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気配り外交

English translation: tactful diplomacy

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Japanese term or phrase:気配り外交
English translation:tactful diplomacy
Entered by: Linda Turner (X)

02:11 Sep 23, 2004
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop
Japanese term or phrase: 気配り外交
日本式の「気配り外交」の定訳があれば幸いです。
Birdy
tactful diplomacy
Explanation:
Knowing the context of the phrase would be more helpful in figuring out what is the most appropriate translation. Anyway, "tactful diplomacy" gets a lot of hits in Google.
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Linda Turner (X)
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3tactful diplomacy
Linda Turner (X)
5reaction sensitive diplomacy
Nobuo Kawamura
4 -1Wish-washy diplomacy
humbird


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
reaction sensitive diplomacy


Explanation:
定訳は無いのでは・・

Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Local time: 23:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
気配り外交
tactful diplomacy


Explanation:
Knowing the context of the phrase would be more helpful in figuring out what is the most appropriate translation. Anyway, "tactful diplomacy" gets a lot of hits in Google.

Linda Turner (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenelle Davenport
1 hr
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agree  CELC Inc
21 hrs
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agree  Dave REESE
1 day 58 mins
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
気配り外交
Wish-washy diplomacy


Explanation:
I know I am too critical. But while 気配りhas good word association in Japanese society, it is quite opposite to assertiveness and firmness which is a gist of Western diplomacy (although in diplomacy such is not expressed in firmn and assertive manner because that is what diplomacy is all about).
When I see Japanese diplomat is 気配りing, they are neither assertive nor firm, thinking and worrying about how others get back at it. So they are simply wishy-washy. At least that how the Western world see it (in my view).

humbird
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  ejprotran: Your suggestion (wishy-washy; incapable of malking firm decisions) is a misinterpretation for 気配り in this specific phrase. Whether the diplomacy is 'wish-washy' or not would be another issue.
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