Hatoyama’s talk about a “new age,” which sounds strange from a Western perspective, is in harmony with the Japanese way: this is a country where thousands of cult leaders offer myriad paths to Happiness, in particular a glib mishmash of New Age and Zen Buddhism.
鸠山所谈论的“新时代”虽然从西方人的角度看有些古怪，但却非常符合所谓的日本方式：在这个国家里，成千上万名邪教领袖为人们指出了无数条通往幸福的道路，特别引人注目的是“新时代”和“禅宗”荒诞的大杂烩。