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While shooting New Moon, the cast and crew began to realize that like Jacob, Twilight had transformed. It's a different beast now: not a fast, maneuverable indie franchise but a global juggernaut. The books have hit No. 1 in 15 countries. Pattinson just got back from Japan, where for the first time he heard the same shrieking that he gets in the U.S. "No one could really speak English, but they reacted in the same way as they have around the world," he says. "Even the distributor was saying, Japanese audiences don't react like this." (See pictures...
...TIME's Annual Journey: Japan, After The Bubble...
When Obama visited Japan to advance America’s foreign-policy agenda, he attempted to convey cultural awareness by bowing. His bow was not perfectly executed. In this case, though, it’s the thought that counts. The intention of the bow was not to show submission or excessive deference. Critics who claim the bow served as a sign of weakness are misguided. The gesture solely demonstrated cultural sensitivity and was essentially harmless...
Similarly, the critique that this is a peculiar gesture or in some way not in keeping with a tradition of diplomacy misses the mark; former President Nixon attempted a similar gesture when he met with an emperor of Japan in 1971, albeit with more success. Nixon certainly had other problems with his presidency, but showing respect to a foreign dignitary was not one of them...
...numbers presented are inherently estimations because of the differences between the studies analyzed, said Kondo, who is a professor at the University of Yamanashi in Japan...