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Koizumi’s magical hands Part 2

August 27th, 2005 by Adamu		 Adamu


Koizumi hypnotizes a crowd of followers in Shizuoka Prefecture with the help of his magical robot orb.

And who could forget this classic moment?


Here he is pointing out how great his hair is to the press corps.

[Edit by MF:] A reader submitted this excellent example.

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    • 7 Responses to 'Koizumi’s magical hands Part 2'

    1. Jan Says:
      August 27th, 2005 at 3:03 pm

      There’s another nice one here

    2. Jan Says:
      August 28th, 2005 at 1:47 pm

      Famous magical handshake by Koizumi :-)

    3. Jan Says:
      August 28th, 2005 at 1:49 pm

      And here he is again :-)
      “If I move my left hand down, my right hand goes up ! Omoshiroi desu ne !!”

    4. Jan Says:
      August 28th, 2005 at 1:52 pm

      He also entered the Asian Painless Squeeze Contest… hard to say who’s winning here :)

    5. Jan Says:
      August 28th, 2005 at 1:53 pm

      Yes, it is true : I have 2 fingers !

    6. Jan Says:
      August 28th, 2005 at 1:53 pm

      Yes, it is true : I have 10 fingers ! :)

    7. Adamu Says:
      August 29th, 2005 at 12:09 pm

      Jan, thanks for the photos! I know how addictive it can be once you start looking for good photos of Koizumi—they’re everywhere!

      My personal favorite is Koizumi demonstrating bicycle safety in a silver Willy Wonka suit:

      http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/04/27/koizumi-maverick/

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