I used the Japanese navy flag, because it represents the imperial army of the past rather than the pacifist Japan of the present.
Does Killer 7
imitate real life?
Is it a foretelling of catasphoric events soon to come?
What is the relationship between the U.S.A. & Japan?
If you said bitter rivals, than I'm afraid you're dead wrong.
Ever since M.C. Perry forced Japan out of isolation, the two
countries have constantly been at odds with one another.
A bit of a sibling rivalry if you will.
What's quite remarkable is how Japanese were treated prior to WW
II.
To quote the Harvard Gazette
Quote"When
Jewish and black students were excluded,
Japanese students were accepted into final clubs and other
exclusive societies"Quote
Read this page from the Harvard Gazette to learn about the close ties
Japan & the U.S. once had before the event of Pearl Harbor.
The Japanese were held in such high esteem that they were one of
the few minorities that were given the privilege to attend such a
prestigious institute.
Note: Even I'm shocked
by what I saw in that webpage.
It appears that North America & Nippon shared a mutual
relationship that is quite similar to the one they have today.
Except ever since WWII ended the U.S.A. has pretty much held Japan
on a firm leash.
Which in Killer 7 this pretty much leads to the conflict that
originated when Toru Fukushima abolished Japan's alliance with the
U.S.A.
This brings me to the real purpose of the Cowboy V.S. Samurai
page.
I always claim that the politics of K7 mirrors that of the current
politics of today.
The following is my longwinded
elucidation...
In real
life if Japan were to denounce all ties,& alliances to the
USA,
Japan would be left with a big "hole" in the country that I call
"The threat of nuclear warfare".
Currently Japan does not have an anti nuclear system that would
protect the country from a nuclear attack.
Japan keeps the USA around for the anti nuclear security umbrella
that the USA provides
them.
The
nuclear attack would most likely arise somewhere from within the
east.
(China, North Korea, Russia.) or as SUDA51 likes to call it
"The Eastern Threat"
Why you may ask, because the governments of Korea & China have
a propaganda
machine
that exaggerates the atrocities that they have suffered &
endured from the Japanese back in WW II.
Russia has some claims to islands that are now under the possession
of Japan.
(In Killer 7,at the beginning of Target 2 Sunset.
Japan is attacked by unknown forces. The trajectory of the missiles
were fired from some unspecified region located toward the east of
Japan.
It's up to the president of the United States to decide whether or
not Japan is worthy of their mercy.
Luckily Matsuken was able to pull some strings in the last second
as the "Fireworks" were launched at the end of Target 2 sunset part
2.)
I can say
it straight up, if Japan had no ties to the USA, they would
automatically be bombed to oblivion,
by neighboring countries that still hold great animosity towards
Japan.
The resulting skirmish would ultimately lead Japan to it's
demise.
Some
other real life equivalents from K7 would have to be Coburn
elementary.
If you take in the fact that the next president of the USA is
decided by how the votes are counted at Coburn,
than it's practically obvious that the basic concept of Coburn was
inspired by the Electoral college.
(This is the voting system that counted one extra vote in George
Bush Jr.'s favour during the first election.)
Another real life equivalent from K7 would be the international
reaction at a U.N. meeting regarding Japans imminent demise....
Nobody cared.
In real life most countries around the world see Japan as a dieing
country that's long outlived it's usefulness.
The economy is stagnant,& the birth rate is declining.
Unless Japan decides to take in an influx of immigrants, you can
only expect the economy to decline even more.
Truth is all of these supposed problems that Japan has is blown way
out of proportion, and it isn't as bad as people make it out to
be.
A
prominent aspect that needs to be known about the situation between
Japan & USA in K7
is that in real life all governments around the world are fighting
battles both diplomatically & politically (Small scale battle
operations.)
In order to get the upper hand against their rivals.
Mainly through influencing the minds of the human populace,
military leaders, government officials etc.
Methods used can vary from News reports, School education system,
Military training, Internet, Famous Pop stars (Subliminal messages
contained within the lyrics.) the list goes on.
This is usually what we call "Information warfare" .
In other
words a psychological battle, that is being fought in order to
avoid an all out "Total war", and to weaken the opposition till
they become a minor threat.
"The Cold War" is a prime example of information warfare at it's
fiercest.
Everybody was aware of the threat from the U.S.S.R.
"The 'Nam" is
also another good example of information warfare as the sole reason
the US lost this war can be attributed to the the left wing Hippies
who constantly preached anti war.
Most accounts of Information warfare are never known or reported to
the public due to the secretive nature of the countless wet work
operations.
While Information warfare mainly involves the government other
figures such as hitmen, mafia, underworld organizations, etc. are
also involved as well.
The Killer 7 (Garcian) is a hitman trained & hired by the USA
government.
(Actually Garcian is trained by the Japanese, but y'all get my
point.)
Julia Kisugi is an assassin hired by the Japanese left wing party
to kill Toru Fukushima.
Jean Depaul another assassin hired by a third party not affiliated
with either Japan or the USA for the sole purpose of creating a war
between the two countries.
Some events of information warfare that have made it to the public
are probably the cause of the anxiety that leads to conspiracy
theories.
In all
honesty Japan & USA are basically just neighbors that have
their differences, and don't really have much to fear from each
other.
(Even SUDA51 describes Kun Lan & Harman Smith as just
neighbors.)
Considering that in Asia the only reliable allies the U.S. has is
Australia & Japan.
As for Japan, they don't really have any allies in Asia at all
except for the possibility of Taiwan. (I'm not really sure.)
Japan may want to break away from the USA someday, but the current
climate of geopolitics, economy & foreign affairs just wouldn't
allow them the leisure to, unless they want to commit political
suicide.
Plus most Japanese politicians lack the backbone & balls of
both Toru Fukushima &
Matsuken.
If
anything the real enemy of Japan & the USA, happens to be "South
Korea".
If you thought Japan & Usa's democracy was just a farce, wait
until you see how corrupt South Korea is.
Not only do they preach lies & convenient half truths about
Japan, Korea also spreads hearsay about the USA.
Even Bill Clinton's wife is disturbed by the government of the
Korean
peninsula.
When you
think about it SUDA51 should've made Killer 7 about Korea
instead.
We all already know of the corrupt Japan & Usa government, but
they both pale in comparison to the brainwashing that occurs in
Korea.
Course that would've made Killer7 even more controversial than it
already is.
It would also give Korea another reason to hate Japan.
(Most Korean born nationals seem to believe that anybody who
criticizes them is a racist. Which is comical logic to say the
least.)
The South Korean government has gotten so anti-American that even
the U.S.A. is thinking about The Death of an Alliance, Part 29: 'Kick Them
Out!'
I don't mean to offend any Koreans out there,I'm just speaking the
cold hard
truth.
Of course
China is the other threat to both Japan & USA soil.
Since China is not a democratic government they don't merit as much
discussion as Korea, Japan & USA.
(It's expected for China to govern their country differently from a
democracy.)
Written
by Topdrunkee Thy ILLnifique Discussion thread for this file
1/27/06