大震災と原発事故という未曽有の試練を抱えても、日本は決して「内向き」にはならない。世界の課題に貢献し続ける。
野田首相が国連総会の演説に込めたのは、そんなメッセージに違いない。
首相は冒頭、震災にまつわる三つのエピソードを紹介した。
宮城県で研修中のインドネシア人看護師が、津波の直前に患者を避難させてくれたこと。
ブラジルの恵まれない子どもたちが、小銭を集めて日本に送ってくれたこと。
ケニアの大学生が追悼集会で「上を向いて歩こう」を合唱してくれたこと。
そして首相は「世界との絆を日本人は永遠に忘れない」と誓った。
戦後の日本は、先の大戦への反省から、平和国家をめざし、途上国の開発援助を積極的に展開してきた。
今回、世界中から救いの手が差し伸べられたのは、半世紀以上にわたる日本の活動への評価と無縁ではなかろう。
だからこそ、復旧・復興や原発事故の収束を急がねばならないなかでも、経済大国として持てる力を国際社会の課題に注ぎ続けるべきだと考える。
首相は新たな国際公約として（１）南スーダンの国連平和維持活動への協力（２）ソマリアの飢饉（ききん）への人道支援（３）中東・北アフリカの民主化支援のための１０億ドルの円借款を表明した。この内容を率直に評価する。こうした努力が日本の国際的な地歩をより確かなものにするはずだ。
これに比べて、原子力安全に関するハイレベル会合での演説には大いに疑問がある。
「事故の教訓を世界に発信する」と宣言したのはいい。しかし、今後のエネルギー政策を具体的に語ることもなく、原発輸出の継続を宣言した。訪米前に米国紙に、原発の再稼働時期を「来夏に向けて」と明言したことと合わせて、菅前首相の「脱原発依存」の後退を図っているようにしか見えない。
菅氏が５月の国際会議で、自然エネルギーを拡大させる野心的な数値目標を示したのに比べて、何とも見劣りする。
前政権の何を引き継ぎ、何を変えるのか。首相は明確に国民に説明する責任がある。
国内では、復興増税や社会保障のための消費増税が議論されている。国連でアピールした対外支援についても、幅広い国民の理解と支持を得る作業が欠かせない。
外交日程は一段落し、明日から国会の予算委が始まる。その論戦が最初の試金石になる。
Sunday, September 25, 2011
25/09 Cảm giác mạnh ở Hạ Long
Chủ Nhật, 25/09/2011, 07:53 (GMT+7)
TT - Thời gian gần đây, cứ mỗi dịp cuối tuần vịnh Hạ Long (Quảng Ninh) lại xuất hiện một nhóm “vận động viên” leo núi mạo hiểm. Đây là các thành viên CLB Viet Climb, CLB leo núi cả trong nhà lẫn ngoài trời do Jean Verly, một chàng trai mang trong mình hai dòng máu Việt - Pháp, làm chủ tịch.
Anh từng là một vận động viên leo núi chuyên nghiệp, chinh phục nhiều ngọn núi hùng vĩ trên thế giới. Hiện anh đang sinh sống, làm việc tại Hà Nội và thành lập CLB leo núi thu hút đông đảo thành viên tham dự, trong đó có nhiều người nước ngoài và cả Việt Nam.
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| Những điểm chân núi bị sóng biển xâm thực tạo thành hõm sâu, hay trước cửa động là nơi lý tưởng cho môn thể thao tìm cảm giác mạnh này |
Được biết, năm 1995 đã có một đoàn thám hiểm nước ngoài đến đây để khảo sát. Kết quả đánh giá khu vực này đủ các yếu tố và tiêu chuẩn để trở thành điểm đến của những người thích cảm giác mạnh - môn leo núi. Dựa vào đó, Jean Verly và những người bạn quyết định thực hiện từng bước chinh phục các vách núi trên biển Quảng Ninh.
Có tận mắt chứng kiến mới thấy được sự can đảm của những người chơi: dùng tay không để leo lên những mỏm đá cao rồi buông mình rơi xuống biển sâu. Vẫn biết là khá an toàn vì các ngọn núi đá được chọn để leo đều có hình dạng khoét sâu ở chân do sóng biển xâm thực nên có lỡ tuột tay thì chỉ rơi xuống biển, nhưng trông vẫn rất rợn người!
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Có những điểm cần phải dùng dây bảo hiểm để đảm bảo an toàn |
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| Leila - người Hà Lan, một trong bốn cô gái thành viên CLB - cố gắng vượt độ cao 20m |
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Các thành viên CLB dùng thuyền kayak tiếp cận chân núi, nơi bắt đầu cuộc chinh phục |
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Zach (người Mỹ) bày tỏ sự sảng khoái trong một lần tìm cảm giác mạnh ở Hạ Long. Anh cho biết Hạ Long là điểm du lịch thích nhất của anh |
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| Chèo thuyền kayak đi tìm các điểm leo núi mới |
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| Jean Verly (chủ tịch CLB Viet Climb, mang hai dòng máu Việt - Pháp), đã chinh phục nhiều ngọn núi trên thế giới, cố gắng vượt qua một điểm leo khó nhô ra khỏi vách núi thẳng đứng của một hòn đảo trên vịnh Hạ Long |
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| Một cú santo đẹp mắt trên vịnh Hạ Long |
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Gael (người Pháp - ảnh trên) buông mình từ độ cao gần 30m xuống biển. Ngay lập tức đồng đội chèo thuyền kayak đến đón |
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| Sau một ngày leo núi tìm cảm giác mạnh, các thành viên của Viet Climb cùng thư giãn: 1... 2... 3... dzô! |
NAM KHÁNH thực hiện
25/09 VOX POPULI: As the days get cooler, we should rest tired minds
Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of the vernacular Asahi Shimbun.
2011/09/25
Old cherry trees that line a street in my neighborhood had their routine "health checkup" on Sept. 23. Apart from losing leaves and some small branches, they all survived Typhoon No. 15. According to the tree doctor, roadside trees won't come down in a storm so long as their roots are protected and their branches are properly trimmed.
The severe midweek typhoon brought autumn in its train. Summer's residual heat is finally gone, and the mackerel sky reminds me of a fine watercolor. A haiku by Mori Tajima goes: "Sunset glow/ Surfers ride red waves." Vestigial images of summer are beginning to fade in the cool of early morning and late evening.
This year, however, we apparently need to watch out for "aki-bate" (autumn lethargy) because of the beatings our bodies have taken during the brutal summer. It certainly wasn't easy living with minimal air conditioning. Our gastrointestinal organs are suffering the consequences of an overload of icy drinks and cold foods. There was also the stress of living in fear of another big earthquake, which must have affected our minds and bodies in ways we do not understand.
Now is the time to cool the overheated body and heal the tired mind. The weather is neither hot nor cold. We are done with the nervous energy of spring, and we are off the sort of hope-disappointment cycle we experience when the seasons change.
In my opinion, the next few weeks are the best time of the year to get our "emotional temperatures" stable.
"Aki no Kehai" (Signs of autumn), a hit number by the folk group Off Course, has these lines: "The winds die down at dusk/ The broken-up clouds become one again."
Kazumasa Oda, who wrote the lyrics, depicted the end of a romantic relationship against the backdrop of his native Yokohama. The mild sense of loss is typical to autumn. The song continues: "Like a broad river/ Time flows/ There is no going back."
During this year's "higan" Buddhist holiday, many people in the Tohoku region must have prayed before photos of loved ones who perished in the March 11 quake and tsunami. Some family graves remain untended.
I should imagine that those people's sense of loss will only intensify with time.
The quake occurred in spring. Summer came and went, and now it's autumn. I have resolved to live each day in deep appreciation of the glorious clear skies.
--The Asahi Shimbun, Sept. 24
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Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics, including culture, arts and social trends and developments. Written by veteran Asahi Shimbun writers, the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.
2011/09/25
Old cherry trees that line a street in my neighborhood had their routine "health checkup" on Sept. 23. Apart from losing leaves and some small branches, they all survived Typhoon No. 15. According to the tree doctor, roadside trees won't come down in a storm so long as their roots are protected and their branches are properly trimmed.
The severe midweek typhoon brought autumn in its train. Summer's residual heat is finally gone, and the mackerel sky reminds me of a fine watercolor. A haiku by Mori Tajima goes: "Sunset glow/ Surfers ride red waves." Vestigial images of summer are beginning to fade in the cool of early morning and late evening.
This year, however, we apparently need to watch out for "aki-bate" (autumn lethargy) because of the beatings our bodies have taken during the brutal summer. It certainly wasn't easy living with minimal air conditioning. Our gastrointestinal organs are suffering the consequences of an overload of icy drinks and cold foods. There was also the stress of living in fear of another big earthquake, which must have affected our minds and bodies in ways we do not understand.
Now is the time to cool the overheated body and heal the tired mind. The weather is neither hot nor cold. We are done with the nervous energy of spring, and we are off the sort of hope-disappointment cycle we experience when the seasons change.
In my opinion, the next few weeks are the best time of the year to get our "emotional temperatures" stable.
"Aki no Kehai" (Signs of autumn), a hit number by the folk group Off Course, has these lines: "The winds die down at dusk/ The broken-up clouds become one again."
Kazumasa Oda, who wrote the lyrics, depicted the end of a romantic relationship against the backdrop of his native Yokohama. The mild sense of loss is typical to autumn. The song continues: "Like a broad river/ Time flows/ There is no going back."
During this year's "higan" Buddhist holiday, many people in the Tohoku region must have prayed before photos of loved ones who perished in the March 11 quake and tsunami. Some family graves remain untended.
I should imagine that those people's sense of loss will only intensify with time.
The quake occurred in spring. Summer came and went, and now it's autumn. I have resolved to live each day in deep appreciation of the glorious clear skies.
--The Asahi Shimbun, Sept. 24
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Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics, including culture, arts and social trends and developments. Written by veteran Asahi Shimbun writers, the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.
Challenges in Defining an Israeli-Palestinian Border
Palestinian leaders plan to seek recognition of statehood at the United Nations this month. Below, explore some of the contentious issues that negotiators will face in drawing a border between Israel and a future Palestinian state.
Borders and Barriers: An Overview
From the Green Line to the West Bank barrier to the Old
City in Jerusalem, the key issues explained, in maps
City in Jerusalem, the key issues explained, in maps
Individual Voices
Different video perspectives on Israel and a Palestinian state.
Images
From locations on both sides of the Green Line.
25/09 Zero tolerance in international schools, but drug tests are discreet
Students face random testing, but analysis is done overseas to keep results confidential
Students at international schools are subjected to random drug tests throughout the year, but analysis is done overseas to keep results confidential.
They may take a zero-tolerance approach to drugs, yet when it comes to testing their students for it, international schools prefer to play it cautious.
At the International School Singapore (ISS), Tanglin Trust School (TTS), Lycee Francais de Singapour (LFS) and Singapore American School (SAS), students are subjected to random drug tests throughout the year.
But to protect students from prosecution, the schools send these tests overseas for analysis. TTS sends its samples to a laboratory in Britain.
ISS sends its samples to the United States, 'using a code so that the student's identity is kept confidential', said headmaster Tony Race. The schools declined to comment on how much they spend each year doing this. TTS said 'it's not a significant amount'.
24/09 10 cặp đôi quyền lực nhất thế giới năm 2011
Thứ Bảy, 24/09/2011 17:36
(NLĐO)- Tạp chí danh tiếng Forbes vừa đưa ra danh sách 10 cặp vợ chồng quyền lực nhất năm 2011. Đó những cặp vợ chồng có ảnh hưởng lớn tới thế giới trên nhiều lĩnh vực như kinh tế, chính trị, văn hóa, xã hội…
Dưới đây là những sự kết đôi hoàn hảo đó:
Tổng thống Mỹ Obama và đệ nhất phu nhân đệ nhất phu nhân Michelle Obama là cặp đôi hoàn hảo cho danh sách này của Forbes. Ông Obama là tổng thống của đất nước có nền tài chính đứng đầu và dân số thứ ba trên thế, bà Michelle cũng là người phụ nữ đứng thứ tám trong danh sách các quý bà quyền lực nhất địa cầu. Mặc dù không giữ một chức vụ gì trong Nhà Trắng, nhưng bà Michelle là người có ảnh hưởng rất lớn tại Mỹ, ngoài ra bà còn giữ cương vị người đứng đấu tổ chức Let’s Move – chống nạn béo phì ở trẻ em.
Cặp đôi thành công và được đánh giá cao nhất trong ngành công nghiệp âm nhạc: ca sĩ Beyonce Knowles và
người sáng lập ra nhóm Roc Nation Jay-Z, cặp đôi này nắm trong tay 29 giải Grammy.
Người dẫn chương trình nổi tiếng Ellen DeGeneres và diễn viên Portia DeGeneres.
Cặp đôi này được gọi là một trong những cặp vợ chồng vàng của Hollywood. Họ có hơn 7 triệu người hâm mộ trên Twitter.
Cặp vợ chồng nhà diễn viên Brad Pitt và Angelina Jolie là nam châm của phòng vé và báo chí.
Năm ngoái cặp đôi này kiếm được 50 triệu USD và họ đang có 6 người con.
Mặc dù chưa có kế hoạch kết hôn nhưng họ là một gia đình hạnh phúc.
Cặp vợ chồng của Tập đoàn máy tính công nghệ cao HTC của Đài Loan: Cher Wang - người sáng lập
ra công ty HTC vào năm 1997 và đứng vị trí 20 trong danh sách những người phụ nữ quyền lực nhất thế giới
và chồng là Wenchi Chen, hiện là giám đốc điều hành một chi nhánh của HTC.
Nhà thiết kế Diane von Furstenberg- (người sáng lập hãng thời trang DVF) cùng chồng Barry Diller, chủ tịch của IAC
Siêu mẫu có mức lương cao nhất thế giới Gisele Bundchen và chồng Tom Brady, ngôi sao bóng bầu dục của Mỹ.
Cựu Tổng thống Mỹ Bill Clinton và vợ - đương kim Ngoại trưởng Mỹ Hillary Clinton.
Vợ chồng Jin Sook và Do Won Chang người Mỹ gốc Hàn Quốc. Do Won Chang là nhà sáng
lập chuỗi cửa hàng bán lẻ thời trang giá rẻ Forever 21 với 470 cửa hàng và doanh số bán hàng mỗi năm đạt 2,2 tỉ USD.
Cặp đôi giàu có không ai không biết: Vợ chồng tỷ phú Bill Gates và Melinda Gates
Linh San (Theo Forbes)
25/09 CERN finding stuns Japan experts / If confirmed, discovery would 'challenge fundamentals of modern physics'
The finding by an 11-nation research group, including Nagoya University, that neutrinos may travel faster than light has astonished physicists in Japan and around the world.
Confirmation of the discovery would overturn Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity, which asserts that the speed of light can never be exceeded.
Modern physics has been built on the basis of Einstein's theory, and the impact of the startling data announced Thursday in Europe on neutrino studies alone would be immeasurable, according to experts.
"This challenges a fundamental principle universally accepted in today's physics," said Prof. Yoichiro Suzuki at the University of Tokyo's Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, who expressed surprise Friday at the news that one type of neutrino--muon neutrinos--was found to exceed the speed of light.
Muon neutrinos are one of the three known types of nerutrinos.
The astonishing finding announced Thursday was made by researchers working on a research project called OPERA. As part of the project, neutrinos emitted from a research center in suburban Geneva arrived at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in central Italy faster than the speed of light.
The Swiss research center is operated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN.
The Italian facility has the world's largest underground laboratory for experiments in particle physics.
Einstein's theory of special relativity was published in 1905 and has since been the foundation of major strides in modern physics.
The theory says nothing that has a mass can travel faster than light. According to the theory, when the speed of an object approaches the speed of light, its mass increases so much that it cannot accelerate any further.
Since muon neutrinos, like the other two other kinds of neutrinos, have a mass, they should not be able to exceed the speed of light, according to Einstein's theory.
The theory explains a number of other strange things that happen when an object approaches the speed of light.
For example, time slows down for an object traveling at that speed, and space shrinks.
The notion that time can slow and space can shrink has had an enormous impact on a large number of fields beyond physics.
The late Alfred North Whitehead, considered one of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century, established a unique view of space based mainly on Einstein's theory.
The most recent finding may lead to a revolutionary change in not only the basic principles of physics but also in our concepts of space and time.
Masanori Yamauchi, deputy director of the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization's Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, said: "If independent studies by a plural number of experimental facilities confirm the same finding, the theory of special relativity will have to be modified for the first time in 100 years. But I have no idea how it will have to be modified."
Hitoshi Murayama, director general of the University of Tokyo's Institute for Physics and Mathematics, said confirmation of the European discovery could mean that strange phenomena only considered possible in the world of science fiction may become possible in reality. For example, time machines could allow us to travel back in time and change events.
If the CERN-Gran Sasso finding is confirmed, the neutrinos in the experiment arrived at the Gran Sasso Laboratory "earlier" than when they were emitted from CERN, 730 kilometers away, Murayama said.
(Sep. 25, 2011)
25/09 Noda changing Kan's N-plant stance
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is slowly changing the government's stance on nuclear power generation, which his predecessor, Naoto Kan, wanted to replace with other energy sources.
In July, when he was prime minister, Kan revised the long-held Japanese policy of promoting nuclear power and exports of nuclear technology because of the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Noda seems to be taking a more moderate approach by insisting that a stable electric power supply utilizing nuclear power plants is essential for economic growth.
In his opinion, both economic growth and fiscal health are inseparable for rebuilding the economy.
At a high-level U.N. meeting in New York on nuclear safety and security Thursday, Noda said: "For several years, emerging nations and many other countries around the world have earnestly explored ways of using nuclear energy amid the need for energy security and in response to global warming. Japan supported their efforts and remains steadfast in responding positively to their interest in our undertakings."
This indicated that the prime minister was committed to continuing Japan's policy of exporting nuclear power plant equipment and technology.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday ahead of his visit to the United States, Noda clearly mentioned the timing for reactivating nuclear reactors idled for regular checkups.
Though Noda said the "biggest precondition" was winning the understanding of prefectures where nuclear power plants are located and confirming the safety of the plants, he emphasized, "From spring through summer next year, we must bring them [the reactors] back online as best as we can." He also indicated nuclear power plants now under construction would eventually go online.
Since becoming prime minister, Noda has announced one policy after another.
A government source said this was because Noda wanted "to clearly show other countries that his policies were different from those of the Kan administration."
The prime minister believes that to revitalize the Japanese economy and achieve fiscal health, Japan must secure a stable electric power supply by utilizing nuclear power plants, the source said.
In his first policy speech to the Diet as the prime minister on Sept. 13, Noda said he would compile a new energy strategy, including the use of nuclear power, by summer.
However, political analysts said Noda so far had yet to draw up a long-term energy strategy.
The prime minister pledged in the Diet to "lower reliance on nuclear power plants as much as possible," indicating he would reduce reliance on nuclear power.
Though he drew a clear line between his and Kan's policy, Noda's remarks about the construction of new nuclear power plants or reactors have been ambiguous.
At one point, Noda suggested the number of reactors in service would be zero within a few decades. But on another occasion, he hinted that the construction of new reactors would be possible depending on the situation.
(Sep. 25, 2011)
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is slowly changing the government's stance on nuclear power generation, which his predecessor, Naoto Kan, wanted to replace with other energy sources.
In July, when he was prime minister, Kan revised the long-held Japanese policy of promoting nuclear power and exports of nuclear technology because of the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Noda seems to be taking a more moderate approach by insisting that a stable electric power supply utilizing nuclear power plants is essential for economic growth.
In his opinion, both economic growth and fiscal health are inseparable for rebuilding the economy.
At a high-level U.N. meeting in New York on nuclear safety and security Thursday, Noda said: "For several years, emerging nations and many other countries around the world have earnestly explored ways of using nuclear energy amid the need for energy security and in response to global warming. Japan supported their efforts and remains steadfast in responding positively to their interest in our undertakings."
This indicated that the prime minister was committed to continuing Japan's policy of exporting nuclear power plant equipment and technology.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday ahead of his visit to the United States, Noda clearly mentioned the timing for reactivating nuclear reactors idled for regular checkups.
Though Noda said the "biggest precondition" was winning the understanding of prefectures where nuclear power plants are located and confirming the safety of the plants, he emphasized, "From spring through summer next year, we must bring them [the reactors] back online as best as we can." He also indicated nuclear power plants now under construction would eventually go online.
Since becoming prime minister, Noda has announced one policy after another.
A government source said this was because Noda wanted "to clearly show other countries that his policies were different from those of the Kan administration."
The prime minister believes that to revitalize the Japanese economy and achieve fiscal health, Japan must secure a stable electric power supply by utilizing nuclear power plants, the source said.
In his first policy speech to the Diet as the prime minister on Sept. 13, Noda said he would compile a new energy strategy, including the use of nuclear power, by summer.
However, political analysts said Noda so far had yet to draw up a long-term energy strategy.
The prime minister pledged in the Diet to "lower reliance on nuclear power plants as much as possible," indicating he would reduce reliance on nuclear power.
Though he drew a clear line between his and Kan's policy, Noda's remarks about the construction of new nuclear power plants or reactors have been ambiguous.
At one point, Noda suggested the number of reactors in service would be zero within a few decades. But on another occasion, he hinted that the construction of new reactors would be possible depending on the situation.
(Sep. 25, 2011)
25/09 'I can do business' with Noda, Obama reportedly says
Takeshi Endo / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
NEW YORK--"I can do business with him," U.S. President Barack Obama told his aides in evaluating Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda after their first summit meeting in New York on Wednesday, a source accompanying the prime minister has said.
On Thursday, the source reported being told about Obama's remark by the U.S. side.
The exact same comment was used by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to evaluate Mikhail Gorbachev in 1984, after they met when he was visiting Britain as the next general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He later became the Soviet president.
Thatcher quickly recognized Gorbachev was "different" from his predecessors and spoke highly of him to then U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Meeting Thatcher's expectations, Gorbachev soon began discussions with the United States over seeking an end to the Cold War.
"I suppose the U.S. side was aware the phrase had been used by Thatcher in the past," said a governmental source. "It means [Obama] expects [Noda] to work appropriately as a trustworthy partner this time."
(Sep. 25, 2011)
NEW YORK--"I can do business with him," U.S. President Barack Obama told his aides in evaluating Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda after their first summit meeting in New York on Wednesday, a source accompanying the prime minister has said.
On Thursday, the source reported being told about Obama's remark by the U.S. side.
The exact same comment was used by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to evaluate Mikhail Gorbachev in 1984, after they met when he was visiting Britain as the next general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He later became the Soviet president.
Thatcher quickly recognized Gorbachev was "different" from his predecessors and spoke highly of him to then U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Meeting Thatcher's expectations, Gorbachev soon began discussions with the United States over seeking an end to the Cold War.
"I suppose the U.S. side was aware the phrase had been used by Thatcher in the past," said a governmental source. "It means [Obama] expects [Noda] to work appropriately as a trustworthy partner this time."
(Sep. 25, 2011)
25/09 余録：暑さ寒さも彼岸まで、と言われる通りの…
暑さ寒さも彼岸まで、と言われる通りのさわやかな秋の気配である。鈴虫の鳴き声を聞くこともだんだん少なくなっていく▲鈴虫といえば、中曽根康弘元首相の「リンリ、リンリと鈴虫のように騒ぐ」という野党批判発言を思い出す。田中角栄元首相の政界支配が続き政治倫理の確立が求められていた８０年代の話だが、今の政治に必要なのはさしずめ実行力か▲政治には「心情倫理」と「責任倫理」があると言ったのはマックス・ウェーバーである。世の中を良くしたい情熱。自らの行為の結果に責任を負う覚悟。二つが相まって真の政治家が生まれる、と。民主党の過去２代の首相はどうだっただろう▲在日米軍基地が集中する沖縄の負担を減らすため、普天間飛行場の県外移設を口にした鳩山由紀夫元首相。税制から経済外交、脱原発まで花火のようにポンポン政策を打ち上げた菅直人前首相。国連演説でも、２年前には鳩山氏が温室効果ガスの９０年比２５％削減を国際社会に約束し、昨年は菅氏が「核なき世界の実現に向け先頭に立つ」と決意を示した▲鳩山氏も菅氏も、社会をより良くする情熱を胸中に秘めていたと信じたい。だがそれを実行する強い意志に欠けていた。心情倫理の政治家ではあったが、責任倫理の政治家ではなかった▲野田佳彦首相の国連演説には、大胆な政策も世界を引っ張る気負いも見あたらなかった。国会の所信表明演説のように地味だったのは、前任者の失敗を繰り返したくない思いからか。ともあれ今度の首相には、心情倫理と責任倫理を兼ね備えたリーダーになってもらわなければ国民が困る。大風呂敷より実行力だ。
毎日新聞 2011年9月25日 東京朝刊
Saturday, September 24, 2011
24/09 INTERVIEW/ James Steinberg: U.S. Leadership restored in 10 years after 9/11
BY YOICHI KATO NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT
2011/09/24
James Steinberg answers questions at his home in New York (Yoichi Kato)Ten years following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the once-damaged U.S. leadership in the world has been restored and strengthened, said James Steinberg, former deputy secretary of state of the United States, in an exclusive interview with The Asahi Shimbun.
"That's the single most important achievement of the Obama administration," said Steinberg, now dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University in New York.
In dealing with a rising China, Steinberg also emphasized the need for cooperation among regional countries, saying, "It is up to all of us to create an environment in which China is more likely to choose a benign course."
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