Last Sunday I visited Atsugi Air Base in Kanagawa prefecture, an hour train ride from Tokyo. The place is jointly used by both US and Japanese forces. There was an event to exhibit the aircrafts and associate with servicemembers working there. Near the entrance I saw a very peculiar object. A statue of Douglas MacArthur who was a head of G.H.Q and SCAP organization during U.S. occupied Japan era (1945 to 1952). He entered Japan through this Air Base to occupy the whole of Japan. What was very peculiar was the description carved below the statue. It was...
Tag > democracy
26 August 2007
Mistakes in Bush's speech!
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...
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