Word: defeatism
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...1950s Japan, during the years after the country's devastating defeat in World War II, Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama believed his island nation should not become too subservient to the U.S. To make his point, he flew to Moscow to normalize relations with the Soviet Union. It was a bold stand to take at the opening of the Cold War - and one that ultimately failed. Despite Hatoyama's views, Japan locked itself firmly into the U.S. orbit, becoming America's key Asian ally...
...home, Hatoyama's ideas have struck a chord with those who want their country to chart a new course. For decades - ever since its defeat in World War II, in fact - Japan has struggled to define its role in the world. Though in many respects a political and economic power in its own right, Japan has remained reliant on the U.S. for its own security. (Japan's postwar constitution renounces the use of force in international disputes.) The stabilizing presence of the U.S. military in Asia is as crucial as ever to Japan, which shares the same neighborhood...
Harvard began the weekend with a 5-2 victory at Brown, which has yet to defeat an Ivy League...
...Beanpot tournament at Campanelli Stadium in Brockton, Mass. yesterday afternoon, the Crimson baseball team (11-18, 4-4 Ivy) nearly doubled the Eagles in hits—13 to seven—but fell short where it mattered, winding up on the wrong side of a 10-9 defeat...
...These were two of the most paranoid weeks of my life,” said Randle, but both survivors said it was worth it, for they were able to defeat the zombies...