We also visited the tombs of the Emperors (above is Hirohito's) and spent some time discussing Japan's Article Nine (renouncing war) with our friends. We came to the conclusion that the world would be much better of if everyone in the world adopted this article for their own constitution. Learn from Japan: renounce war!
Instead the jingoists in Japan (with support of the usual mob elsewhere ... take your pick Bush, Howard ...) are hoping to destroy this remarkable article if they win the election, the one they called after being prevented from selling off the Post Office!!! Presumerably the US$3 trillion dollars the Post Office is estimated to be worth would then be poored down the drain of military expenditure.
Is it just a coincidence that election day in Japan this time is September 11th? Is it just election banter that former members of Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party are now calling him a fascist? Anyway we felt even the old emporer might be turning in his grave.
and we don't always eat out despite what you blog readers might think. Here's our old standby of chickpea and pasta-----------------------------
take one tin of chickpeas, a heap of finely chopped garlic, a tablespoon of tomato paste, a tin of tomatoes (Italian of course) a chopped chilli or two, olive oil and fresh picked basil. start by frying the garlic and chilli and then adding the tomato paste. then the drained chickpeas, stir till gluggy, add the tomatoes and let simmer till nice and thick add the basil and serve over the pasta that mysteriously cooked itself while this was being written.-----------------------------
1 comment:
good to see you haven't forgotten your culinary roots..or is it leaves (basil)
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