Yes I know, not a terribly long time, but I was not working at the time, just experiencing Japan. My point was that I got to meet a broad sample of Japanese nationals, which I may not have had I been assigned to a ship or one city, etc.
The "Gimme us" thing got me grinning though.
At any rate, you must know for every disgruntled person who spent time in Japan for whatever reason(s), you could at least find one person (to cancel the proposition out) that absolutely enjoyed it and had great experiences. Soliders, sailors, missionaries, business people, artists, foreign students, backpackers, English teachers, architects, diplomats, translators, musicians.
I often wonder why if Japan is such an evil place and 'the japs' are such devils, why approximately 38,000 Americans in August 2002 who live and work in Japan (not held against their will) do not immediately head to Narita Airport to evacuate this rotten place.
The 38,000 do not even include the nearly 40,000 US military in Japan....