Word: gaimusho
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...that most dingy of Japanese official buildings called the Gaimusho, a flimsy affair of wood and beaverboard, whose shabbiness is accentuated by the grandiose Navy Office across the way, Japan's new Foreign Minister, Yosuke Matsuoka, introduced himself to his staff one day last week. His was a critical audience-blunt Yoshizawa of the American Division, cross-eyed Spokesman Suma, dyspeptic middle-aged clerks and angry youngsters who think Japan should expand all the way to the Suez Canal-who had seen Foreign Ministers come & go like rainstorms. They expected thunder in this maiden speech...
Japan's little soldiers had found it convenient to forget two things: 1) the Japanese themselves delayed the opening of the talks for two weeks, while British Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie cooled his heels, occasionally wiring the Gaimusho (foreign office) in Tokyo that he was ready any time; 2) the Japanese agreed before the parleys opened that anti-British demonstrations were not consistent with heart-to-heart discussion; and yet last week demonstrations were getting bigger, if anything-10,000 shouted "Down with Britain!" on the Embassy's very doorstep...
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