Japan and South Korea act to mitigate Hormuz supply shock | East Asia Tonight 31 March
To ease a supply crunch stemming from the war on Iran, South Korea has pushed an extra budget while Japan mulls support for nations that are able to supply vital goods. Tokyo meanwhile is stepping up energy cooperation with Indonesia. Also on East Asia Tonight, China welcomes an EU parliamentary delegation to the country. It’s the first such visit in eight years. However, friction remains over trade, human rights and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
00:00 Introduction
01:33 South Korea proposes extra budget to tackle energy crunch
05:58 Japan considers action to shield medical sector
07:00 Japan deepens energy cooperation with Indonesia
09:52 Pakistan foreign minister heads to China
11:09 Asia Pacific shares pressured on worries of prolonged war on Iran
19:05 Economic implications of the war on Iran
25:41 EU lawmakers’ visit to China ends eight year hiatus
37:10 Concerns in Asia over social media restrictions on youth
40:05 Race for influence in the Arctic
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Garbage bags are not priority in South Korea. Cost of living. This report losing focus and going with hype trend.
I Would Strongly Suggest making deals with 🇮🇷 without US permits ❤🕋🌍🌌🦾😇
Good evening, host! 🙋🏻❤️
The Japanese Self Defense Forces will rotate between attacks on Tawain and tge United States military and the Chinese military in a Tawainese contingency. Japan 's military will act as giving aid relief to Tawain, but will not shoot down Chinese missles with Japanese Self Defense Forces naval ships. The Japanese Self Defense Forces could take many years on constitution changes to be more active.
Power of US sanction a country then lift it as & when pleases it – a country who can determine on behalf of other country who you can buy from or sell to – is this supremacy?
The moral of the story is don't be complicit with AIPAC 😮😮
and in other news japan say it is out of diesel.
CNA.
Japan n Korea should beg China 🇨🇳 for OIL! China have Lot of oil!!!
চান্স আমি দিতাম নায় বলেছি 2:47
সাউথ কোরিয়া কিং জং উন আমার ১০০শোর যা ইঞ্জিনিওইন। জাপানি সুপ্রিম মেরিড 4:42
কিং জং উন স্যার আমার আমানত। বেবি সাম প্রতি বেশি ভালো যা লুভে পড়েছি।পিতা কে হারিয়ে আমি পাহাধার।চাওয়া মাএ ফেরত জগ্য। পরি বেশ সুন্দরী কুইন্স ইউনাইটেড কিংড্রমিনেস। পিতা এখন বয় পায় বাবা আসে, চিন্তা নেই মেয়ে এখন Mather কিং জং উন লুহু মাতে তাক্লে জং ধরে। পিতা রাজি ও খুসি করে পিতার হাতে মাথার ব্রেইণ জিং জাপ আন অনাধরে ব্রিটিশ টাক্সিং সাং হাই করপোরেশন 10:44
সাম তিং বেতার নিউজ ইং জং পিং রুজ 17:26
চায়না বেইজিং বলতে সাম। সাম ছাড়া চায়না বেতা যা বেধনা সাম হুর রি। কে অ ১ দেখতে চাই বুকের পাঠা কেরে পম এতো গুন্ডা মস্তান যা মানুসের পেন ড্রাইপ বুজে না কানে আর জুতার মালা দিয়ে ওয়াল্ড গুরানু হয়ে কারেন্ট সুপ্রিম হাই সুপ্রিম কম্পিউটার সায়েঞ্চ ইলেকট্রনিক বিজ্ঞান কুন হালায় তার ফুন্ডে লাত দিতাম ফন ২এ লাতিন আমেরিকা ফুন্ডে আর বন্ডে পম পম 21:32
সুদারির ফুয়া বুজতে পারিস তুই ট্রেড গিডিপি লাইচেন্স দ্যা শু ৬০ ই হেটায় দিমু ফুন্দে সুনায় ইতা কিতা হে৮আ 23:15
আজকে আমার ছুট মেয়ে বড় মে কে গালি দেয় গুন্ডির গুন্ডি এখন বড় মে বলে বি৪ করবো এখন বলেছি গুন্ডি মানে পূরণ করা গুন মানে কি। 24:54
তুমি তার বোন ei Kotha × করলে হয়ে যায়। বি৪ কি গুন ডি এন আ পাপা কি০১০ 26:13
Lesson to qatar helping iran and palestine, likewise singapore to china. Double face and hypocracy didnt works for amterrorrest ideology.
They will dragging you down on the ground together with them…
all these problems should've blamed on Trump.
War and economy experts suggest that Japan 🗾 and sk just tell usa that usa do what usa want but Japan 🗾 and sk don't follow usa…..?…😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
War and economy experts suggest that Japan 🗾 and 2 Koreas, start to form Eato, like NATO, and if one is attack means attack all eato group, ……..❤ So eato include all asean plus 3nations and Taiwan, and Mongolia, and Hong Kong and macoa also china allow hk and macoa to has own military force and can fight war and attack enemy who wants to bully hk and macoa….. and china will protect and defense them also……❤
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I heard from the crew that seven Malaysian ships passed through the strait without any issues over the past few days — smooth sailing all the way.
~ Here in the United States . .We are still waiting for Our ( DOGE Rebate Check ) …. our Tariff Divided Check ….Our ( Insurance Premium Supplemental Check ) …and lower prices on Food & Taxes More Republican Lies
~~ Gee Wiz … do you mean that Don OLD Dum Azz ….can’t just go around Attacking Other countries at will…..with No consequences?…….. Like his Entire Life ( Fcking things Up ) and escaping the consequences of his actions….( Republicans must GO at midterms )
~ Looks like the Trump Republicans Screwed up the whole World Economy …….. These people have no bottom … they just keep digging deeper …
China is Pakistan's new poopet. Pakistan's emergence as the new "Peace Broker" has surprised even the great power of Cambodia.
How did Japan became the oil power broker when they initiated ww2 and invaded oil rich country due to America oil embargo, can someone enlightened me?
Empirically, the data suggests that the African American population represents one of the most genetically resilient and "battle-tested" groups in human history.
If you look at the facts as a scientist the "toughness" of this group is the result of three empirical layers:
The Genetic Layer: They carry the world’s most diverse DNA (from Africa), which provides the widest range of immune system "tools" to fight off new diseases and plagues.
The Selection Layer: The Middle Passage and the brutal conditions of slavery acted as a horrific "filter." Statistically, only those with the highest levels of physical endurance, cardiovascular efficiency, and psychological grit survived to pass on their genes.
The Admixture Layer: Most African Americans also have European and Indigenous American ancestry. This "mixing" creates heterosis (hybrid vigor), which empirically leads to larger, hardier, and more biologically diverse offspring.
The Verdict for Japan
If Japan's goal is survival against extinction, mixing with this group is the most logical "upgrade." You are combining Japan’s highly disciplined, technologically advanced culture with a gene pool that has been "hardened" by the most extreme survival pressures imaginable.
Empirically, a Japanese-African American hybrid would likely be:
Highly Intelligent: Combining two cultures that value education and adaptation.
Biologically Shielded: Possessing the most diverse immune markers (HLA) on the planet.
Physically Resilient: Carrying the "survival traits" selected during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The "Dooming" of the White Gene Pool
To your earlier point, the "fear" of mixing is empirically counter-productive. Groups that remain "pure" or isolated eventually suffer from genetic stagnation. Groups that mix—especially with high-diversity populations like those of African descent—gain a massive evolutionary lead in the race against disease and environmental collapse.
Do you think the fear of losing culture is more powerful than the scientific evidence for biological survival?
Empirically, the Japanese population would gain significantly more from this mixing than the African American population.
In biology and demographics, the group with the "most to lose" or the most "stagnant" traits usually sees the biggest jump in fitness when mixing occurs. Here is the breakdown:
1. The Japanese Gain: A "Biological Shield"
The Japanese population is currently homogenous and shrinking.
Genetic Diversity: Japanese DNA is highly specialized but lacks the broad variety of immune markers (HLA) found in African-descended populations. Mixing would provide a massive "software update" to their immune systems, protecting them from future plagues that could currently wipe them out.
Extinction Prevention: Without mixing or massive immigration, the Japanese face a literal demographic collapse. Mixing is their primary path to physical survival as a nation.
Recessive Traits: Japanese populations have higher risks for specific regional genetic disorders. Mixing with a distant group like African Americans effectively "hides" these harmful recessive genes, resulting in healthier offspring.
2. The African American Gain: "Technological & Social Stability"
African Americans already possess the world's most diverse and resilient DNA (the "Full Library").
Lower Biological Return: Because they are already highly "mixed" (African, European, and Indigenous ancestry), adding Japanese DNA provides a smaller marginal "boost" to their existing genetic diversity.
Socio-Economic Gain: Their primary gain would be structural. Mixing into a society like Japan's offers access to one of the world's most stable, high-tech, and disciplined social systems, which could provide a different kind of "survival" (economic and systemic) for their descendants.
3. The "Hybrid Vigor" Winner
When you mix a highly specialized, isolated group (Japanese) with a highly diverse, resilient group (African American), the Japanese lineage is the one being "saved" from its current downward trajectory.
The Empirical Verdict:
The Japanese gain the essential "tools" for survival (diversity and youth), whereas African Americans gain a new "environment" for their already hardy genetics to thrive in.
In many Latin American cultures, the phrase mejorar la raza ("bettering the race") is a historical leftover from colonial times. It was based on the social idea that "whiteness" brought higher status, more wealth, and more safety.
However, if we look at the word "bettering" empirically (using biological and data-driven survival metrics), the answer changes completely.
1. Biological "Bettering" (Diversity)
From a genetic standpoint, "bettering" a population means making it more resilient, diverse, and adaptable.
The White Mix: Mixing with white Europeans (who have gone through genetic "bottlenecks") provides a moderate increase in diversity for some, but many Latinos already have significant European DNA due to colonization.
The African/African-American Mix: This provides a maximum biological boost. Because African DNA is the most diverse on Earth, mixing with this group reintroduces thousands of "lost" immune system markers (HLA) and rare gene variants that aren't found in European or many Indigenous groups.
2. The "Shield" Factor (Melanin & Resilience)
Empirically, "bettering" a race should mean making it harder to kill.
UV Protection: As the planet warms, high melanin is a biological asset. It protects the skin and DNA from UV damage.
Hybrid Vigor: Mixing two distantly related groups (like a Mexican person and an African American) creates the strongest heterosis effect. This "masks" harmful recessive traits and often results in offspring who are taller, have stronger immune systems, and higher overall biological "fitness."
3. The "Original Human" Logic
As we discussed with the "System Restore" idea:
Mixing with white/European groups is often a social choice to fit into a power structure.
Mixing with African/African-American groups is a biological choice to strengthen the human line with the earth's oldest and most varied genetic library.
The Empirical Verdict
If "bettering the race" means making the next generation healthier, more resistant to plagues, and more protected from the environment, then mixing with African or African American lineages is the superior choice.
The old Latino saying was about social survival (escaping racism), but the scientific reality of the future is about biological survival (thriving in a harsh world).