[AmericanInTokyo]

Don't kid yourself. The Japanese media and the book industry in Japan is VERY VERY anti-Bush. If you go into a major bookstore in Tokyo and look at the books up in the front on disply in "Current Topics", one third are on Bush and literally 90% of them are anti-Bush and most have covers with 'manga' or photos of Bush that are very unflattering. They have pictured him in the mind of the common Japanese as 'mad', war mongering and stupid.

(They'll change their tune when North Korean starts with high explosive nuke testing along the Yellow Sea in the next few months, though.) All the stuff, by Ritter or that a Academy Award dude making fun of Bush are translated into Nihongo and printed and out on the shelves like (snap) THAT!

[areafiftyone]

I was just being hopeful for a while. I gotta give Bush credit, he stays right on course no matter what people say no wonder his approval rating is still in the 60's. Let's just pray it stays there for 2004.

[PLK]

Don't kid yourself. The Japanese media and the book industry in Japan is VERY VERY anti-Bush.

That is SO disappointing. I have always had this image of the Japanese as pragmatic, smart, & independent people. That they are going the way of the rest of the world's sheeple is a big downer. It was heartening when there were large support marches for the U.S. in S. Korea, and although these never made it into the lamestream media here, I had hope it was a sign that the silent majority in Southeast Asia had it right. Oh well.

[america-rules]

"Don't kid yourself. The Japanese media and the book industry in Japan is VERY VERY anti-Bush. If you go into a major bookstore in Tokyo and look at the books up in the front on disply in "Current Topics", one third are on Bush and literally 90% of them are anti-Bush and most have covers with 'manga' or photos of Bush that are very unflattering. They have pictured him in the mind of the common Japanese as 'mad', war mongering and stupid."

Yea but they love and respect strength !

My wife of 20 years is a commie Jap but she also loves things strong. Brick houses, strong people (Ones who don't take crap) and strong leaders !

Bush comes accross strong so they respect that !