Russia arrogantly carried out a military drill near the border with Japan the other day. A Russian fleet of 24 military vessels passed through the Strait of Soya, just north of Hokkaido, in a rude manner. They were surely looking down on Japan. Moreover, a Russian bomber flew the circuit over Japanese territory. It was not a reconnaissance aircraft, but a bomber! They presumably would like to know how the Japanese government would react, but it was so provocative that we even ignored this silly defiance.
Russia insists that they won the war against Japan, but Japan actually didn't fight them and Russia didn't sign the San Francisco Peace Treaty. Just like committing a theft in the scene of a fire, Russia started the invasion into Japan after the defeat of Japan. Japan signed the document of capitulation on Sept. 2nd in 1945 on board the U.S. battleship Missouri. The month of September always reminds me of the arrogance and self-righteousness of the allied forces.
Anyway, the magma in the ordinary Japanese people's mind is getting more and more vigorous now. Russia, China and Korea would be well-advised to be modest toward Japan. The present ruling party, the DPJ, began revealing it's true character and the massive demonstrations against leftists like the Government, NHK and some specific media began to break out frequently. The revival of Japan is not so far away.
(Vocabulary)
fly the circuit 一周する
defiance 反抗, 挑戦
in defiance 挑戦的に
in defiance of sth ＜…＞を物ともせずに, 無視して
capitulation [名] [C,U](フォーマル) 受諾, 降伏
reveal one's true character 化けの皮がはがれる
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