'The Good of Japan' (continued)

My Japanese friend Akemi sent me the link to this Japanese-style commercial www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=K-Rs6YEZAt8 after I'd written yesterday's blog post. She said it 'cheered her up' amidst all the terrible news from Japan. It cheered me up too. I wanted to write about all the good and noble things of  Japanese society - ancient traditions, beauty of nature, noble Samurai spirit. And then this beer commercial came along and it says it all. It's got cherry blossom, Geisha girls, Sumo wrestlers, Samurai warriors, dragons, temples, calligraphy, waterfalls and those brilliant Japanese drummers. It's all here. Enjoy.