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Last Wednesday, President Bush made a speech to the veterans in Kansas, Missouri. His speech has been criticized by Japanese media because of his lack of knowledge about our history. He talked about the doubts regarding democratization of Middle East nations. His remarks about how our country developed to today's democratic society were, in fact not accurate. Quote: " In the aftermath of Japan 's surrender, many thought it naive to help the Japanese transform themselves into a democracy. Then as now, the critics argued that some people were simply not fit for freedom. Some...

The film was shot in late 1940's Japan which was occcupied by U.S. led allied forces. Humphrey Bogart was starred in this film as Joe, who came back to Japan after the war. Before the war Joe managed a club in Ginza, which is Tokyo's most famous shopping and entertainment district like 5th Avenue in NY. The story was like post-war version of "Casablanca." The plot is very similar. Joe...

A few years ago, there was a shocking TV show broadcasted in Japan. It was translated version of "Did we land on the moon?" It was a hoax theory of Apollo lunar landing that took place in 1960's...

I recently heard very, very surprising news that the U.S. navy has decided to station nuclear aircraft carrier, George Washington in Yokosuka city, which is 2 hour train ride from the capital of...

Is Japan regressing to its pre-war condition? The past and present cause me very much to think so. Prime Minister Abe’s pronouncement that the “Imperial army’s comfort women were not coerced in...