Autumn in the season for awards. In Japan, the national holiday "Culture Day" comes on November 3, and centering on that date, various prizes in the field of culture are awarded.
Loosely defined, culture would be anything created by the heart, mind and hand of human beings as opposed to something created by nature. Politics, believe it or not, fits inside that definition. But so does morality.
One would have to question, therefore, the wisdom of awarding a "culture hero" prize to a politician discredited by his own party for his totally iffy morality.
This is about Junya Yano, who was ignominiously booted out of the Komei Party many years ago. Who is nominating him? The news report said "the government". That means the current ruling party, which is largely ruled by Ichiro Ozawa, a man on the verge of being discredited for his totally iffy morality.
Is this a joke?
Okinawa Looks Like This
Peaceful: a beautiful place for a walk
自己紹介
- Chura
- Born and raised in the USA (NJ), I’ve spent most of my adult life in Japan. One of my favorite places in Japan is Okinawa. To me, Okinawa is a land of stories and an island of music, magic and mystery. The music is shima-uta, songs sung to the rhythm of a three-stringed lute called a sanshin. The magic is in the colors of land, sea and sky. The mystery? Mystery begins where the line between legend and verifiable human memories begins to blur. I am a member of the Archaeological Institute of America, chapter chief of a sanshin study society, and a founding member of the Marine Culture Research Association of Okinawa.