[whiteperil] Sean: お見舞いを申し上げます。 (a new post at The White Peril 白禍)

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   Japanese news shows are so...cute is the only word I can think of. TBS
   (not Ted Turner's, obviously) has just been discussing the London
   bombings with the commentators sitting around a pop-up book model of
   London, complete with fluttering Union Flag printed in the upper right
   corner. Of course, there are all kinds of electronic bells and
   whistles crowding the edges of the screen, too--that mixture of hokey
   low-tech and hokey high-tech is very characteristic of news programs
   and yak shows here.
   The [1]number of deaths doesn't seem to be climbing rapidly, which is
   a relief. The Nikkei doesn't have any statement from Prime Minister
   Koizumi, who just arrived in Scotland yesterday, but it does quote
   other higher-ups:

     Minister of Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura revealed that he had
     sent a telegram to Jack Straw and said, "The crimes that have been
     committed today are detestable. From the bottom of our hearts, we
     extend condolences [to the United Kingdom] and our deepest
     sympathies." [It's impossible to translate the set phrases he used,
     but that's essentially what he meant.--SRK]
     ...
     DPJ Secretary General Tatsuo Kawabata also issued a condemnation:
     "Acts of terrorism violate principles of humanity and justice, and
     they are absolutely impermissible. One can hardly suppress one's
     outrage." Social Democratic Party Secretary General Seiji Mataichi
     also spoke [publicly]: "I am very angry; we condemn these acts."

   Kawabata expressed his anger as =E5=BC=B7=E3=E6=A4=E3 (tsuyoi ikidoori: =
"powerful" +
   "indignation"). Mataichi used a more common, informal expression:
   =E5=BC=B7=E3=E6=E3 (tsuyoi ikari: "powerful" + "rage"). Like the US, Jap=
an has
   raised its terrorism alert level. Station police are apparently
   sweeping through stations doing extra-thorough checks of trashcans and
   toilets. Otherwise, it's not clear what increased security measures
   may be implemented.

References

   1. http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=3DtopNews&storyID=
=3D2005-07-08T005144Z_01_N07568868_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-SECURITY-BRITAIN1-DC.XML