Some months ago, a new unique film reached my attention. That was a film making story about a famous Japanese Sushi Chef, called JIRO.

He runs a small sushi restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo, the name of it is Sukiyabashi Jiro.  But the Sushi restaurant is always full of sushi lovers who made reservations for dinner some months before the tasting day.

Jiro is renowned not only in Japan but also worldwide.  Michelin gave Jiro 3 stars, which means this restaurant is ranked as the top level in the world.  In Tokyo there are more than 1000 or maybe much more sushi restaurants, and it’s said Tokyo has 160,000 restaurants approximately.  Among them, only 11 restaurants got 3 stars in Tokyo. Jiro is the one out of 11.

He was sometimes  picked up as focus of TV program before in Japan.  With all he is over 86 years old,  his sense of talk was incredibly sharp and he had absolutely strong philosophy in the work of sushi chef.  He says he has not yet seen the top of the sushi cooking,  what’s more,  he says he doesn’t know when he would be able to see the satisfactory taste as the final top level.

In a sense, he might be said to be stubborn.  However, that’s really a nature of Japanese chef’s nature.

When the director of the film first came to Jiro,  it’s said that Jiro refused it because filming often disturbs his work, and he has no more interest in promoting himself through media.  As the time runs, Jiro noticed director’s passionate attitude to get to know the secrets of sushi.  After that, gradually Jiro changed his mind and started becoming friends with the director.  And with the friendship,  the filming finally started.

The film of sushi chef Jiro is finally completed.  I’m also a sushi lover.  I want to see it somehow.

**a little note:  His restaurant is crowded and needs reservation. Also it’s expensive.  There are not many menu.  Usually when we take our seat, chef starts making sushi after some confirmation for favorites. Then we just eat when he makes for us.   This is not usual style in Japan, but this style certainly exists especially when the chef has pride in his cooking.

First of all, I don’t think the people of the USA should be blamed with this.  Japan had the same thing around 1990 but one different thing from American people was that Japan accepted the long time recession and no demonstration happened although many died by suicide from poverty.

Also the big difference between the 2 countries’ situation is that the reason for American demo seems to be based on crazy banking system, and the one for Japan was probably based on poor judgement made by the politicians and bureaucratic people of Japan at the time ( which includes banking problems too).

Maybe we Japanese can’t protest with super voice to banks or politicians of Japan even then and now.  Japanese nation don’t know how to resort to the national power with voice.  We are quiet.  From our eyes, Americans looks aggressive but this action is, in a sense, correct choice.

Japan could not change the social system by devoting labor with no voice.  To change the wrong democracy to the position that it should be, American people seems to be right at this time.

I hope they will attain something they want by non violence solution with super voice.

Today, Supreme court of Japan showed an judgement on whether or not  students and teachers should stand up when national anthem of Japan is played or sung.  It says they must stand up and it’s right for constitution.

Often Japanese right wing people are eyed strangely because they extremely put an emphasis on Japanese flags, national anthem, and Emperor.   Some think this judgement is closely related with it, but I don’t especially think like that on this matter. This issue is not about the right wing act or something.

Being born in Japan, it’s not that bad thing for us to adore our country and to express our respect to our Emperor.   Standing up when national anthem is on is just like showing the national standard without any right or left mind.

Talking about this in Japan is really a hard work sometimes.  This is just my feeling when I heard the news.

The reason for his comment was that he wanted to decline the vote of non-confidence against his cabinet, foｒ that purpose, he needed many of his political party members to vote ” negative” to the vote.

It’s miserable originally because Naoto Kan is not believed right by his own party members.  What he acted like a sad person was just for getting sympathetic votes to him from his own party members.  How miserable.

With his fine talent of acting, he made his fellows of his party change mind to vote “Nagative”.  And the Vote of non-confidence was declined.

Just after he was saved, he started telling a lie.  He is now saying he didn’t promise to resign Prime Minister.

Many of his party members who changed mind from Positive vote to Negative vote really saw red about his fraud like comment.

This is the outline how present Japanese politics is working at Diet.

I lost expectation to politics long time ago. That’s why I don’t get angry even if stupid politicians say again stupid things.

Not like my usual time, however as a human, I really got mad this time at his personality.  Naoto Kan is the top status person of Japan as Prime Minister. He is obliged to keep any promises under his words not only with his fellows but with all the citizens of Japan.

He clearly told a lie this time.  That’s not only to his party members, but to us all Japanese people.

Naoto Kan, MOVE OUT !!    Your time is completely over.

For the victims of disaster of Japan, this may be a good result because there would not be blank time of politics by arising new election.

What I felt over this recent stupid movement in the Diet was that Japan has no good navigator in the politics.  Obviously there would be more hidden information media can’t report in Japanese Diet.  Hidden benefitial power still control many of Japanese politicians, I think.  That’s why we don’t understand what they think, what they do, or what they politicians really want.

Apparently politicians again tried to grab something benefitial for them just like a power game.  Victims behind the greedy theater plays in the Diet are always us, citizen, or the people still sleeping in the sports arena through this disaster by losing houses and asset.

Anyway, we ended up to see the dark and moody Naoto Kan’s face more on the TV from now.

First of all, there are so many people suffering from homeless situation in the disaster area. Many lost money, asset, and families or friends.  They can’t do nothing but just live day by day with a little hope to the future.

In this continuing nightmare, politicians of Liberal Democratic Party and other non-government parties submitted Vote of Non-Confidence against Cabinet !

It means Japan will be faced with serious political chaos from now.  If this vote passes, Prime minister, Naoto Kan, would decide either cabinet mass resignation or dissolving the house of representatives.  Nobody expects the latter decision, the dissolving, in this ultimately risky situation of Japan as it makes the blank time of politics in Japan.  However….. Naoto Kan says he would take it if the vote passes with more than half of agreements.

I think the members who submitted the vote are crazy as it’s not the timing,  more than that, Naoto Kan is beyond it.

Naoto Kan is apparently out of mind. His way of political works recently is not for people, that’s not democratic work but it’s a kind of handling game of the nation with no necessary patriotism.  It’s not hard to pick up samples on how he is not right.  Doing so wastes my time endlessly, so it’s not productive to do it here.

Anyway, I needed to write this news as one of the voters, or as a Japanese citizen.  Nobody wants new election at this time of confusion.  But it might be still better than seeing Naoto Kan’s face on the tube everyday if Naoto Kan would lose his status after the election.

I will write about this again later.

Today, a news said that Yukio Hatoyama, the former Prime Minister of Japan, attended at a Japanese fashion show called Tokyo Girls Collection, which was held in Beijing. He seems to like that kind of event, indeed, he once attended a fashion show in Tokyo soon after he was selected Prime Minister of Japan.

At one look at Yukio Hatoyama’s such an action as being in the fancy show in this disaster time of Japan, we tend to think he is such a childish or naive politician.  Actually his action is often criticized and his LIGHTNESS sometimes stands out.

But many of his friends say that Yukio Hatoyama changed.  He thinks of Japanese future seriously and he wants to cooperate on Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant issue for sooner settlement even if he attends the meeting inside the plant.

Yukio Hatoyama made Democratic Party 1st leading political party of Japan at the last election with Ichiro Ozawa.  I suppose Yukio Hatoyama is worried about Naoto Kan’s administration now because Naoto Kan’s way looks totally opposite to Yukio Hatoyama’s idea.

Japanese media don’t report things in the right balance.  Today what they did was reporting Yukio Hatoyama as a fashion show speech guest in Beijing.

Many politicians are crazy now, at the same time, Japanese media are already out of order.

Today, I think we Japanese should be pleased with a good news or a fine decision of Naoto Kan, the Japanese Prime Minister. He expressed that he asked ( or ordered ) the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant to stop its running as soon as possible.  This is such a fantastic announcement after the devastating disaster at Fukushima Nuclear Power plant.

As I wrote a few days ago,  Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant is on the very dangerous earth plate, which seems to be moving badly when the expected huge earthquake happens at this area.  If this plant breaks, the damage on Japan would not be like Fukushima case, it would be far more serious consequence.  Around this plant, the trunk railways and road run through from Tokyo to Osaka. If this access was cut, Japanese economy would be all dead.  Needless to say, the damage on human health will be much worse than Fukushima case.  Population of this area is ranked as the top dense populated area in Japan.  The confusion of the accident will be beyond our imagination.  Impossible to tell how it would be !

Naoto Kan has been often criticized about his decisions on the politics.  Still there are negative news reports too in the media, saying that this area’s electricity will be running short seriously in this summer.  Such stupid criticizm should be ignored this time. Human health and happiness, or safe life is much more important than industrial matters or money matters.

This time, at least about this statement of Naoto Kan should be highly admired by us all citizen, and his brave judgement should be fairly appreciated by us all too.

I can easily suppose how it’s hard for him to say it because all the concerning beneficial  industry absolutely try to stop him saying it.  Facing all the contemptuous words from beneficials of nuclear power industry, he did it.

He, Naoto Kan, might be losing his status as Prime Minister because of this judgement.  However, it’s certain that his decision saves Japanese future in the long run.  Even if his decision is not fairly appreciated at present time,  he should not get dissapointed with it.  They will say in the future that Naoto Kan was a right politician. I do want to believe so.

Thank you Naoto Kan. I’m proud of your decision this time as a Japanese.

Fukushima’s is still on the process of recovery, and it’s true that radiation is spread into air or ocean still even if it’s small amount compared to its time of breaking out.

For dwellers in Tokyo, Yokohama, Chiba, or other densely populated area, probably the present and future concern is most of all HAMAOKA nuclear power station issue.

Hamaoka is in the area that is suspected to have next huge earthquake in Japan, and if it would be really happening, Hamaoka will face the same crisis with Fkushima.  Many are worried about it.

IF it really happens like Fukushima, Tokyo and surrounding residential places with dense population would be panicked seriously.  According to statistics of wind blows around this place, unfortunately the wind tends to go to Tokyo or Yokohama direction.

People except small numbers of them didn’t care about this fact existing with us. At this time of Fukushima crisis, I also think they should say what they want.  Silence doesn’t solve the future tragedy at all in this case.

I enjoyed the boom time of Japan in the late 1980s, which was called bubble economy.  I remember Japanese enterprises purchased some loadmark buildings in the USA and there were many M&A companies, in many cases, Japanese companies bougtht  foreign firms with strong Japan money then.

Since then, people often dreamt the 2nd bubble economy expecting the economic theory that good times come after bad times.  But nothing like that happened against the mellow expectation of people.

Now people say that Japanese era in the world is already over and the present time is for the new powers like China, India or Brazil.

For me, the standard ogf life has been the same since I was a kid but the biggest difference from then is the mind of ours.  We expected bright future anytime in my childhood, but at present time, we people don’t think it’s going to be OK in the future.

We had enthusiasm to go over anything then, but now we tend to escape from what we see, or the reality of our life.  Do we still have potential power to grow ??