"LEAVING ASIA" 1885. Why leave primate sino (china) and chosun (korea) 1885-2012. Why Feudal (Primative) Asia ???l

Unfortunate thing for Japan is that Japan has the two neighboring Countries.

One is Sino (China), another is Chosun (Korea).

It might possibly be because we are just racially different from the beginning or the

Educational level is different, the difference of the national mind

Between Japan and the two countries is just tremendous even though

These two countries also possess the same classic and belong to the

Chinese character cultural sphere as well. In this era of a rapid

Information exchange, while knowing the modern civilization and the

International law, two countries still adhere to the past. This

National mind is nothing more than the one from the 1000 years ago.

In this actively progressive era of the modern civilization, the

Education is limited to Confucianism where they learn superficial

Knowledge, and in practice, their attitudes seem not only

Disregarding the scientific principles, but also morally collapsing

While they have no self-examinations but arrogance.

In my view, China and Korea cannot survive as independent nations

with the onslaught of modern civilization to the East if they keep

the way they are. There is no doubt that ruins and divisions of

Countries are inevitable unless noble men of reform appear in these

two countries and manage to reform the countries from top to down

just like the Meiji Restoration. It is because locking self up in a

closed room and shutting the air flow avoiding the wave of modern

Civilization, will only suffocate themselves.

Although in Zuo Zhuan stands for reciprocity of neighboring

countries, Sino and Chosun today have nothing helpful for Japan

while Japan might be mistakingly confused with these two countries

by the westerners because the three countries are geographically

close. For instance, if Sino and Chosun are under dictatorship or if

they are country of Confucianism, the western scholars might

Misunderstand that Japan might as well be so. Or if Sino ignore the

International law or manners without hesitation/shame, some might

think Japan may do the same. If Chosun brutally executes people,

some might doubt Japan do the same. And there are countless examples

like this. This is as if outsiders looking at a village full of

cruel and crazy people. Even if one person in the village is

Criticizing other members of the village, it does not make much

difference to outsiders. Outsiders would consider every one in the

village are pretty much the same. In fact, this kind of view in

Asian diplomacy can be seen here and there. That is one big

Unfortunate matter to Japan.

Japan should no longer wait nor expect the two countries to possess

International common sense. Japan should now ditch the illusion that

those countries, together with Japan, will help archive the

Prosperity in Asia. In stead, Japan should leave those countries

behind and join the western civilization to go forward. Just because

they are neighboring countries, Japan should not associate with

these countries with special emotional attachments. For these two

countries, Japan only need to keep relationships according to the

international law and common sense. Those who are intimate with bad

friends are also regarded bad, therefore I deny friendships with

those bad East Asian friends from my heart.