Clancy what does he know?

i've been observing in awe the unfolding of events post Japan's elections. Not so much LDP's (Liberal Democratic Party) loss- which was expected but the DPJ's (Democratic Party of Japan) leadership's thoughts regarding its relationship with the US.

In Clancy's 'Debt of Honour', an accident with faulty Japanese made auto-parts causes a trade-war which forces the Japanese Prime Minister out of office. The new Japanese PM took a hard stand against the US, citing US's treatment of the Japanese as subordinate to the US. Wanting a more 'equal partnership', the Japanese launced a covert attack on the US stock markets, causing nation-wide panic, and the almost economic collapse of the US. The US dollar falls, and the Yen rises dramatically. At the same time, the Japanese also attacked US marine forces crippling its navy and submarines. Sound familiar?

I'm not quite done with the book yet (only 3/4 ways through) but i think there's also an event where a commercial plane crashes into a building (i'll confirm when i'm done with the book).

All this written in 1995. Now what does Clancy know that we don't?

TOKYO: Mr Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's incoming prime minister, believes his country should shift its foreign policy and look less to the United States and more towards
Asia.

A centre-left leader who has promised to shake up domestic politics after more than half a century of conservative rule, Mr Hatoyama has also called for a 'more equal' partnership with Washington, Tokyo's traditional ally.

In an article published in the New York Times last week, Mr Hatoyama launched a spirited critique of US-style capitalism and 'market fundamentalism', which he called 'void of morals or moderation' and said harmed people's lives.
Not mincing his words, he predicted that 'as a result of the failure of the Iraq war and the financial crisis, the era of US-led globalism is coming to an end and that we are moving towards an era of multi-polarity'. Mr Hatoyama, head of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), stressed that 'the Japan-US security pact will continue to be the cornerstone of Japanese diplomatic policy', just as it has been since the end of World War II.
(extracted from 'Look more towards Asia, and less to US' - The Straits Times 31 Aug 2009)