Autumn Full Moon
More: Moon Phases Calendar for September
More: Moon Phases Calendar for September
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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and Turner's 'The Fighting Temeraire'
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/joseph-mallord-william-turner-the-fighting-temeraire
plus a couple of local history ones too. I used to send woodblock 'prints' to people here in London/the UK when living in Japan - even when getting them from the Oriental Bazaar (how bizarre!) on Ometesando they were usually nice and cheap but of course the recipients here would think otherwise - ;o)
That autumn full moon has been a great inspiration here - after this long hot summer I think I understand why.
P, your recent image of the full moon is terrific, I hope many Kurashi readers will head over to your Pacific Island blog for a close encounter of the third kind. Now know what kind of camera I should aim for!