He (Bush) is in Japan, IMHO, generally regarded as an effective bully, whom at the end of the day, you have no choice but to fear and to respect.
The press in Japan is just as liberal, in many cases, as in the US. Particularly the publishing houses. Very little positive press on George W. Bush. They basically translate Michael Moore and copy him and his ideas, then going on and trying to be original but they are not.
Here is a special collection of his books, entitled "Stupid Americans" in the Japanese language. It includes his work on Bush, the USA in general, you know, that kind of left wing crap:
