[Ronin]

I have told everyone who will listen, there is no telling what Japan will do because they themselves don't know -- yet.

But one thing that the 17 years I have spent in this country has taught me is that when Japanese public opinion changes, it changes radically and totally. The socialists and communists are now totally discredited and the "peace constitution" is on it's last legs. Rearmament, specifically including nuclear weapons, is a definite possibility.

In fact, if there is anyone who thinks that Japan does NOT have nuclear weapons, or at least pre-fabricated parts ready for assembly into nuclear weapons, I have some nice options on prime Florida real estate to sell them.

I think, and this is just a hunch based on my amateur reading of the Japanese psyche, that if Al Queda is dumb enough to launch a terrorist attack in Japan, they will definitely reawaken the spirit of Japanese militarism and the results will be profound for Asia and the world.

[DarthMaulrulesok]

Japanese rearmament will be a splendid lever for us to use on China! Of course, the real immoralitiy will be letting a regieme that starves it's own people and threatens us have yet ANOTHER agreement that they can break later.

[gaijin]

ditto.

[AmericanInTokyo]

The bottle has been uncorked.