European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8the stars and stripes thursday june 13, 1991 n Tokyo apr a new Hook predicting tilt Japan and the. United states will go to War Over their economic and other differences is a big hit with japanese despite derision from critics. The books sensational Titi a a the coming War with Japan a has made it a Best seller with some major bookstores already sold out since its release May 2,1. A a a although most japanese scoff at predictions  War nervous Washington a watchers say they fear the books darwinian a survival  the fittest viewpoint will further inflame already harsh . Sentiment toward Japan a that Book is very dangerous because americans who Arentt Well informed May a 1 a a a / believe it. I done to deny Freedom  speech but 1 think its a crime a said Haruo Shi Mada a professor  economics at Tokyo a Keio University. A the Corning War with Japan a by George Friedman and Meredith left Ard argues that the problems that brought Japan and the United states into. World War ii will propel them into War again. Those issues a Competition for Export markets for natural resources and for naval dominance a were put aside for 45 years for the Sake  the Western Alliance. A the american unwillingness to harm Japan depended  a soviet threat More than any intrinsic concern for Japan a Friedman said. Now that the cold War is Over and Japan is no longer needed to balance the soviet threat in the Pacific americans Are asking a what Are we getting now a Friedman told reporters recently. Friedman a political science professor at Dickinson College in Carlisle pa., and Lebard a writing teacher in Harrisburg a said the ties Between the worlds two biggest economies will unravel in a fight Over the Pacific Basin a the worlds richest Region. Rising resentment Over Japan a economic influence could Lead Washington to close . Markets to japanese products despite . Dependency  Japan for Many Industrial components and consumer products. Or As in the months preceding world War ii it could Block japanese Access to Oil Friedman said Friedman said the books . Publisher St. Martins press chose the racy title for his academic Tome. But he insisted that while neither the United states nor Japan is plotting an actual attack now they will inevitably go to War. The . Edition was published last March and has sold 35,000 hardcover copies St. Martins press said in new York the books title ensured immediate Success among voracious japanese readers who bought All 40,000 copies  the first japanese language edition prompting publisher Tokuma Shoten to run another printing  120,000 copies. World suspected e. German spy arrested  treason charge. From wire reports Bonn Germany a German police have arrested a suspected spy who was being sought for the past six years  suspicion  High treason the Federal prosecutors office said in a statement  statement said that a former East German citizen who worked under the name  Sonja Lueneburg 64, was arrested tuesday evening in an apartment near Berlin a a a a. A a a a a. A Quot the prosecutors office said that Lueneburg who was identified is Johanna o., was infiltrated into what was then West Germany in 1967 a with a secret agents  the alleged espionage agent got a Joh As a Secretary in the economics ministry and worked from 1976 until 1985 for Martin. Bang manii who was then Leader  the Liberal free democratic party and from 1984, economics minister she apparently tied to East germ any  aug. 3, 1985. To Quot. Scouts await world Camp Seoul South Korea a More than 18,000 boy scouts from 80 nations have registered to attend the 17th Anuial world scout Jamboree in the mountainous East coast Region  South Korea organizers said tuesday. The aug Kofi Jamboree registration includes 15,000 scouts aged 13 to  their adult leaders the organizers said. A Quot a a a. \ communist North Korea a longtime rival  South Korea May allow members  North koreans league  socialist working youth to participate news reports said. The Jamboree is to be held near mount Sorak okie  the country a most popular tourist destinations along the rugged coast. order to accommodate the thousands  campers the government has expanded nine major toads built airstrips parking lots and add Duir flights. A heroin seized in Turkey Yuk Sebkova Turkey a turkish troops seized 442 pounds  purified heroin near this Village close to the Borders  trat and Iran the sem official Anatolia news Agency reported tuesday. It said the soldiers detained 14 people and seized two Kalashnikov rifles and chemicals used to refine the narcotic. Anatolia said the Quantity  heroin would have had a Street value  about $50 million in the West. It did not say when the raid took place lucked in the rugged Southeastern Corner  the country Wiik Sebkova is a transit Point and refinery Lor narcotics being smuggled Overland from the Middle and far East drug enforcement officials say. Hawke gets seat Belt Fine Brisbane Australia a prime minister Bob i  guilty wednesday to not wearing a seat Belt and will be fined $80, a police spokesman said. Hawke was being filmed in a live television interview while cruising the streets  Brisbane capital  Queensland state at the time  the offence. The prime minister who normally belts up in the front seat  his official car moved into the Back seat  Bis Auto so the cameraman could film him from the front. Switchboards at the Queensland police department newspaper offices and radio and television stations lit up with Calls from viewers who saw that Hawke was not using his seat Belt. As Moscow a president Mikhail s. Gorbachev does no to know much about Robert Strauss the designated american ambassador to the soviet Union. But what he docs know about the a master  Compromise a he likes his spokesman said tuesday. A a our reaction to this appointment is definitely positive a Vitaly Ignatenko told a regular news briefing. It was the first Kremlin reaction to last weeks an Nolin Cement that the former democratic party chairman was tapped for the top Moscow embassy Job. The 72-Yc in old Washington based lawyer will re place ambassador Jack f. Matlock a career Diplomat and russian scholar who is wrapping up a four year posting. A a a Ait. A a a a in the United states . Strauss is called a master  Compromise Quot Ignatenko said. A we believe that this is a very important feature. That would promote the development  cooperation Between our two countries in various fields.�?�. A Strauss appointment has already been welcomed by the american business Community in Moscow which says his reputation As a Deal maker outweighs his slim diplomatic experience and inability to speak. Russian. Commer sunt a weekly business newspaper said tuesday that the appointment was part  american a plans to pursue a firmer and More Active policy to Ward the .s.r., which is to prevent Gorbachev from deviating from the Market  said Strauss Legal business and political careers Point to a new role for the american ambassador. Matlock a played a very useful role in establishing the new administrations relations with the soviet leadership a comic rant said. Strauss task will consist  a implementing Bush a political course at a stage when the United states leading role in the w orld is beyond doubt.�?�. A a a Quot a a a Quot Ignatenko said the soviet leadership has a great Confidence and respect for the appointment. A Mikhail Gorbachev does not know that person so far Quot he said. A fall the president knows about Robert Strauss Are his human characteristics and our reaction to this appointment is definitely positive.�?�. Ignatenko also praised Matlock saying he. Made an important contribution to superpower relations during his four year posting. A the spent difficult years in this country and As a Diplomat and As a human being he had to solve difficult problems a Ignatenko said. Ignatenko said Gorbachev has1 briefly met Strauss As part  a delegation  visiting business people. Strauss w As last in the soviet Union two years ago promised land for aids victims the a jew Alecio Broring oversees construction  the Rita Llusco land a Village planned for aids sufferers in the coastal mountains  Southeastern Brazil. The Vil Lage is being built by the Alliance for life an association Oft franciscan priests and nuns that cares for destitute brazilians with fatal diseases