(3) William Horsley, Must Japan be eclipsed by China? BBC, Nov. 12, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11741607
Quote:
(a) "Tomohiko Taniguchi, a former Japanese foreign ministry spokesman turned strategic analyst, says China's vast size, super-fast economic growth and expanding naval power mean that Japan faces the prospect of Chinese dominance for the first time in more than 1,000 years.
"Nothing would be more humiliating for Japan, he says, than 'having to kowtow to the rulers in Beijing.'
(b) "Japanese officials point out that the country is still in the top five among the world's givers of development aid.
My comment:
(a) Tomohiko TANIGUCHI 谷口 智彦
(b) There is no need to read the rest.
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(4) Chester Dawson and Yuka Hayashi, U.S.-Japan Relations Warm. Wall Street JOurnal, Nov. 12, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704756804575607953039811866.html
("Tokyo has ruled out any reduction in what is known as host-nation support, or HNS, even as the rest of its budget faces spending cuts to rein in its massive debt. * * * HNS pays for various labor, facilities, utilities and other costs for U.S. forces in Japan, which help protect the country.")
My comment: There is no need to read the rest .
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Nathan Hodge, Northrop Redeploys as Budget Ax Nears. Wall Street Journal, Nov. 12, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703631704575552380275831548.html
("Founded as Northrop Aircraft Inc. in Hawthorne, Calif. [in 1939], on the eve of World War II * * * Northrop pioneered stealth aircraft technology, building the B-2 Spirit bomber, a descendant of founder Jack Northrop's experimental 'flying wing' design that first flew in 1946.")
My comment:
(a) Hawthorne, California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne,_California
(a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California)
(b) Read the quote and watch the slideshow only.