Donovan: Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Longer scene here (if you have the time) from the 1972 film:
Global Article 9 Conference to Abolish War
A unique three-day international conference is being held at Makuhari near Tokyo, a day after the 61st anniversary of the enforcement of Japan's Constitution. It is organized by nongovernmental groups, including Japan-based Peace Boat . Organizers said the meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the significance of the constitutional article that endorses demilitarization and what people can do to promote its spirit, notes The Japan Times . While the constitution stipulates that Japan renounces war as a sovereign right and that it will not maintain land, sea and air forces, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been keen to make amendments. "The war in Iraq has shown that even the strongest, biggest army in the world can not keep peace in a single city. It proves that aggression never instates peace," Tatsuya Yoshioka, director of Peace Boat and a representative of the event's organizing committee, said during the opening remarks. "Article 9 is a treasu
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Jennifer Juniper.
I try to post music for the weekends (to avoid blogging about more serious issues) but then there is often something new that I want to add. I'm increasingly feeling like we need a day off from pc use, or at least half a day to NOT look at a computer screen. Over 10 years of Internet use is making me wonder about the sanity of it all!
Anyway, I'm off for a concert tonight in Tokyo, should be fun.