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"Obama Bow To Emperor Was Inappropriate" (This A.M.'s Japanese Press: My Translation)
47 News, (Japan) From Original Japanese from Kyodo ^ | 16 November 2009 | 47 News (Japan)

Posted on 11/15/2009 6:11:20 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo

Title in-full is: "Obama Bow To Emperor Inappropriate-- U.S. Conservative Faction Criticizes"(オバマ氏の天皇にお辞儀は不適切 米保守派が批判 (They are essentially saying that US Conservatives are asserting that. (But it is fairly widespread here as a perception, and growing, although to-date Japanese have been their typical polite goodselves in playing down the faux paus of an ignorant, visiting, protocol-devoid foreigner, in this case POTUS).

(http://www.47news.jp/CN/200911/CN2009111601000125.html)

Goes on to say that U.S. Conservative blogosphere, FOX News, etc. have picked up on the Obama bow as inappropriate. Also tied it into the earlier Obama bow/genuflection to Saudi Arabian King.

For your information.

It is actually from a Kyodo News report, which means it has now hit the Japanese news wires, big time. (...this is equivalent to AP carrying it in USA, Notimex in Latin America, German Press Agency in Germany, etc.).


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bow; japan; obama; obamabow; obamao; obowma
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This was on Japanese 47 News internet news website this morning our time, complete with the humiliating photograph from Saturday. (Link above to story in original Japanese).
1 posted on 11/15/2009 6:11:21 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Attaboy


2 posted on 11/15/2009 6:13:40 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spirito Sancto.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

What do the Japanese themselves think of the Bow?


3 posted on 11/15/2009 6:13:52 PM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: Candor7; STARWISE; Ronin; gaijin; sushiman; DTogo; Steelfish; GVnana

Ping!


4 posted on 11/15/2009 6:14:21 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Major Hasan: One American "clinging to guns and religion" Obama couldn't have cared less about!!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

O bowma ...Will go down as the worst thang that ever happened to us. And the Best! Obama Sucks!!!


5 posted on 11/15/2009 6:14:51 PM PST by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Oh Oh, the worst thing you can do to a narcissist is to laugh at him. That picture will live on and on.
6 posted on 11/15/2009 6:16:21 PM PST by stubernx98 (cranky, but reasonable)
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To: netmilsmom

Some flattered and of good will in return (to the USA), some embarrassed, some not wanting to talk about it, some laughing, and some of them, it going to their head (in a nationalist kind of, look-who-we-made-bow-despite-our-losing-WWII-gloating way). There is a variety of feelings and sentiment here. It is controversial, though.


7 posted on 11/15/2009 6:16:21 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Major Hasan: One American "clinging to guns and religion" Obama couldn't have cared less about!!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

thanks for that perspective.....

My first reaction was that he felt he was too tall towering over them and his “bow” was even more exaggerated....

Who in the world is advising him??? Don’t they know protocol and image?


8 posted on 11/15/2009 6:19:16 PM PST by SunnyUsa (I'm not one of those "who are we to judge?" people)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

Bonsai!


9 posted on 11/15/2009 6:20:14 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Something tells me Obama is going to dogeza to apologize for his bow.


MOSHI WAKE GOZAIMASEN!!!!!!!!
10 posted on 11/15/2009 6:20:45 PM PST by struggle ((The struggle continues))
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To: SunnyUsa

From all indications, he “freelanced” this one on the spot, without listening to or taking anyone’s advice which would have professionally and responsibly advised to do otherwise.


11 posted on 11/15/2009 6:21:40 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Major Hasan: One American "clinging to guns and religion" Obama couldn't have cared less about!!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Oh geez. Thanks for the info.


12 posted on 11/15/2009 6:21:49 PM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: screaminsunshine


O bowma ...Will go down as the worst thang that ever happened to us. And the Best! Obama Sucks!!!
13 posted on 11/15/2009 6:22:00 PM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: netmilsmom
What do the Japanese themselves think of the Bow?


14 posted on 11/15/2009 6:22:16 PM PST by frankenMonkey ("Natural Born Citizen" - US Constitution, 1787; "Words have meaning" - Barack Obama, 2009)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Thanks for posting this AIT! It’s great to get your interpretation and translation from Japan! :)

As I joked before.......

‘Wow Bow’...but left his ‘Bow Wow’ at home (and I ain’t meaning the dog, BO).


15 posted on 11/15/2009 6:22:23 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I don't have a 'Cousin Pookie'.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

I know you are aware of our Tea parties here in the states, I do believe it could be arranged as a “theme” in any public way to openly laugh at Obama, banners, bumper stickers, internet images etc, all with a common theme backed by over 100 million Americans...

All are laughing at Obama.

I applaud the nation of Japan they show and speak truthfully unlike a good portion of Americans that cower in fear against challenging Obama.


16 posted on 11/15/2009 6:23:02 PM PST by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: SunnyUsa

Obviously not.


17 posted on 11/15/2009 6:23:13 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life is tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: frankenMonkey

LOL!!!

Somehow, I thought that the Japanese had a general disdain for those who are not oriental.
This must have been quite a site.


18 posted on 11/15/2009 6:23:41 PM PST by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: stubernx98
"That picture will live on and on."

Of course, if it were Ahmadinejad he'd be facing the other way as he bent.

The perfect metaphor for his disastrous presidency.
19 posted on 11/15/2009 6:23:52 PM PST by RightOnTheLeftCoast (Obama: running for re-election in '12 or running for Mahdi now? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdi])
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Paydirt. Its an awesome thing.


20 posted on 11/15/2009 6:23:52 PM PST by Candor7 (The effective weapons Against Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (.Member NRA)
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