I am Mitsuko Nakao, a webmaster of this site.
I translate speeches, for instance, speeches of Makoto Sakurai, the leader of the Japan First Party, from Japanese into English.
He made many speeches in the Tokyo gubernatorial election in 2016.
They are all excellent ones, which capture the essence of problems Japan has.
I want you to know it.
Thank you for accessing my web site.
Speech Collection English Translation
1. Makoto Sakurai’s speech in the Tokyo gubernatorial election in front of the Omori Station East Exit (21 July 2016)
2. Makoto Sakurai’s speech in the Tokyo gubernatorial election in front of the Kinshicho Station South Exit (28 July 2016)
3. Makoto Sakurai’s speech in the Tokyo gubernatorial election in front of the Sugamo Station Front Exit (29 July 2016)
4. Mikio Okamura’s speech in Nagasaki (9 Aug. 2017)
Blog
Bloodthirsty people
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Tibet and Japan
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The origin of my thought
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