"Govenor" Arnold Schwarzenegger has visited Japan. He is well known as a pro-Japanese person and has ever visited Japan more than ten times. Japanese people call him "Schwa-chan" with full of friendliness. Of corse, this is his first visit as a "Governor," and he immediately starts meeting various kinds of people including Prime Minister KOIZUMI and showed up the famous news program tonight.
He appeared majestically in the studio and smiled for all audience saying "Up until now, I came to promote my movies and the Special Olympics, but this time I'm representing the people of California." Then the anchor man asked him a lot of questions, and Shwar-chan answered very fruently (too much).
A : Are you still training your body to gain the muscle?...... Do you think Governor needs good muscles?
S : Yes, I am...... I think the good substance is much more important.
A : Why did you become a Governor even though you were already successful as a actor?
S : I think it's importnt for me to be "hungry" in any time. I've already got enogh fame and satisfied my desire.
It's all thank to the U.S., so I want to pay back for this country.
<President>
A : This question may be very interesting for all people, but what do you think you will become the president of the U.S.?
S : It's a very good debate that foreigners can get more chance to join the politics in the U.S, but I don't think myself being the president now.
A : You said you wanted to be hungry. Don't you think becoming the president is more hungry for you?
S : I have a mission to reorganize California as a Governor of Califoenia which is sixth economically biggest state in the world. California is not just a state but a country. I only think about California, and I'm up to the ears in the work.
A : As everybody knows that Calofornia is the state which most of the people support Democtratic-Party. However you support President Bush at the end of this election. What do you think about this?
S : I've suported him from the beginning of this election as a Governor of Calfornia, and people know it.
<War>
A : America is a super power country, but on the other hand, this country has become more and more unpopular among some of other countries. What do you think?
S : I think President Bush's decision was right. There are some complicated cases which we can't wait for everybody's approval and have to make the swift action. We try to get the support and approval from those countries from now on.
He talked so much that he used up all the time of this program, and audience had no time to question him.
At the end,of course he said this line, "I 'll be back."
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Personally, I really want him to make the best efforts so that foreigners can work in California without any confusing and frustrating Visa problems instead of coming to Japan to only promote California. What you can do for others is more important to promote yourself, Schwa-chan!
*This isn't his exact saying but my translation (because it was dubbed.)
* this is the "Schwa-chan's past in Japan.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/chronicle/archive/2004/11/08/BAGPR9NRA71.DTL&o=0