source:http://forum.globaltimes.cn/forum/showthread.php?t=8103

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama made his first keynote address to the Diet on Monday. He should be commended for summing up his "politics of fraternity" in his own words — thus dumping the practice of pasting together sentences written by bureaucrats from various ministries.

He said the seas surrounding Japan must never again become scenes of conflict and that the foundation for achieving this is a close and equal Japan-U.S. alliance. He explained that "equal" ties with the United States means that Japan must actively make proposals and be cooperative in order to help the bilateral alliance's efforts toward global peace and security. This is easier said than done. The government must keep in mind that this will require ingenuity, adequate preparation and compliance with the principles of the war-renouncing Constitution.

Will the seas surrounding Japan become the "seas of friendly love" like Yukio Hatoyama described?

Is Yukio Hatoyama's statement a empty political talk ?

The problem is what it really means.

Japan = USA.
Therefore
Japan > Rest of Asia
Therefore.
Japan = #1 in Asia
Japan + greater say in regional politics = USA, let Japan deal with Asia.
All disputes between other Asian countries and Japan will then favor Japan who will have the blessing of the rest of the international community.

It's been their game plan for a long time. And when the Imperial Japanese Military rolls around, they'll have the set of laws that will be able to enforce this sort of thing all along the Western Pacific.
The Japanese ass kissing of the West is at an all time high and the fact that China is always on the West's sh!t list and Korea is now very much on it means things are going as planned for the Japanese.

sushi > other food in region

Hardly.
If you actually get to know the real Chinese foods, sushi doesn't even rate.
Don't believe the stuff about Korean food... it's good but overrated.