It is rare for James Bond to pass up a martini. But on a visit to Japan in 1967, in "You Only Live Twice", he opts for sake—served at 98.4℉ (36.9℃). "For a European, you are exceptionally cultivated," enthuses Tiger Tanaka, a Japanese spymaster. Mr Tanaka is a suave, Sun-tory-sipping spook who runs a ninja school in a remote castle, and helps Mr Bond storm the bad guy's volcano lair. In reality, Mr Tanaka would scarcely have a licence to snoop, let alone kill. When Banyan asked a former American intelligence official for his judgment on Japan's spies, the answer was simple: "pretty woeful". In a new book—"Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community"—Richard Samuels, a professor at mit, explains why that is so.
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机译：詹姆士·邦德难道不会错过马提尼酒。但是在1967年的一次日本访问中，他以“ You Only Live Twice”的身份选择了酒，温度为98.4 9（36.9℃）。 “对于欧洲人来说，你非常有修养，”日本间谍大师田中老虎（Tiger Tanaka）如此激动。田中先生是个温文尔雅，sp谐的鬼怪，他在一个偏僻的城堡里经营忍者学校，并帮助邦德先生冲破了坏蛋的火山巢穴。实际上，田中先生几乎没有许可证可以监听，更不用说杀人了。当榕树问一位前美国情报官员对日本间谍的判断时，答案很简单：“相当可悲”。在新书《特殊职责：日本情报界的历史》中，麻省理工学院的教授理查德·塞缪尔斯（Richard Samuels）解释了为什么会这样。
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