EJ8月号の3人目は元国務副長官のRichard Armitage氏のインタビューでした。日本の国民性と福田首相に関して。なかなか面白いことを言っているなと思います。
The people of Japan are not demanding a change. So, Diet members become what we'd call risk-averse -- they don't want to take any risks.
I've got a different opinion of Mr. Fukuda. Mr. Koizumi had a very good opinion about domestic issues. But he didn't have such a good opinion about foreign policy issues. Mr. Fukuda I think has a better sense of both. Mr. Fukuda is, in my view, both smart and more stubborn than people think. And, if he uses his intelligence and his stubbornness in a positive way, he can move Japan.EJ Interview Richard Armitage -- English Journal August 2008 issue
