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Re:Japan building 1GW, $21bn solar power station in space by Semiapies on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @02:24PM (#800787)
"Since the US dominates the world's oceans, that means that Japan has to keep the US happy. Sucks strategically and politically."

It just means Japan can't get saber-rattly in the US's direction. There isn't a huge impetus for them to do so, so...

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Re:Japan building 1GW, $21bn solar power station in space by andreyf on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @02:30PM (#800798)
Considering where our cars and gadgets come from, I don't think Japan or the US would benefit much from cutting off oil shipments to Japan ;)
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Re:Japan building 1GW, $21bn solar power station in space by ggrot on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @04:40PM (#801062)
Many of those japanese cars are physically built in the US.
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Re:Japan building 1GW, $21bn solar power station in space by Semiapies on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @03:53PM (#800973)
Exactly.
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Re:Japan building 1GW, $21bn solar power station in space by ggrot on Wednesday September 02, 2009 @04:39PM (#801058)
Agreed, however my only point is that this makes more sense strategically than just commercially. It may not make sense either way, but it could. There are other interests that could cut off Japan if the US didn't choose to step in. This includes China and OPEC.
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