Start by acknowledging the obvious: Japan brings some of this on itself, with the annual, dreadful pilgrimages to Yasukuni by Koizumi and other leading lights from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

• 很明显地，这种紧张关系的产生某些原因也是日本自己咎由自取，小泉和自民党高官每年都朝拜靖国神社，让人很厌烦。