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It’s a diplomat’s job to reach for the impossible.

Thus is should come as no surprise that Japan’s ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki should dream the impossible dream.

He spoke at Stanford University this week about the importance of incorporating strong environmental measures in the world’s economic recovery from the tough recession. He also made a pitch for Japan’s bullet train technology in a country now looking to expand its rail transportation service.

Fujisaki, who has been posted in Paris, London and Geneva, became dreamy as he recalled the year he studied at Stanford University. 

In addition to the “precious” friendships he developed in Palo Alto, the diplomat also fell in love with one of the area’s great wonders — its weather.

“It’s beautiful,” he said. “I wish the capital of the United States was here.”

He surely is not alone in his dreams, especially as the sweltering Washington D.C. summer approaches.