The mayor of Tokyo is impinging on the lives of Tokyoites with his pronouncements on how to react to the earthquake. One of his ideas is for everyone to go into an austerity mode and refrain from many common Japanese practices, like viewing the cherry blossoms. More than 70% of the Tokyoites polled believed his ideas are incorrect. Rather than austerity, every effort should be made to stimulate spending to power the economy so that the earthquake recovery can come about in the context of a strong business environment. I decided to protest the Tokyo mayor's imperialistic pronouncements and went to a popular cherry blossom site last night, where under the light of a very thin moon I drank a beer and admired the full blossoms - as I usually do at this time of year.
Mr Ishihara! You are wrong!
People of Japan - enjoy the seasonal beauty! Hanami Banzai!
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