Japan is finalizing plans not to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state for the time being, following the lead of the United States, a staunch ally of Israel, government sources said.
The move is believed to stem from concerns that such recognition could negatively affect the situation in the Middle East, as well as Japan’s relationship with the United States, the sources said.
Sorry guys, but we’re the US’s little bitch. I can’t stand it, but it’s hard to say no to one our biggest trade partners and the guys who provide the nuclear umbrella.
Don’t rely too much on that umbrella being around when you actually need it though, certainly not if it’s Putin that decides Russia owns Japan based on some map drawn on a cave wall in 5000BC