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5/28/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1508-5/28/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Obama's visit to Japan goes off-script for Abe
Sudden rain on a picnic day. Heavy traffic on the way to a job interview. No matter how much and how well things are planned and arranged, anything could happen. That what seems to have happened when the first incumbent President of the United States made an official visit to Hiroshima. It was supposed to be a historic milestone for Japan and more importantly to Japan’s PM Mr. Abe who is planning to take advantage of the visit to boost his momentum for the upcoming election.
However, only a week before the G7 summit, an American service man raped and killed a young Japanese woman in Okinawa, where there has been intense dispute over the relocation of the US base. This incident overshadowed Obama’s attempt to reconcile and reinforce US-Japan tie at a time when Mr. Abe is trying to strengthen Japan’s role to keep peace in the region.
Enjoy reading and thinking if Murphy's Law applies to this case.

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