August 15..., State/Religion Separation Stressed by this Religiopolitico Party & Water Lady

敗戦記念日。

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公明党代表が閣僚は靖国神社参拝を控えるべきとの考えで、その理由のひとつが「政教分離の観点」（産経新聞電子版）だそうだ。何と大胆な意見。世の中にいろいろとフシギなことはある。しかし、公明党代表に「政教分離」を説く資格があるのか？？あるわけない。チャンチャラおかしい。

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On Wednesday, I acted as the interpreter for an interview session with the “Water Queen (or Water Lady as she claimed)” of Singapore conducted by “Japan’s BBC.” It is of course hard to judge someone’s personality in an interview, but she seemed a very nice person.