{"id":4803,"date":"2018-07-31T06:52:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T21:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.babel.co.jp\/edu?p=4803"},"modified":"2019-04-22T06:53:04","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T21:53:04","slug":"mission52-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.babel.co.jp\/edu\/en\/the-professional-translator-e\/mission52-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahathir Mohamad\u2019s Election Win makes him the World\u2019s Oldest Head of State"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nTomoki Hotta
\nVice Chancellor
\nBabel University Professional School of Translation<\/p>\n

In May of last year, Malaysia\u2019s underwent a change of administration in which the opposition alliance, headed by former Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamed, defied majority predictions in winning the election. <\/p>\n

A sympathizer of Japan, 92-year-old Mahathir promoted a \u201cLook East\u201d policy (a policy that encourages learning from Japan\u2019s economic growth) during his time as prime minister. Mahathir won Malaysia\u2019s election on May 9th, returning to power as Malaysia\u2019s prime minister.<\/p>\n

Consider the fact that China is attempting to create a military base by piling up mounds of earth in the South China Sea, or that the former Malaysian prime minister was being manipulated by China. It\u2019s no surprise then that having Mahathir – who\u2019s critical towards China – returning to power is a welcome turn of events.<\/p>\n

Although China seems to be aiming to become a sea as well as land power and thus achieve dominance on a global level, what\u2019s interesting is how few people in Japan feel a sense of danger regarding China\u2019s actions. If China occupies the South China Sea, Japan will be forced to find an alternate route for transporting oil and other resources from the Middle East, since its current route via the South China Sea will no longer be available. The resulting cost to the Japanese will be astronomical. <\/p>\n

Prime Minister Mahathir is the author of the book Rise up Japan. In this book, Prime Minister describes an account in 2002 when he addressed Japanese foreign exchange students, telling them, \u201cYou have the industrious blood characteristic of the Japanese, for which you should be proud of.\u201d Some of the students were moved to tears after hearing Mahathir\u2019s comment.<\/p>\n

Mahathir also wrote, \u201cMilitarism is not a good thing, but being patriotic isn\u2019t bad. Patriotism is helpful when a country is attempting to overcome adversity. Protecting one\u2019s own country is not synonymous with aggressive militarism.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrankly speaking, what the Japanese people lack is confidence and patriotism. I fully understand why Japan is hypersensitive to the word \u201cpatriotic.\u201d Certainly, the Japanese must be prepared and willing to admit their numerous past mistakes. Does that mean though that the Japanese have to be fettered by their actions from over a half century ago, and harbor a permanent sense of guilt?\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, the Japanese must pause for some sober reflection, since they continue to be plagued with a masochistic view of history.<\/p>\n

While there is some unease at having a leader in his 90\u2019s take on the difficult job of running a nation, reading the news I\u2019m convinced Mahathir\u2019s passion will continue to shine forth brightly even after he turns 100. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just Japan but worldwide that being active into one\u2019s 100\u2019s has become a reality. In order to continue to have things we want to pursue even as we age and have a tenacious mental power and physical strength that enables us to focus our passion, I believe what we ultimately need is to have a sense of mission – a resolute sense of mission. <\/p>\n

Mahathir teaches us that by having a sense of mission – or deciding what we are going to use our lives for – we can live lives full of vigor well into our 90\u2019s and 100\u2019s. <\/p>\n

Since I\u2019m only 66 years old, this is excellent news indeed!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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