Viernes 18/03/11 G7 aprueba intervencion del yen

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GE ha enviado un equipo de expertos en reactores a Japon .

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Los americanos que estan ayudando en el restate en Japon no abandonaran el pais a pesar que les han dicho que salgan.

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Despues del terremoto, los Japoneses dicen "nunca nos rendiremos"

Fukutso no seishin es una frase de animo en la cultura Japonesa. Ese espiritu nunca ha sido mas importante.

Son Welshman de nacimiento, Americano por voluntad propia y residente de Japon por mi carrera, he experimentado de primera mano el caracter que define el destino de una nacion. El mundo esta familiarizado con la resolucion de los Britanicos, ejemplificado notablemente durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los Americanos son famosos por su creatividad y mente independiente, virtudes que han contribuido a su posicion de liderazgo en el mundo.

En lo que concierne a los Japoneses, yo creo que su determinacion de espiritu los ayudara a superar esta gran crisis. Ese espiritu esta capturado en esa frase fukutso no seishin.

Fukutso no seishin significa no rendirse nunca, y es usado en situaciones extremas, la frase se escucha ahora en Japon. Refleja tenacidad, perseverancia y esperanza.

Igualmente importante al espiritu de fukutso no seishin en Japon es el fuerte sentimiento de proposito comun. El sentido de comunidad esta muy arraigado entre los Japoneses. Ellos estan dedicados a la causa de ayudarse uno a otro y a sus comunidades, no solamente a ellos mismos. La prensa extranjera esta maravillada de la calma y la paciencia de los sobrevivientes que hacen cola para la comida, agua o gasolina. Pero a mi no me sorprende que aunque todo se termine, los Japoneses no causaran disturbios, ellos ni siquieran murmuraran una queja.

Muchas historias se han reportado ultimamente que hacen eco de la ecuanimidad, determinacion e instintos de caridad de la gente de Japon. El mundo lee sorprendido acerca de los heroes que aun permanecen en la planta nuclear tratando de salvar la vida de personas que ellos nunca conoceran. Extranios que comparten su sustento entre ellos. Un padre sostiene a su ninio diciendo "tengo que proteger a mis ninios"

Por supuesto, esas historias nos conmueven, pero la enormidad de la destruccion es, en estos momentos, mas grandes que la capacidad de la gente de Japon para lidiar con la situacion tan dificil. Villas enteras han desaparecido, cientos de miles estan sin hogar en tiendas temporales. Personal medico y equipo, comida, agua y electricidad no son suficientes.

Todos nosotros, no importa donde vivimos, deberiamos sentirnos inspirados por las escenas shocking de la devastacion que aparece en nuestros televisores y computadoras y apoyar a la comunidad Japonesa con nuestros ruegos y nuestras bileteras, este es un desastre de magnitud epica que todos necesitamos pase a la historia y memoria y no sea una realidad de todos los dias.

Mientras tanto, los Japoneses haran lo que puedan por seguri adelante. Muchos trabajadores de nuestra compania ha dormido en nuestras fabricas y oficinas, o simplemente han caminado hasta seis horas para llegar a sus hogares. Algunas de las fabricas de Sony cercanas a la zona de destruccion han sido daniadas. Estamos enfrentando las mismas dificultades que muchos negocios en Japon estan experimentando hoy dia, desde apagones hasta escasez de transporte, materiales y proveedores que no pueden enviarnos mercaderia. Lentamente pero con seguridad, nosotros vamos a empezar a emerger de este profundo shock fisico y psicologico de nuestros cuerpos y nuestros negocios y estamos volviendo a la normalidad.

Aun antes de la crisis, en anios recientes los Japoneses han soportado la stagflation y la recesion. La segunda economia mas poderosa del mundo paso a ser la numero 3. Algunos observadores sugieren que la gente joven de Japon ha perdido el sentido de proposito, disminuido por el amor a los ninios que da la prosperidad conocido como "complacency" engreimiento o no tratar de ser lo mejor que se puede ser.

Lo que hemos visto en estos dias nos demuestra que no es cierto. Por eso tengo confianza que lso Japoneses guiados por la fortaleza de su caracter y determinacion, emergeran de esta crisis mas fuertes que nuncac, y con un renovado proposito. La gente de Japon tiene mucho que ganar de nuestro apoyo. Pero nosotros tenemos mucho que aprender de su ejemplo.

Y no importa quienes somos o donde vivimos, sin duda un dia de crisis nos va a llegar. Y cuando eso ocurra, nosotros solo podemos tener la esperanza de responder de la misma manera que lo han hecho los Japoneses en esta ultima semana. Con un espiritu nacional de gracia, generosidad y causa comun que nunca, nunca se rinde.

Mr. Stringer es el chairman, CEO y Presidente de Sony Corp.

After the Quake, Japan Says 'Never Give Up'
'Fukutsu no seishin' is a common exhortation in Japanese culture. Never has this spirit been more important.

By HOWARD STRINGER
As a Welshman by birth, an American by choice, and a resident of Japan by career, I have experienced firsthand how a nation's character shapes its fate. The world is well familiar with the Churchillian resolve of the British, exemplified most notably during World War II. Americans are a famously innovative and independent-minded people; such traits have contributed to their position of leadership in the world today.

As for the Japanese, I believe their determined spirit will help them through this time of great trial in their lives. That spirit is aptly captured in the phrase fukutsu no seishin.

Fukutsu no seishin means "never give up" and is used especially in extreme circumstances. In the wake of the 9.0 earthquake, massive tsunami and burgeoning nuclear emergency, the phrase is often heard in Japan today. It reflects tenacity, perseverance and hope.

Equal in importance to the spirit of fukutsu no seishin in Japan is the strong sense of shared purpose. The thread of community is woven tightly through all Japanese. They are devoted to the cause of saving one another and their communities, not simply themselves. The foreign media have marveled at how calmly and patiently the survivors line up for food, water or gas. But it is no surprise to me that even when supplies run out, not only do the Japanese not riot, they do not even murmur an objection.

Many stories reported in recent days echo the equanimity, determination and charitable instincts of the people of Japan. The world reads in awe about heroes selflessly remaining in the nuclear power plant to try to save lives of people they will never know. Strangers share sustenance with one another. A father grasps his infant and won't let go, saying, "I have to protect my children."

A woman walks through a destroyed residential area in Rikuzentakat days after the earthquake and tsunami.
.Of course, as heartwarming and life-affirming as these stories are, the enormity of destruction is, for the time being, greater than the capacity of the people of Japan to cope. Whole villages have vanished, and hundreds of thousands remain in shelters and homeless. Medical personnel and equipment, food, water, electricity, shelter, heat, clothing—all are in short supply. It will become more important in the days and weeks ahead for help to flow into the country, so that the work of recovery can succeed. If the radiation crisis deepens, so too will the need for even more assistance, especially if thousands more must be evacuated or given urgent medical treatment.

All of us, wherever we live, should be inspired by the shocking scenes of devastation that appear on our televisions and computer screens to support the Japanese community with our prayers and our wallets, so that this epic disaster can more quickly retreat to a place in history and memory and no longer be an everyday reality.

In the meantime, the Japanese continue to do what they can to go on. Many workers in our company have spent the night at our facilities, or walked up to six hours simply to get home. Some of Sony's factories closer to the zone of destruction were damaged. We have had the kind of difficulties many businesses in Japan are experiencing today, from blackouts and transportation slowdowns to shortages of materials and suppliers unable to make shipments. Slowly but surely, we are beginning to emerge from the profound psychic and physical shock to our bodies and our businesses, and we are getting back on track.

Even before this crisis, in recent years the Japanese endured stagflation and recession. The second-most powerful economy in the world slid to No. 3. Some observers suggested that Japan's young people had lost their sense of purpose, undermined by that love child of prosperity known as complacency.

What we have witnessed in recent days suggests anything but complacency. That is why I am confident that the Japanese, guided by their strength of character and determination, will emerge from this time of trial and grievous loss stronger than before, and with a renewed sense of purpose. The people of Japan will have much to gain from our support. But we have much to learn by their example.

For no matter who we are or where we live, no doubt a time of trial will one day come. And when it does, we can only hope we respond to it as the Japanese have in this past week. With a national spirit of grace, generosity, and common cause that just never, never gives up.

Mr. Stringer is chairman, CEO and president of Sony Corp.

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Australia +1.26%, el Hang Seng +0.51%, Korea +1.26%, el Shanghai C. +0.62%, el Nikkei +1.77%

Los futures del Dow Jones 80 puntos al alza.

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Muchas criticas a Obama por no hacer nada aparte de jugar golf. Ahora lo llaman el expectator en chief, el observador.

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Nikkei 225 3/18 - 12:33
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Como cuando era Senador Obama no vota por los temas dificiles, solo dice presente.

Con Gadhafi, Obama ha esperado que alguien que no sea el tome la decision, la crisis del presupuesto se la ha dejado al vice presidente, hoy dia se va a hacer un tour a latinoamerica, por supuesto no visitara Colombia ni Panama, los dos paises que tienen pendiente el tratado de libre comercio. Se demoro hasta hoy dia para decir algo acerca de Japon, y tampoco fue claro, la situacion es segura y no lo es y que los americanos deben preocuparse y no deben preocuparse por lo que pasa en Japon.

Obama no toma posicion en los temas importantes como Libia, radiacion, posible cierre edl gobierno, el futuro del Social Security, el alza del petroleo, para ello no miren a la Casa Blanca.

Ser cuidadoso es la posicion de Obama. Comparado con G. Bush quien ordeno el aumento de tropas a Iraq a pesar de la caida de la aprobacion de su gestion.

La aprobacion de Obama debajo del 50% no lo ayuda en sus esfuerzos por su reeleccion y los democratas pueden darle la espalda si se convencen que a Obama solo le importa su pellejo y no el de ellos que tendran eleccion el proximo anio, si es asi ellos haran lo mismo y votaran en contra de las politicas de Obama.

President 'Present'

Obama dodges the big decisions to keep his approval ratings up.
By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL

One knock on Barack Obama in the 2008 election was his record as an Illinois state senator, where he repeatedly ducked tough issues by voting "present." It seems old habits die hard.

If you'd like to know where the leader of the free world stands on those NCAA rankings, just turn on ESPN. ("I think Kansas has more firepower," he explained as he filled out his bracket.) Wondering what the commander in chief thinks about gun laws? Don't worry—he's in favor of those already on the books, according to a recent op-ed.

If, however, you are curious about where the most powerful man in the universe stands on Libya, radiation, a possible government shutdown, the future of Social Security, or rising oil prices, don't look to the White House. Those issues are tough. Those issues risk mistakes. Those issues might mean unhappy voters. And right now, it's approval ratings the White House cares about.

Obama advisers are spinning their excuses for the president's absence (he needs to stay above the fray, he believes in international agreement). Conservatives, for their part, are beginning to argue the "incompetence" line. A combination of all is probably at work, along with an even greater impulse: political safety. Mr. Obama got a taste of falling approval ratings last year. The White House has worked hard to get those numbers back up and wants to keep them there until Mr. Obama has a GOP opponent and can go into campaign mode—where he's at his best.

And so as Moammar Gadhafi has visited a bloodbath on opposition forces, the White House has for weeks spun its wheels at the United Nations, waiting for someone else to go first. The White House has argued intervention might provoke an Arab backlash against the U.S., and it could be it actually believes such crazy talk. Yet it seems equally concerned that any U.S.-led military action in Libya—no matter how minor—will invite comparisons to the dreaded Bush warmongers and prove unpopular.

And as Congress lurches from one budget crisis to the next, President Obama leaves negotiations to Vice President Joe Biden. It has been clear for weeks the only way this gets settled is for Mr. Obama and House Speaker John Boehner to find a fiscal 2011 spending-cut number that gets bipartisan support. But Mr. Obama worries that number will be too much for the left, and not enough for the right, and that means . . . controversy.

Today he instead leaves for a five-day Latin American tour. On that trip he will not be visiting Colombia or Panama, whose trade deals he's squelched since he took office. Trade deals, after all, don't always sit well with the public (and rarely with unions).

It took until yesterday for Mr. Obama to address Japan's nuclear problem, and only then to clarify that Americans should and should not be worried about radiation, while also knowing that U.S. power plants are and aren't safe. The president had been touting a new love for nuclear energy (to coax Republicans into a "clean-energy" deal), but the White House is now worried Japan is the hydrogen version of the BP oil spill, and thinking the safest short-term policy is incoherence.

Entitlement reform? Are you people nuts? Who ever won an election on entitlement reform?

The White House's greater interest right now seems to be throwing little bones to its left. A quip here about the Wisconsin labor dispute, a gun-control op-ed there. A promise to quit defending the Defense Against Marriage Act. Yet even these are tiny bones, designed not to hugely upset the broader public.

Careful is the word. Compare this to George W. Bush, who ordered an Iraq surge despite dismal approval ratings.

A "present" strategy didn't hurt the Illinois state senator, who went on to become president—and that may be what's guiding the president's team now. Then again, the White House is discovering there are greater consequences for a "present" president. The administration is realizing, for instance, that a victorious Gadhafi is not in fact to Mr. Obama's, or the world's, advantage—one reason it is now adopting a more aggressive posture.

It also hardly seems a winning strategy for the White House to keep the president's approval ratings below the 50% he needs for re-election. He in particular risks alienating congressional Democrats, who are wearying of being left to handle public criticism. If they start to believe the president is looking out only for himself, they'll do the same. Even if that means undermining pieces of his agenda.

There is another way, of course. The Americans who voted in 2008 didn't vote "present." They voted for a leader. They might even reward Mr. Obama for doing that job.

Write to kim@wsj.com

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PM Kan dijo que ellos ganaran control de la situacion nuclear en el corto plazo. Japon esta informando de todo lo que esta pasando en la planta. Ken dijo tambien que construiran a Japon de nuevo.

Gracias a la coordinada intervencion, el yen esta bajando, el dolar subiendo. Los futures del Dow Jones al alza.

El petroleo sube debido a luz verde para atacar Libia, en 102.57 o 1.5% al alza, el oro al alza tambien a 1,416, el cobre baja. Ag up. Los yields suben a 3.26%

Habra accion militar contra Libia. Ahora cuando comenzara la accion.

Los futures del Dow Jones 0.76%

Reagan llamo a Gadhafi el perro loco del medio oriente.

China, Rusia, Alemania no votaron por el ataque a Libia.

El Nikkei gano 2.72%

Europa al alza. El Asia cerro al alza.