Investor That Can See The Future

Chapter 384

While I was in Berlin, invitations came from all over the place.

The heads of neighboring countries all hoped to meet me, and President Blanc held my hand and asked me to come to Paris.

There was also talk of attending the EU summit.

I was having a hectic time meeting businessmen and politicians, and a Japanese came to my hotel.

His name is Okamoto Takeo.

He is none other than the foreign minister in charge of Japanese diplomacy. He is known as Prime Minister Okazaki’s reconsideration, and he was famous for pouring out all sorts of remarks about the comfort women and forced labor issues.

“long time no see.”

I looked a bit surprised.

“Neither Korea nor Japan, I didn’t know that we would meet like this in Berlin.”

Maybe the other party didn’t know either.

I asked him.

“Do you remember what you said to me when we met the other day?”

Foreign Minister Okamoto had a bitter expression on his face.

At the time of the Nishida Securities crisis, he visited OTK Company, but I sent him back in front of the front door. As I got into the car, he left me saying I’d regret it, but… … Looking at the current situation, at least I don’t think I have to regret it.

“What did you come here for?”

Foreign Minister Okamoto sighed.

“What do you want?”

Is it because I think that the money and skills I have are the power I have? His expression and demeanor looked very different from before.

“It’s not something I started, does it matter what I want? What matters is what Japan wants.”

“What the Japanese government wants is a speedy restoration of Japan-Korea relations. The dispute between the two countries is not mutually beneficial.”

I agree on that point.

“What about the order mistake at Nishida Securities?”

“There will be no further demands for reparations or apologies from the government in the future.”

I nodded.

“It’s so obvious.”

As there has already been precedent by the Supreme Court of Japan, I had no obligation to return it in the first place.

Nevertheless, the reason they continued to put pressure on me was probably because they thought that they would be able to get some money back by putting the blame on me.

You have to be strong to protect what you have. If there was no power, the Toyota stock would have returned sooner, and I would have visited this case first and bowed my head.

“Then I want to hear what CEO Kang Jin-hoo wants.”

I thought for a moment and then said.

“I don’t really want anything. But, as a citizen, I want Korea-Japan relations to return to what they used to be.”

* * *

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi of Japan made the announcement in front of the press.

“For the development of Japan-Korea relations, Japan will proactively review the issue of comfort women and forced labor, and continue to engage in dialogue. In addition, the Japanese government clearly states that it is continuing the Kono Statement and Murayama Statement, which acknowledged responsibility for war crimes.”

The Blue House immediately welcomed Japan’s decision and responded by urging each other to work together for friendly Korea-Japan relations. Prime Minister Okazaki called President Huh Chang-min, and the two talked for nearly an hour and agreed to hold a Korea-Japan summit as soon as possible. did.

As Japan, which had been denying the past, turned to acknowledging responsibility, approval ratings for the president and the new political party rose sharply.

Other opposition parties also made welcome comments. However, the Liberal People’s Party could not contain its embarrassment.

In the meantime, the government has been criticizing the government, saying that raising the issue of the past causes division of the people, but the Japanese side has acknowledged the responsibility.

During the meeting, CEO Yeon Na-kyung heard the news and quickly said something else.

“I think the role of the members of the Liberal Nationalist Party was very important in bringing about a change in Japan’s attitude towards the issue of comfort women and forced labor. In the meantime, despite the malicious and biased reports of the media, the efforts of our party members to normalize Korea-Japan relations have turned into diplomatic achievements… … .”

Shouts erupted here and there at the absurd remarks, and the meeting hall turned into a mess. Above the head of CEO Yeon Na-kyung, a banner with the words “Return of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party to the regime and establishment of the supremacy of the Liberal Democratic Party of Prime Minister Okazaki” was flying around.

-Huh? What did you do with a spoon?

– What did the Liberal People’s Party do?

-Then is it all thanks to the Blue House and the New Political Party?

-No, they didn’t do anything, Jinhoo Kang did everything~

-By the way, what is that banner? That’s synthetic, right?

– Of course it’s synthetic. You bastards of the left-leaning media outlets. To criticize the patriotic conservative Liberal People’s Party with such a composite photo! They should be sued for spreading false information and fed beans.

– I can’t believe it, but it’s real.

– Wow! Does that make sense? This is not some kind of Japanese Parliament.

– But after Kang Jin-ho, he’s really amazing. Did she water Japan alone?

-It’s so important that she has capital and advanced technology~

-Hey, I ended up eating all of the money over 2 trillion yen without paying a penny in compensation. Take it off!

-If Jiang Jinhu had the Toyota stock, she would have had room to negotiate. But she sold everything in the hall, took the money and left. It is virtually impossible to return it now.

-Yeon Kazaki, my heart hurts ㅜㅜ

-It’s time for the Liberal People’s Party to stand up for Japan! I have to resign from my office as a sign of protest!

-Yes! I hope that CEO Yeon Na-kyung will shave his head first and fight against the government!

Japan secretly lifted sanctions after the announcement, and container ships loaded with materials and parts quickly crossed the Korea Strait.

As Korea-Japan relations turned to thaw mode, Russia and China also changed their attitudes. Rosatom decided to re-engage Japanese nuclear companies in the TWR project, and China softened anti-Japanese sentiment and allowed Japanese group tours again.

European and American automakers, who were noticing, again ordered parts from Japanese companies, and related companies in Japan breathed a sigh of relief.

Japan was also generally welcoming, but only Kato Nakamura, president of the Japan Innovation Association, raised his voice and criticized Prime Minister Okazaki and South Korea.

“This is Japan’s humiliating diplomacy! Aren’t you ashamed to bow your head to Korea? The sanctions cannot be lifted until we receive an apology and reparation from South Korea!”

Up until now, supporters responded with every remark, but this time it was the other way around. Even so, the situation is different when it is being hit and when it is being hit.

The Japanese management group issued a joint statement and strongly criticized the Japan Innovation Association.

“What else can you gain from self-sanction?”

“Why do we continue to impose sanctions that only hurt Japanese companies?”

“Why don’t you know that Korea isn’t as friendly as it used to be?”

“Governor Kato, don’t just keep talking, and even wear robes as a protest!”

* * *

I got a call from Taek-gyu.

[what? Why are you quitting already? CEO Yeon Na-kyung, don’t drive Japan as an outsider, so you stop?]

“… … Did you say that?”

I didn’t even pay attention to what the Liberal People’s Party was saying, so I didn’t know.

“It’s time to stop. Even Ronald told me to do it in moderation.”

Ronald was forcibly preventing the Washington government from moving with the Japanese lobby. If the dispute escalated, the United States would arbitrate.

[It’s a pity. It would have been really fun if this had gone to the end.]

“It wouldn’t have been much fun. Think about what happened during the Senkaku Islands conflict.”

In 2010, Japan arrested a Chinese captain while fishing in the Senkaku Islands, which China protested fiercely.

As usual, the Chinese government pressured the Japanese government with a ban on tourism to Japan and a ban on the export of rare earths, and in the end, Japan released the Chinese captain without punishment. However, China went one step further and demanded an apology and compensation from the government level, and Japan bowed its head.

So far, it seems that China has achieved a perfect victory, but in reality, it is not.

Relations between the two countries deteriorated dramatically due to this incident, and the Japanese were outraged as they called humiliating diplomacy. The approval rating of the Democratic Party, which barely took power, plummeted, which eventually led to the re-establishment of the LDP and the emergence of Prime Minister Okazaki.

From China’s point of view, it means that it has a self-reliant force to overthrow a regime friendly to its own country. And, knowing that China could always use rare earth as a weapon to oppress Japan, Japan significantly reduced its imports of rare earths from China by diversifying its import sources and developing technologies to extract rare earths from waste electronic components. Exiting due to uncertainty, the Chinese economy was hit hard.

If I don’t stop, Japan will come out like that, let’s go all the way. So at this point, it would be better to hold the outstretched hand pretending not to win.

“Do I really have to die if I tell you that Japan is dying?”

As it is said that Korea is the only country in the world that considers Japan funny, Japan’s economic power is actually absurd.

Well, oriental island countries have a higher GDP than Germany, England, and France. And it has a huge domestic market.

It is not a country that will easily stumble just because it falls behind in nuclear power plants or automobiles.

In one way or another, Japan is an important partner of Korea. Not to mention the diplomatic and military fields, especially economically.

It’s not good for Korea if the relationship gets worse.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Trade is not a zero-sum game where one party loses and the other gains. Just as logistics creates added value, trade benefits both parties.

It is thanks to Korea that Japan became the world’s second largest economy in the first place.

There was a special feature of the Korean War, but after that, the Korean economy grew tremendously enough to be called a miracle on the Han River. For Japan, a huge market has been created right next to it.

To put it bluntly, even if it were to say that the profits gained from the exploitation of colonial rule were not compared with the profits gained through trade afterwards.

In fact, the colonial rule of the great powers during imperialism was not very profitable. The colony’s infrastructure construction and management cost more, and the development of the colony put the development of the home country behind the scenes.

The reasons for the disappearance of colonialism are the same as the reasons for the disappearance of slaves.

It is better to hire a voluntary worker with a salary than to employ a slave who doesn’t like to work and only wants to run away while monitoring him. More importantly, slaves don’t consume, but workers fuel businesses through consumption.

Likewise, it is much more efficient to grow the economy and take profits through trade than to rob other countries with a gun and knife through colonial rule.

When a poor country can make a living, the people of that country buy clothes, smartphones, and cars. And to use smartphones, base stations must be built, and roads must be built to ride cars. That is how a new market is created.

Developed countries provide various support to developing and developing countries to help them grow, not because they are good, but because it is beneficial.

Just as South Korea, which received aid from the United States, is now an important ally of the United States.

“The United States is also the United States, but there was no intention from the beginning that Russia would completely exclude Japan from the TWR project or allow Japanese capital to flow out. In order to gain an edge in economic cooperation and territorial disputes, I just adjusted it to my rhythm for a while.”

Thanks to each other, we got good results. President Vysotsky is also satisfied with his approval rating has risen significantly.

Taek-gyu wiped his mouth.

[Zep, then there is nothing I can do about it. So, are you going to stop negotiating purchases with Europeans now?]

“What are you talking about? That’s it, and this is just the beginning.”

Again, the trade deficit with Japan is 30 trillion won in one year alone. Of course, it is actually a profit to make money by processing and assembling imported materials and parts and selling them to other countries, but the high dependence on trade is a serious problem.

Whatever the relationship between Korea and Japan, the plan to diversify import sources remains the same.

Just as Japan diversified import sources and developed technologies when China banned exports of rare earths, Korea needs to do the same.

As Japan lifted sanctions, it is now urgent for European companies. Korean buyers can now compete with both sides and sign a contract with the one offering better conditions.

[Five! Are you smart?]

Actually it’s not my opinion.

“This was Hyunjoo noona’s idea.”

Hyun-joo noona expected things like this, and he told me what to do next. I’m not even foresight, but it’s amazing that I got it right.

After all, the Golden Gate branch manager is not for everyone.