That may be an artifact of translation; politeness is equated with indirection and not assuming things about others in Japanese, and it can be hard as a translator to know how much of that to reproduce. I didn't find either notably diffident, for what that's worth.
But you know, I think you're right about it being Japan's finest hour.
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Date: 2011-03-18 23:50 (UTC)But you know, I think you're right about it being Japan's finest hour.