, of course, not reciprocated, which leaves the suitor feeling jilted. Japan is, I feel, perfectly happy to be a relatively unimportant (in global terms) middle power that gets on with what it wants to do and is not bothered by others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com