Day 1,631: Timor Leste, contentious, synthetic rubber, linger

That trust will be on display in Tokyo on December 16th-18th, when Japan’s prime minister, Kishida Fumio, welcomes the leaders of nine asean members and Timor Leste. The gathering will mark the 50th anniversary of dialogues between Japan and asean, which began with contentious talks over synthetic rubber.

Imperial Japan spread death and destruction across the region. After the second world war ended, ill-will lingered.

Japan is a cuddlier friend to South-East Asia than America or China

Artwork of the day 
Lingering Snow
Robert Julian Onderdonk
Style: Impressionism
Genre: landscape

Word of the day 
Timor Leste: East Timor
contentious: causing , involving, or likely to cause disagreement and argument
synthetic rubber: virtually any rubber material that is manmade
linger: to take a long time to leave or disappear

Quote of the day
“Aristotle... a mere bond-servant to his logic, thereby rendering it contentious...”
― Francis Bacon