Comments on: The next Prime Minster? or, crazy rightwingers say the darndest things http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:54:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Aso to stock traders - on second thought, screw you! http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/comment-page-1/#comment-356517 Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Aso to stock traders - on second thought, screw you! Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:57:11 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/#comment-356517 [...] In his political career, Taro Aso has had to answer for many misstatements, ranging from “even someone with Alzheimer’s can tell that Japanese rice is more expensive in China than in Japan,” to the Taiwanese, and all the way to people who are aware that floppy disks are not the wave of the future. [...] [...] In his political career, Taro Aso has had to answer for many misstatements, ranging from “even someone with Alzheimer’s can tell that Japanese rice is more expensive in China than in Japan,” to the Taiwanese, and all the way to people who are aware that floppy disks are not the wave of the future. [...]

]]> By: Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Gen. Tomagami Toshio, Motoya Toshio, and Abe Shinzo http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/comment-page-1/#comment-301092 Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Gen. Tomagami Toshio, Motoya Toshio, and Abe Shinzo Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:26:25 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/#comment-301092 [...] appointed Prime Minster Aso Taro, despite his right-wing views and his own well-earned reputation for making gaffes decided to take the pragmatic route and declined to protect [...] [...] appointed Prime Minster Aso Taro, despite his right-wing views and his own well-earned reputation for making gaffes decided to take the pragmatic route and declined to protect [...]

]]> By: Just an Abe-rration? « Moore Than This http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/comment-page-1/#comment-240511 Just an Abe-rration? « Moore Than This Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:09:24 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/#comment-240511 [...] model that had been the status quo for years before Koizumi broke the mold. Now, as it looks like xenophobic and gaffe-prone Foreign Minister Taro Aso might take over, it seems Koizumi didn’t break the [...] [...] model that had been the status quo for years before Koizumi broke the mold. Now, as it looks like xenophobic and gaffe-prone Foreign Minister Taro Aso might take over, it seems Koizumi didn’t break the [...]

]]> By: Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Aso Backs off of Tactless Emperor-Visit-Yasukuni Speech PLUS http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/comment-page-1/#comment-32145 Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Aso Backs off of Tactless Emperor-Visit-Yasukuni Speech PLUS Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:23:53 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/#comment-32145 [...] Aso: “Are you from Asahi? You guys only print the facts, right?” Asahi: ... Aso: “Don’t you understand sarcasm?!” Asahi: ... – Was in the yacht club during his time at Gakushuin – 2ch Ascii Art compilation (The floppies are for his infamous “We’ll do all govt administration on floppy disks by 2005” statement, which is still up on Aso’s website.) [...] [...] Aso: “Are you from Asahi? You guys only print the facts, right?” Asahi: ... Aso: “Don’t you understand sarcasm?!” Asahi: ... – Was in the yacht club during his time at Gakushuin – 2ch Ascii Art compilation (The floppies are for his infamous “We’ll do all govt administration on floppy disks by 2005” statement, which is still up on Aso’s website.) [...]

]]> By: Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Shinzo Abe, barbarian-defeating shogun? http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/comment-page-1/#comment-25263 Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Shinzo Abe, barbarian-defeating shogun? Sat, 05 Nov 2005 06:46:14 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/#comment-25263 [...] Now that we’ve completely trashed Foreign Minister Taro Aso’s political qualifications, it’s time to look at Shinzo Abe, the new Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister of State for Taking Over After Koizumi, shown here in all-out “I’m gonna be a world leader someday!” mode. [...] [...] Now that we’ve completely trashed Foreign Minister Taro Aso’s political qualifications, it’s time to look at Shinzo Abe, the new Chief Cabinet Secretary and Minister of State for Taking Over After Koizumi, shown here in all-out “I’m gonna be a world leader someday!” mode. [...]

]]> By: Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Taro Aso: the future of Japan? http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/comment-page-1/#comment-25199 Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Taro Aso: the future of Japan? Fri, 04 Nov 2005 05:45:09 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/#comment-25199 [...] We’ve already talked about some of his more asinine comments: that burakumin shouldn’t be in government, that Japan is one race, that Korea was better off under colonial rule, that floppy disks are the future, and all that. [...] [...] We’ve already talked about some of his more asinine comments: that burakumin shouldn’t be in government, that Japan is one race, that Korea was better off under colonial rule, that floppy disks are the future, and all that. [...]

]]> By: Curzon http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/comment-page-1/#comment-25032 Curzon Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:08:53 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/#comment-25032 The ninja restaurant is not inconsistent with Aso's views, who stated in the same link that I sent you about "one civilization, one language" that Japan has had enough of being on the recieving end of culture and must now export its culture to the world. (Really, just read the article.) I've contacted 20+ Japanese people on this... everyone is unanimous in their support of Abe. Although the "more pissed":http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20051101p2a00m0na006000c.html the Korean press gets, the more likely it is that Aso will gain ground. The ninja restaurant is not inconsistent with Aso’s views, who stated in the same link that I sent you about “one civilization, one language” that Japan has had enough of being on the recieving end of culture and must now export its culture to the world. (Really, just read the article.)

I’ve contacted 20+ Japanese people on this… everyone is unanimous in their support of Abe. Although the more pissed the Korean press gets, the more likely it is that Aso will gain ground.

]]> By: sun bin http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/comment-page-1/#comment-24994 sun bin Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:37:17 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/10/31/the-next-prime-minster-or-crazy-rightwingers-say-the-darndest-things/#comment-24994 magical floppy disk? in 2003? LMAO magical floppy disk? in 2003? LMAO

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