tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682372293272440328.post6769368161204607659..comments2023-03-24T01:12:14.561-07:00Comments on Tokyo Correspondence: Flower ChildrenYuri Kageyamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719207020021557665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682372293272440328.post-31944812326874089652007-01-24T05:45:00.000-08:002007-01-24T05:45:00.000-08:00And so Shinzo Abe will get his "Beautiful Japan" a...And so Shinzo Abe will get his "Beautiful Japan" after all. Japan today is so peaceful, affluent, safe and creative. Japan made a terrible mistake in World War II but it's done a good job since then. It is still so silent on the international stage, in contrast to its economic might. Japan is the world's second largest economy, but who would know that from looking at its politicians?Yuri Kageyamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719207020021557665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682372293272440328.post-71477453710608267932007-01-24T05:39:00.000-08:002007-01-24T05:39:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yuri Kageyamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719207020021557665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-682372293272440328.post-22586009824272110772007-01-23T18:50:00.000-08:002007-01-23T18:50:00.000-08:00Yes, Shinzo Abe wants a "Beautiful Japan" but youn...Yes, Shinzo Abe wants a "Beautiful Japan" but young Japanese are too cool for that. Their future isn't about restoring old social norms or changing the Constitution or competing with China -- it's more personal and powerful.Hiroko Tabuchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08215825585514322381noreply@blogger.com