Presidential Address, 15 February
Day 818, 21:02
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by Nihon no Koe
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1.Chinese-Russian War
2.Japanese Imperial Forces
3.Ministry of Culture changes
4.Foreign Policy and Defense
5.Open Door Program
6.Long and Short Term Goals
7.Closing Statement and Call for Questions
Citizens of eJapan,
We are in the second week of my administration and, minus a few snags, events are progressing smoothly and in a positive direction.
1. Chinese-Russian War
Chinese intelligence officials predicted the outbreak of war, but were unable to turn the tide of the battles towards victory.
Russia attacked eChina shortly after my last address. Over the course of the week, eRussia has successfully occupied the eChinese high iron region of Liaoning and (via Hungary) transferred control of the region to eSerbia. Now eSerbia with it’s 30,000+ citizens is in control of Liaoning.
This is a major setback for eChina, but also for all of East Asia. There is no clear path to victory in this instance, this is a hard situation. We will continue to support eChina as we are able, of course.
2. Japanese Imperial Forces
Several new ships have been commissioned in the Japanese Imperial Navy.
There were 2 good things, to my mind, to come out of the war between eChina and eRussia. The first of which being out military has had an impressive showing. Our Minister of Defense, Dokomo, has spent time and effort reorganizing the military and ensuring that accurate orders were delivered. We have stood fast with our ally against the eRussian invaders, and though eChina did not win the day we have made an impact with our military that displays plainly the vast improvement of our military might.
Our commitment to our ally and our much improved fighting strength is reflected in the battle stats for the battle of Beijing. We managed to place 5th overall in damage, and if you look at the numbers we fought well above our number of fighters. This is a testament to the quality of fighter in eJapan.
The division leaders and squad leaders in the JIF deserve credit as well for helping guide our military to a better place, overall. But we’re not finished. Today Dokomo announced the formation of a training program, designed to increase the knowledge of our new recruits on the war module within the game and reward those who put in the effort. This is the next step, and am important one for the future of our military.
3. Ministry of Culture Changes
Our culture is what defines us.
Ember Firespiral has stepped down as Minister of Culture and Events due to circumstances unknown to me (I have asked, she has not provided me with answers) and so progress is stalled on this front. This is a setback to my plans, but also a blow to the Ministry as a whole, as I firmly believe that the Ministry is not living up to it’s potential and can achieve so much more.
Katsuhiko Jinnai has stepped up with some innovative ideas for future events and event scheduling and I have appointed him as our new Minister of Culture and Events. The new Minister has released an article detailing some specifics of his plans as well as an insight into a new, more traditional Japanese event in the Festival of Dolls. I am looking forward to his fresh take on the Ministry. And as always we are looking for volunteers interested in helping organize future events. Please contact Katsuhiko Jinnai if you wish to be a part of bringing Japanese culture to eJapan.
4. Foreign Policy and Defense
Defense of our allies and commitment to righteousness wherever possible.
We have fought beside eChina in this past week and we have shown our commitment to them. We have worked with other partners in East Asia during the course of this war and built the foundation for good relations with them as well. We have had contact with representatives from both EDEN and Phoenix nations involved and let our stance be known. We will defend our allies, we will maintain neutrality.
This is the other good thing, in my view, to come from this war. We have solidified our position of neutrality while actively defending our ally. In my mind, this is the kind of neutrality that eJapan needs to adopt. We have engaged in diplomatic talks with nations all over the world, on this and other issues.
The concept of the Asian alliance has suffered due to preoccupation with the Chinese-Russian war. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Reiji Mitsurugi, is working with Sol leadership to reform the Sol charter. I have been informed by the Minister that it is possible that Sol may be able to meet our needs with this reformation, and so we are waiting on the results of that collaboration.
5. Open Door Program
All are welcome in this government
This initiative has not seen much action also due to the war. Since we have new Party presidents today, will be contacting the winners this week to engage in this program and see what this government can do better for the people of eJapan.
As a reminder, this program is not limited to Party Presidents and any citizens are welcome to send me a message about any issues they may want addressed or questions they may have.
6. Long and Short Term Goals
The next phase in our military expansion.
In the short term, I want to get back on track with the programs that were sidetracked during the war. Namely the Open Door Program, the Asian alliance concept, and the economic board formation (no I have not forgotten). I want to continue the expansion and streamlining of the military. I want to see progress within the Ministry of Culture and Events to make up for setbacks due to recent events.
Long term goals remain unchange
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“Long term, I want to expand our influence in the region through diplomacy and friendship. The much touted Asian alliance, I want this to be a reality and I want a draft set of principles available so that we can begin working with other nations and getting their input. I want a military that operates efficiently and independently, with members who care about eJapan and our allies. I want a strong economy, varied cultural events to help increase player identification with eJapanese values, a strong mentoring system that helps players realize their potential, and a more harmonious domestic atmosphere that fosters cooperation.”
7. Closing Statement and Call for Questions
We are now well into this administration and I believe we are on the right path. I look at our military and I am proud of the organization that we are building. I look at the Imperial Diet and I do not see infighting and bickering on every issue, I see cooperation and, at the very least, communication. I look at our citizens and I see more and more new and active citizens wanting to be a part of eJapan.
I am optimistic about our future. I invite all citizens to please leave questions or comments.
Crawling Chaos
President of eJapan
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Good article. The giant robots are a long time coming! 😃
finish the q5 defense system
Restoring my faith in the governance of eJapan and once again making me a proud citizen. Hopefully with eAsia slowing down more domestic programs will be implemented as promised.
"I look at the Imperial Diet and I do not see infighting and bickering on every issue, I see cooperation and, at the very least, communication."
I will have to disagree with that. It's only because most of things happen your way, the way of the majority party (I am counting in die-hard supporters from other parties). When I raise an objection, just by trying to be sceptical and present to you another point of you, sadly, I get flamed and trolled. I get called "stupid" and "idiot" just because the point of view, which I present (note that I don't say it is my own point of view), differs from what people in your party think.
THIS is not communication. Of course, these words will come unheeded, but please, pay some respect to your colleagues. I ask you to take care of this, president.
Other than that, it's a good article. I also am not sure of what can be done in Liaoning. Perhaps a solution would be to amass a lot of strong fighters, have them move to eChina, then launch a very very powerful attack. This is, however, as I agree, not so realistic.
@Kyuutai, a quick search of your posts in the congress forum reveal that the only topics upon which you voice a detailed opinion since the election of CC were the eSK loan and the various immigration threads.
on eSK: I'm sorry if by NOT wanting to loan 150g to a close ally in need put you in the minority, but no one trolled you on that topic.
With regards to immigration, if you think there hasn't been a lively debate on that subject I point you to the 5 threads and 151 posts on the subject. You may disagree with the tone of the conversation, but a conversation is being had. Good legislative bodies are not polite, they never have been, and they never will be.
Other than that, I'm sorry you've found yourself on the losing end of the two debates you chose to participate in. but the fact is there was a BIPARTISAN desire to loan gold to eSK, and everybody wants SOME form of immigration reform.
I will have to disagree with you there. I don't read every thread in the Congress forums anymore, my cabinet handles most of it quite well, but from what I have read there has not been animosity or the constant fighting that plagued us in the past. The major issues of the past week have been the loan to South Korea, which was largely non-partisan, and the immigration reforms.
Liaoning is not going to be won back without a major, major EDEN assault on Phoenix holdings in Asia and probably around the world. That's just the way it is. And that's not going to happen until EDEN is done in the UK and Turkey and possibly South America. So, maybe never.
I would refrain from asking the President to interfere in congressional decorum. That's really the Speaker's job. You should message danyeo about it.
the best thing for liaoning will be the new econ module. If there are new RM to fight over, as well as a new distribution, there may be a new reorganization of the World Wars, instead of over the 11 high iron regions.
Comment on my request:
I asked a specific thing from Crawling Chaos as from the president of his congress party.
vote....thanks for helping
Your party president commented on your request:
"I would refrain from asking the President to interfere in congressional decorum. That's really the Speaker's job. You should message danyeo about it."
And I agree. Its not the presidents job to police the congress. And despite what you may believe, we aren't a monolithic party. People would troll whether CC asked them to stop or not.
You said it yourself. 🙂
素晴らしい！
Looking at the big picture, I share the optimism.
There is a noticeable reduction in the public resentment between individuals and sometimes factions within parties. A breath of fresh air to be sure.
I have yet to be contacted per this 'open door policy'