No mention of liberating eSouth Korea from the Theocratic occupation was ever made. Particularly disturbing was the rumor that the eChinese would give the eUSA 'lease rights' to one of the high iron regions after eIran and eHungary had been thrown out. I do not agree with this, but I would like to have heard more discussion of 'liberation' beyond the occupied eChinese high iron regions, Liaoning and Heilongjiang. Some claim that this is proof that Dokomo planned to retreat the region regardless of the battle results or Phoenix's answer to ultimatums. Less than a week later, Phoenix ignored Dokomo's ultimatum and he retreated Kyushu, allowing the eUSA to pass through where they had failed before. It was close, but the margin of defeat was far less than the amount of damage done by eJapanese soldiers, a sign that we could hold our own against a much larger foe with enough assistance. An apology from the eUSA president accompanied the 'we respect your decision not to retreat the region, but we're going to attack you anyway' attack, which the eUSA lost after fighting the second largest battle in eRepublik history. We stood our ground, and instead of respecting our neutrality, the eUSA did what eIndo had threatened to do: on December 7th, 2009, they attacked Kyushu. Fast forward five months to December, and the same ultimatum was issued, only this time from the eUSA. Knowing the consequences-eJapan in July was far weaker than it is today-most of the congress, including myself, supported the action since it was clear we would be invaded anyway and that we would lose. So they come to eJapan: first, in July, eIndonesia made their demand and threatened war when we refused. The other connection between Far East Russia and Alaska are dominated by the superpowers, both of which are too strong to be pushed around by the other. Past administrations have allowed foreign powers to use our regions to launch attacks: Kyushu is the key gateway between Asia and North America. An independent status as an eNation not aligned with aggressive superalliances keeps eJapan's profile low and makes an attack on our home islands unlikely. eJapan is not in the position to engage in risky superpower politics. Our most vital affairs are diplomatic in nature because our smaller population and economy is unable to support a military capable of defeating our more powerful neighbors. 'SHIN-SAKOKU' is a policy of neutrality regarding the affairs of the superalliances, Eden and Phoenix The cabinet ministers above will have a lot of resposibility for making sure that government funds are not misused in any way. Who controls the passwords, controls the organizations. Our aim is to avoid things like unexplained donations, unclear standards for receipt of weapons, etc. Each of these ministers will not only be under contract to prevent theft of funds, but they will also be held accountable for decisions they make. It is extremely important that the government be held accountable for its decisions. knowledgable about economics and how they work in-game, but has divested himself of all connections to any companies has been active and capable as Commissioner of the JEC Minister of the Interior: exReality - eWiki a citizen with international connections capable of representing eJapan to the world Minister of Foreign Affairs: AltmerVampire - eWiki has been active as Minister of the Interior and most recently with the revamp of the military a long-time eJapanese, previously Minister of Foreign Affairs, hopefully online at times when I am not due to our time zone differences

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