As many as twelve candidates are running for governor in Tokyo. There are a wide varieties of people who are running for that positions, from and inventor to and expert in the Chinese practice of feng shui. Each believing that they can contribute to Tokyo. Yoshiro Nakamatsu, inventor of the floppy disk and many more inventions, believes that with his innovative ideas he can help with the situation regarding the North Korean missiles attack. Candidate Kinzo Sakura, a comedian, believes in “right to live and pursue happiness”. That became his pledge to the citizens of Tokyo. Those are the few candidates running for this election. This would be an interesting elections, due to the many variations of people who are running.
March 24, 2007
Masterpiece in Japan
Italy is known for their artwork and masterpieces from many widely known artists. “Annunciation” by Leonardo da Vinci, was lend to Tokyo’s National Museum until June 17. A rare piece of artwork that hardly left Italy, is traveling 12 hours to get to Japan. Many security was taken so that “Annunciation” would not be damaged. The priceless painting is protected by a $50,000 bulletproof crystal window, making sure that they painting would not be destroyed in any ways. The lending of the painting has enraged many Italitians. Senator Paolo Amato chained himself to the Uffizi Museum in Florence, Italy in protesting the lending of the painting to Japan. With the painting in Japan, the Japanese would be able to have a sense of artwork in their museum. Having such a rare artwork in Japan, the Japanese needs to make sure nothing happens to the painting. Security needs to be taken seriously in Toyko’s museum.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/davinci.japan.ap/index.html
