Shock and worry on Tokyo's streets following Trump's upset victory

[Jacque67 7,328]

Many people interviewed by The Japan Times on the streets of Tokyo on Wednesday were stunned after learning America had chosen Donald Trump as the next president, voicing concern over the future of the Japan-U.S. alliance.

Throughout the campaign, the real estate mogul maintained a stance that U.S. allies, including Japan, must dole out more cash if they want to continue to be protected by the U.S. military, threatening to withdraw its troops otherwise.

At Ueno Park in Tokyos Taito Ward, Shigeru Saito, 67, a cram school English teacher, said he was disappointed with Americas decision.

Im really disappointed. America is a great power, so the result will inevitably have a tremendous effect (on the world), Saito said.

Japan-U.S. relations, I believe, wont change immediately . .. But he doesnt know anything about diplomacy, and he is also an amateur in politics. Im worried about the future.

He said Trump said Japan was not paying the U.S. for defending the country, but that Japan has been paying a significant sum to support the U.S. troops here.

Saito said he wasnt fond of either Trump or Hillary Clinton, but hoped Clinton would be chosen as the next U.S. president as he thought she was better than Trump.

He has made racially discriminatory remarks in the past and Im concerned about them as well, he said.

Miho Watanabe, 32, who was visiting the park with her two small children, was anxious about what the future holds for them.

Im surprised to hear the result. Trump said the U.S. may withdraw (its troops from Japan). Im worried about that, she said. Seeing Prime Minister Shinzo Abes right-leaning stance and Trumps victory, Im worried about the direction the world is heading in.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/11/09/national/shock-worry-tokyos-streets-following-trumps-upset-victory/

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Japan has wanted out military out of their country for years now. Perhaps it's a good time to give them what they want. Hopefully Guam has been built up enough to support the move that has been planned for years.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Wrong wrong wrong.

Stop the disinformation.

Okinawa doesn't equal all Japan.

[Jacque67 7,328]

AFP

TOKYO

Japan is ready to act if necessary to cope with turmoil in financial markets, a government official said Wednesday, as stocks fell and the yen surged on Donald Trumps shock victory in the US presidential election.

We are seeing extremely rough moves in the financial markets, including foreign exchange, said Masatsugu Asakawa, vice-minister of finance for international affairs.

We will take necessary measures if speculative moves continue further, he said.

Asakawa, who spoke after a meeting between the Finance Ministry, the Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan, used language often employed by Japanese officials to signal possible currency intervention to weaken the yen.

A strong yen hurts the bottomline of Japans exporters, making their products more expensive in overseas markets and denting the value of profits earned abroad.

In Tokyo trading, the dollar slumped to 102.10 yen from above 105 yen seen earlier in the day.

https://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/japan-s-korea-monitor-trump-market-fallout

[jg121783 3,921]

A couple things here. First of all what is wrong with making other countries pay their fair share for things such as defense? We have trillions of dollars of debt. We can't afford to pay to give other countries a free ride. Secondly Trump was elected president a little more than 24 hours ago and already people are blaming him for what is happening in the economy. You could at least wait until Obama leaves the White House.

[nativeson 47]

Japan is worried because it wants to drag the USA into its ridiculous Senkaku Islands argument with China. Trump putting the kibosh on that is a good thing because there is no American interest being served by it.

Also the Nikkei is up over 1000 points right now and the exchange rate is back where it was yesterday.

[Jacque67 7,328]

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump agreed in a telephone conversation Thursday that they would seek to hold a bilateral meeting Nov. 17 in New York, a senior Japanese government official said.

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told reporters after the call that Abe and Trump confirmed their resolve to closely work together to ensure peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and discussed the role of the Japan-U.S. alliance in bilateral relations.

In the roughly 20-minute conversation, Abe stressed to Trump that "a strong Japan-U.S. alliance is an indispensible presence that supports peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region," according to Hagiuda.

Trump told Abe that Japan and the United States have a brilliant partnership and he wants to strengthen that special relationship, Hagiuda said.

A meeting in New York on Nov. 17 would coincide with Abe's expected attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum leaders' summit Nov. 19-20 in Peru.

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Edited November 10, 2016 by Jacque67

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

Oh rele? Tell me, how much time have you spent in Japan and Guam in the past 5 years? Are you saying that Guam is not upsizing it's military base?

Wrong wrong wrong.

Stop the disinformation.

Okinawa doesn't equal all Japan.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

The NIkkei is up over 6% today. Looks like they are too upset