Japan's ex-PM criticizes militarism
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yukio">Yukio</span> <span word="Hatoyama">Hatoyama</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="stance">stance</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="active">active</span> <span word="pacifism">pacifism</span>"<span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Hatoyama">Hatoyama</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diversities">diversities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essence">essence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> '<span word="dialogue">dialogue</span>'," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="active">active</span> <span word="pacifism">pacifism</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> "<span word="values">values</span>" <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unite">unite</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alienate">alienate</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="values">values</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hatoyama">Hatoyama</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="lifts">lifts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="incompatible">incompatible</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="abandons">abandons</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="postwar">postwar</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="treasure">treasure</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="besiege">besiege</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instigate">instigate</span> <span word="confrontation">confrontation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Hatoyama">Hatoyama</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="isolate">isolate</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>, <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="misunderstanding">misunderstanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>, <span word="Hatoyama">Hatoyama</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>-<span word="US">US</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>.</p>
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