The Samurai and the SwamiAugust 20th, 2007 by Roy Berman |
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Today’s New York Times article on the growing economic relationship between Japan and India contains the following line:
Consultants are trying, so far in vain, to coin the catchphrase, like “the Samurai and the Swami,” that will sum up the nascent strategic economic relationship between the countries.
Do the MFT readers have any brilliant suggestions?
August 20th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Curry and rice… mmm curry and rice.
August 20th, 2007 at 10:38 pm
I saw a photo of some kind of Indo-Japanese restaurant on Goa called “Chapati and Chopsticks”.
August 21st, 2007 at 2:51 am
Nan desu.
Kyochan’s on the right track, though: I immediately thought of Curry Coalition.
There’s also Karma Konsortium, I suppose.
August 21st, 2007 at 3:10 am
I like something along the lines of my post title from last week.
August 21st, 2007 at 5:43 am
On his trips to India, we could say that Abe is a Masalariman, perhaps.
August 21st, 2007 at 7:11 am
Curry Udon would be better. Or Curry Soba.
I love Curry Udon.
August 21st, 2007 at 9:47 am
The Saffron-Shoyu Axis?
(Ki-kko-MAN, ki-kko-MAN…)
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:58 am
Curry-Lassi Coalition ?
August 22nd, 2007 at 12:52 pm
I like the sound of “Chapati and Chopsticks,” but chopsticks aren’t purely Japanese enough. Can we do something with “Chrysanthemum”? Or maybe “katana.” Hmm… The Katana and the Kukri? Although apparently the Kukri is actually Nepalese, and not an Indian blade as I had thought. Or is it both?
August 24th, 2007 at 5:46 am
masala sake?
August 24th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Should India and New England ever hook up, a Japanese company has already solved this issue: Vermont Curry.
August 25th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
How could you all forget the classic Arthur Koestler’s book on his visit to Japan and India “The lotus and the robot”?
“The Lotus and the cherry blossom”Maybe?(Chrysanthemum is the symbol of the imperial family,not the nation.Chrryblossom is the national flower)
August 25th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
Since the lotus is a Buddhist flower, and since Japan is probably more Buddhist than India, where Hinduism rules, it’s not the best example really.
How about Cha and Chai?
August 25th, 2007 at 10:54 pm
But dear Jade,the lotus is the national flower of India.(and after all Buddhism did come from India).
And if you really want this metapher into something edible, how come nobody speak of Sushi-Curry axis?Too obvious?
The samurai and the brahmin?
Anybody saw the NHK doc of Judge Radhabinad Pal(who urged acquittal of all Japanese war criminal in Tokyo trial)recently?Good stuff.Especially Abe chose
to meet the Pal’s eldest son in Culcatta just few days ago and adressed(again)wrong message to the world.
As I saw the doc Pal was pretty critical to Japanese war crime oppose to many right winger want to believe.
August 26th, 2007 at 7:16 am
Yes, I know about the lotus and India, but I was just saying that India isn’t the first or only place associated with the lotus (or even perhaps the most obvious). I would say that the cherry blossom-Japan connection is far clearer than the lotus-India one, although I admit that may be as I have studied Japan and not India….
You know, I think I have seen curry sushi before….
August 26th, 2007 at 3:53 pm
I went with Chrysanthemum because of that famous book’s title- “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.”
August 26th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
“When Kimono met Sally”.”Snake Charmer and Sumo Wrestler”.....