while privileged and generally very expensive schools around the globe bank on diversity through both their internationally recognized curriculums and extracurricular activities like model united nations the accessibility to such resources lacks in mainstream schools in most countries diversity education to promote tolerance the tragic killing of the two hostages reinforced domestic concerns over japanese rearmament if they want to reinforce their recent pacifist heritage so be it but they should not then expect washington to protect them serious countries defend themselves they dont turn their futures over to other nations to save a little money terrorist killings illustrate why japan must join the world and defend itself