When I stayed in L.A., I visited Colorado, Arizona, Utah too. Well, Mr. Ralph Lawrence Carr, governor of Colorado championed Japanese-Americans during WW2. Aha, I think no one knows. We should share this kind of knowledge, indeed. Now I read his speech, Japanese-Americans would thanked him, I believe. Oh, Mormonism had a war against America? Oh, they were polygyny?
There are some states which designate English as the official languages. In fact, I heard Japan doesn't designate Japanese as the official languages. I believe Osakan dialect will be the official language. :-D Oh, Detroit is a city of Michigan? Oh, they have a sister city relationship with Toyota city in Japan. Oh, New Orleans was French territory?
Oh, San Francisco have a sister city relationship with Osaka city. I thought L.A. have it with Osaka. But L.A. have it with Nagoya city.
Oh!! San Francisco has a sister city relationship with Soul city!! But Osaka doesn't have a sister city relationship with Soul city! Sister's sister must be sister! But Soul city has a sister city relationship with Tokyo!!!!!! Tokyo doesn't have a sister city relationship with Osaka! It is very strange!!!!
Well,
It is very foolish that there is no president of "Band of Japan". In effect, we don't need its president because they can hold Monetary Policy Meeting without president of BOJ. Hence, it is not care. It is said but other countries don't think so. The situation caused by that Japan's two big parties don't work together to elect the president. Hmm, isn't there a Maestro in Japan?
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Now I am reading Dalai Lama's web site.
He wrote
PRESS RELEASE
I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to world leaders and the international community for their concern over the recent sad turn of events in Tibet and for their attempts to persuade the Chinese authorities to exercise restraint in dealing with the demonstrations.
Since the Chinese Government has accused me of orchestrating these protests in Tibet, I call for a thorough investigation by a respected body, which should include Chinese representatives, to look into these allegations. Such a body would need to visit Tibet, the traditional Tibetan areas outside the Tibet Autonomous Region, and also the Central Tibetan Administration here in India. In order for the international community, and especially the more than one billion Chinese people who do not have access to uncensored information, to find out what is really going on in Tibet, it would be of tremendously helpful if representatives of the international media also undertook such investigations.
Whether it was intended or not, I believe that a form of cultural genocide has taken place in Tibet, where the Tibetan identity has been under constant attack. Tibetans have been reduced to an insignificant minority in their own land as a result of the huge transfer of non-Tibetans into Tibet. The distinctive Tibetan cultural heritage with its characteristic language, customs and traditions is fading away. Instead of working to unify its nationalities, the Chinese government discriminates against these minority nationalities, the Tibetans among them.
It is common knowledge that Tibetan monasteries, which constitute our principal seats of learning, besides being the repository of Tibetan Buddhist culture, have been severely reduced in both in number and population. In those monasteries that do still exist, serious study of Tibetan Buddhism is no longer allowed; in fact, even admission to these centres of learning is being strictly regulated. In reality, there is no religious freedom in Tibet. Even to call for a little more freedom is to risk being labeled a separatist. Nor is there any real autonomy in Tibet, even though these basic freedoms are guaranteed by the Chinese constitution.
I believe the demonstrations and protests taking place in Tibet are a spontaneous outburst of public resentment built up by years of repression in defiance of authorities that are oblivious to the sentiments of the local populace. They mistakenly believe that further repressive measures are the way to achieve their declared aim of long-term unity and stability.
On our part, we remain committed to taking the Middle Way approach and pursuing a process of dialogue in order to find a mutually beneficial solution to the Tibetan issue.
With these points in mind, I also seek the international community’s support for our efforts to resolve Tibet’s problems through dialogue, and I urge them to call upon the Chinese leadership to exercise the utmost restraint in dealing with the current disturbed situation and to treat those who are being arrested properly and fairly.
Dalai Lama
Dharamsala March 18, 2008
http://www.dalailama.com/news.218.htm
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Hmm. Even though I'm not Tibetan buddhist, anyway I trust him.
It is a photo of Mt. Fuji.
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