Japan 'must end outdated policy'
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="academics">academics</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="outdated">outdated</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaning">leaning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Consensus">Consensus</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>-<span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="elites">elites</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="Koichi">Koichi</span> <span word="Kato">Kato</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="Yukichi">Yukichi</span> <span word="Fukuzawa">Fukuzawa</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Meiji">Meiji</span> <span word="Era">Era</span> (1868-1912), <span word="has">has</span> <span word="guided">guided</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="Fukuzawa">Fukuzawa</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="modernization">modernization</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>" - <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="special">special</span> <span word="sympathy">sympathy</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>," <span word="Kato">Kato</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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