In a way it reinforces the notion you can export culture a la the Romans. The Japanese started that war and lost. Just as our parents and grandparents of the greatest generation ,who are no longer with us, might turn over in their graves at the "pussification" of America. It seems with democracy, capitalism, Mcdonalds, blue jeans etc, apparently the Japanese have also learned how to whine like hypersensitive liberals who ignore their own history. Their culture preferred death to surrender only 65 years back, and now they want an apology for losing a fight they started? If this is our biggest issue with Japan, splendid! This bodes well for Iraq in 50 years, I hope they too are sipping Shamrock shakes, enjoying the fruits of a stable democracy and whining about global warming...
