Chapter 64: A New Hot Spot in Public Opinion
In early April, in addition to the question of whether or not to restart the nuclear power plant, many people still attracted public attention, and the relocation of the U.S. military base in Futenma in the Ryukyus also became a new hot topic of public opinion.
The relocation of the Futenma military base is an age-old issue that has been tossed around for decades and has been a headache for successive Japanese prime ministers.
The Futenma Military Base, also known as Futenma Airport, is known as "the most dangerous airport in the world", mainly because it is surrounded by the most densely populated area in Ryukyu Prefecture! As a military airport, the frequent take-off and landing of military planes not only interferes with the normal life of local residents with loud noise, but also causes damage to the local area from time to time due to military plane crashes. In addition, the style of American GIs stationed overseas has always aroused strong dissatisfaction among the local people.
Of course, there is another reason that the general media will not mention, Futenma military airfield covers an area of more than 4.8 square kilometers, and these 4.8 square kilometers are all in the elite area of Ryukyu Prefecture, and if there is no restriction on military airports, its commercial value is self-evident. Therefore, the local government of the Ryukyus has been demanding that the U.S. side relocate the airport and return the land, and not only Futenma Airport, but also dozens of U.S. military bases in the Ryukyus, which account for 10 percent of the entire territory, have all demanded that they be moved out of the Ryukyus.
In 2006, after a decade of bargaining, the two governments reached an agreement on the relocation of Futenma Airport, but the conclusion of the agreement does not mean that the people of the Ryukyus are satisfied, let alone that it can be implemented in a timely manner. At least until now, there has been no substantial progress in the relocation of Futenma Airport.
Naturally, the DPJ will not give up on using this incident to attack the ruling party when it is running for the Diet, and the feng shui is turning, and now it is the LDP that uses this matter to attack the DPJ. However, no one is a nerd, and they all understand that this is a drunkard's intention not to drink, and the goal is actually directed at the prime minister of Yukio Hatoyama - in Japanese politics, the people still value the election promises of politicians and politicians, and those who have broken their promises in the general election will be spurned.
Although Fang Mingyuan reminded Yukio Hatoyama not to "trap" himself on this issue, this issue is an inevitable statement in the general election, and naturally it has now become an important breakthrough to attack Yukio Hatoyama.
Looking at the newspaper, Yushan's brows were twisted, and Liben Duoyi sat opposite him, also with a solemn expression.
"Yushan-kun, it seems that they are deliberately asking Hatoyama-kun to step down." Hongchi Yicun said in a deep voice.
"Well, I know. And they have already sent the next candidate, Yoshihiko Hada. Yushan didn't throw the newspaper aside casually.
"Yoshihiko Hada? What is the Vice Minister of Finance? Hirochi Yoshitsumi asked in surprise, "Why him?" Which one of Ozawa-kun, Furugaki Yoshiichi, and Naoto Kan Shang is not above him in the party? Oh......" Hiroike Yoshitsu gave a look of surprise.
Liben Duoyi glanced at Yushan and said, "What do you think about this matter, Yushan-kun?" ”
Yushan didn't close his eyes and muttered for a moment before saying, "Then it depends on whether we believe in Fang Jun or those experts." As far as I know, Fang Jun's enterprises are still overpurchasing our products. ”
Hiroike Yoshitsu and Tayoshi Tachimoto secretly changed their eyes, Yushan didn't obviously still believe Fang Mingyuan's "early warning", and they were also worried that if they believed the experts' theories, ousted Yukio Hatoyama, restarted the nuclear power unit, and then broke out a major natural disaster, it would really be a big joke.
"If we try to protect Hatoyama-kun...... It's very risky. Liben Duoyi said in a deep voice, if the natural disaster that Fang Mingyuan said does not appear for a long time, the resignation of Yukio Hatoyama will definitely be a sure result. For their three major consortia, the loss is not half a star. It is likely that in the coming years, it will be at a considerable disadvantage.
"But the stakes are also great!" Yushan didn't say quietly, "Yukio Hatoyama is still more grateful." ”
"Tamyama-kun, Limoto-kun, Hatoyama-kun's governing philosophy is in conflict with the Americans, and I'm afraid of ......," said Hiroike.
Compared with the majority of Japanese politicians, Yukio Hatoyama is rather pro-China, and once mentioned that "Japan is excessively dependent on the United States" when attending the trilateral summit meeting between Japan, China, and the ROK, and this remark has aroused strong dissatisfaction among the US Government, and the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific Affairs has openly claimed that "Yukio Hatoyama's inappropriate remarks will cause a crisis that cannot be repaired in Japanese-US relations."
One of the most important reasons why Japan is a world economic power is that the Japanese government's diplomatic attitude has been influenced to a great extent by the US Government, and since the Democratic Party came to power, it has been working hard to revise various matters in the Japan-US alliance, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of the Americans. If it weren't for the fact that after Yukio Hatoyama came to power, the Japanese economy had performed well in the face of the economic crisis, the cabinet's approval rating in Japan was still quite high, and the Americans still had to take the banner of "democracy." I am afraid that they would have found a way to oust Yukio Hatoyama from power long ago.
"Americans don't like him, but China and South Korea still appreciate him." Tachimoto Tayoshi sighed. After Yukio Hatoyama came to power, diplomatic relations among the three East Asian countries have been markedly relaxed, summits have been frequent, and negotiations on the East Asian Free Trade Area have also made marked progress, which is undoubtedly beneficial to Japan, which is mired in an economic crisis.
"What a dilemma!" Hirochi Yoshitsu also sighed. In 2010, Japan's top three exporters were the United States, China and South Korea, with the difference between the United States and China being only US$30 billion. At the same time, Huaxia, the United States and Australia are also the top three imports of goods from Japan, and Huaxia is ahead of the United States by more than 80 billion US dollars. Moreover, Huaxia also occupies a major advantage in Japan's import and export trade, that is, the Huaxia market still has great potential to be tapped, while the American market, Japanese products are close to saturation. From this point of view, maintaining a good relationship with China is important for Japan's economic recovery.
There was silence in the room for a long time, and then Liben Duoyi said: "But we can keep him for a while, but we can't save him for a lifetime." Although it is enough for the Mitsubishi consortium to be mobilized enough to make the Mitsubishi consortium dare not easily attack Yukio Hatoyama, there are also a large number of enterprises in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the surrounding eight prefectures, and the long-term shortage of power supply will also have a great impact on the production and operation of these enterprises. Although the three are the heads of the three consortiums, it does not mean that they can ignore the opinions of these companies in the consortium.
"I don't need to live a lifetime, I think if this natural disaster has not broken out in June, I'm afraid that no matter how much we support Hatoyama-kun at that time, it won't help." Yushan didn't say, "The transition time between winter and spring should be March." ”
Yoshitsu Hiroike and Tayoshi Tachimoto nodded, entering the peak period of electricity consumption in Japan, and at the same time, more than 30 nuclear power units of the three major power companies were idle due to lack of government approval, and the anger of the local business community and the people at that time was enough to bring down the cabinet, which is a region with tens of millions of people and more than half of Japan's GDP!
"Well, Yushan-kun is right. Hehe, those three old guys, although they said that they didn't believe that there would be another earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher in that area, but the core members of the family were all withdrawn from that area. Tachi Limoto sneered.
As the three of them talked, the topic turned back to who they would support to take over as prime minister if Yukio Hatoyama stepped down.
"Ceding a mere 15 percent of the share to five consortia, with an average of only 3 percent, you want us to support Yoshihiko Hada?" Hirochi Yoshitsumi was dissatisfied, of course, what he was even more dissatisfied with was that he didn't get news from the Mitsubishi Foundation. Although it is said that the Sanwa Foundation has a small share in the Japanese military industry, it is too much to despise them.
Yushan didn't smile with Tayoshi Tachimoto, Iwasaki Masayan and Yasuda Nakanomiya introduced Yoshihiko Hada, I'm afraid they are also showing favor to them, after all, the two consortiums have military enterprises and nuclear power companies, and Yoshihiko Yeda's coming to power can be regarded as a certain benefit for them.
But the two also know very well in their hearts that although Yoshihiko Yeda is from the Democratic Party, his political ideas are still quite obvious compared with Yukio Hatoyama, and it is also more likely to cause dissatisfaction in China and South Korea. If he is brought to power, the diplomatic achievements of Yukio Hatoyama as prime minister so far are likely to be lost in the future. However, once the relationship between Japan and the two countries returns to the old path, it will be extremely difficult to reverse the situation at that time.
"Who does Hongchi-kun admire more?" Yushan didn't smile and said, "Don't you want to take this opportunity to push the Liberal Democratic Party to make a comeback?" ”
Hiroike waved his hand and said, "The LDP does not yet have the conditions to become the ruling party again. Moreover, this is not a time of political turmoil for a long time. In my opinion, Naoki Ozawa and Yukio Hatoyama got too close, and Hatoyama's fall may also affect Naoki Ozawa. Compared to Yoshihiko Hada, I admire Yoshiichi Furagaki more. ”
"Furugaki Zhenichi?" Yushan didn't even pick up the teacup and took a sip before saying, "He ......"
At this time, all three of them suddenly felt that the floor under their buttocks was shaking a little......
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