Word: role
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ceremony commemorating the day 20 years ago when America's Apollo astronauts first set foot on the moon, President Bush last week outlined his vision of America's role in space...
Since the disaster of the World War, the LDP has steered clear of any role in foreign affairs, prefering instead to build quietly the Japanese economy. The policy worked well for years as Japan filled the world with its products and kept foreign goods away from its shores...
...package represents Japan's initial groping toward defining its role in the world...
Voters presented with more than one real choice in an election will demand that candidates address substantive questions. And as Japan continues its inevitable entrance onto the world stage, candidates will have to express a vision of Japan's role in the international community...
Whether that role will eventually include a resurgence of militarism or simply demands for more influence in international groups like the World Bank remains to be seen. But one thing is certain--the Japan of the coming decade will no longer be able to stay content as a series of islands unto themselves...