Japan had wanted to stand firm, but the gap in strength left it no choice but to bow its head. Thus, Minister Kader once again received the Japanese diplomats.
Kader received Kudo Yasuyoshi, the Japanese diplomat from last time, with a cheerful smile. Seeing Kudo Yasuyoshi's gloomy face made Kader happy. "Mr. Kudo, we meet again."
"Yes! Minister Kader, you have finally gotten your wish this time. Congratulations indeed," Kudo Yasuyoshi said through gritted teeth.
"Hahaha, not at all, not at all! So, does your government accept our proposal?" Kader asked.
Kudo Yasuyoshi sighed. "Yes. In consideration of the friendship between our two countries, the Japanese Government has decided to make concessions on the Sakishima Islands issue."
Kader emphasized, "They are the Southern Ryukyu Islands."
"Putting the matter of the name aside for now, this is our bottom line. Otherwise, it would be difficult to answer to our people. And after we reach a consensus this time, I fear I will become a sinner in Japan and my career will suffer as well."
That was what Kudo Yasuyoshi said, though he most likely would no longer work at the Japanese Foreign Ministry. After all, having ceded the Southern Ryukyu Islands, he would certainly have to stay idle at home for a while before being transferred to another department to continue working. After all, this had been the Japanese Government's decision; he could not be made to carry the blame for nothing, especially since he had committed no error of principle.
Kader caught the implication in Kudo Yasuyoshi's words but did not take it too seriously. This was a disparity in national strength and had nothing to do with diplomacy. Diplomacy needed national power to support it; otherwise, the humiliated one today might have been himself.
Still, out of professional courtesy,