Some great finds today at the library sale, but this was the last one until sometime in February. (*sniff*, *sniff*)

Japan's new prime minister is pushing patriotism in the school system. I guess it worked for the United States.

Abe, 52, the hand-picked successor to retiring Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, stormed to office as a champion of the security pact with its top ally, Washington, revision of the pacifist constitution, a more outspoken foreign policy, and more patriotic education.