Monthly Archives: August 2014

Built upon the sacrifices

Posted on 2014/08/16 by fmu

Prime Minister Abe’s prepared remarks at the annual August 15 Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead included:「戦没者の皆様の、貴い犠牲の上に、いま、私たちが享受する平和と、繁栄があります。そのことを、片時たりとも忘れません。」 I wonder how people would translate this. The provisional translation on the Kantei site has “The peace and prosperity that we now enjoy … Continue reading →

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Taking the Country Back

Posted on 2014/08/05 by fmu

Prime Minister was on television this evening telling the party faithful (1) progress has been made on taking the country back [日本を取り戻す] and (2) a lot of the criticism of his “the constitution means whatever I want it to mean” … Continue reading →

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