Sakykim, kad pasigirdo.
Yes!
5 vote(s)
17.2%
No!
23 vote(s)
79.3%
I don't know!
1 vote(s)
3.4%
Greeting from the EU.
There has recently been an interesting discussion on an EU government
sponsored forum. The forums debates will every month be summarized in
report format and handed to the EU Parliament so that conclusions may be
formed. This brings us to the fundemental question. How do the Japanese
citizens feel about joining the EU as a Member State?
Please discuss on this thread and bring your ideas to the forum where
this original discussion started. Do note that unfortunately the Europa
Dialogue moderators cannot base a report on a discussion on this forum,
it has to be on the Europa Dialogue forum. I also do not represent the
EU or that said forum in any official capacity.
As I cannot post the link yet, please find the forum and discussion by
yourself. The tag is "Europa Dialogue Japan for EU?" If someone could
kindly later post the URL for anyone. Thank you!
Also, here are some of the argument for and against Japan joining the
EU. Do note that all those arguments came only from the Europeans, since
there isn't any Japanese on the forum. There is also a poll and it was
in favour of Japan joining the EU. However, since there was an influx of
Chinese people who have strongly voted No, the poll is no longer in
favour of Japan joining the EU anymore.
-Japan is not part of the European continent.
-The EU has many Member States and territories who are not part of the
European continet.
Such as, Turkey (candidate), Cyprus, Cannary Islands
and some South American and African territories.
-Japan would benefit from EU's defence policy, which is, an attack on
one Member State constitutes an attack on all Member States.
-Japan's population is too large and this would mean that the Japanese would dominate the EU Parliament.
-Japanese culture is too different from European culture.
-European culture is a big mix already and adding Japanese culture,
which by the way has embraced European culture already, won't do any
harm.
-The Japanese share the EU's core believes and values, such as democracy, rule of law and human rights just to name a few.
-The EU and Japan would benefit from a very open market for goods,
services and maybe people (there is an opt out available for people
travelling freely).
-Japan should be able to join and any other nation else for that matter
which satisfies the Copenhagen Criteria for EU Member State membership.
-The Japanese would never give up their Yen.
-The Japanese don't have to give up their Yen, just like how the UK didn't give up their Pound.
So, feel free to discuss here first and then contribute to the Europa
Dialogue. The European Union citizens and Parliament are very keen to
hear the Japanese view on this. Do note that Japan is the only country
so far from the EU to be ever discussed with so much controversy and
seriousness.
Have a good discussion everyone.
Bye...
Instead of thinking about JAPAN, I suggest EU to consider Russia as
Berlusconi says.
Tokyo Disneyland - an amusement park near Tokyo - a copy of US Disneyland, which copies European Castle.
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Tokyo Disney Sea - another amusement park next to Tokyo Disneyland - a copy of Southern Europe
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Nagasaki Huis Ten Bosch - an amusement park in Kyushu - a copy of Dutch Town.
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So enough
Europe in Japan.
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