Comments on: Upper House prediction http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:53:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Shining Path is back… what about Fujimori? http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-350091 Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Shining Path is back… what about Fujimori? Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:44:03 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-350091 [...] Mr. Guzmán, that was captured by military intelligence here in December. Meanwhile, the last we had heard of former Peruvian president and Shining Path nemesis Alberto Fujimori was in 2007 when he made [...] [...] Mr. Guzmán, that was captured by military intelligence here in December. Meanwhile, the last we had heard of former Peruvian president and Shining Path nemesis Alberto Fujimori was in 2007 when he made [...]

]]> By: Trans-Pacific Radio » Seijigiri #29: Seijigiri’s Election Day Special with Debito Arudou :: Independent Podcasts from Tokyo, Japan - Japanese News, Politics, Business and Economy http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-248618 Trans-Pacific Radio » Seijigiri #29: Seijigiri’s Election Day Special with Debito Arudou :: Independent Podcasts from Tokyo, Japan - Japanese News, Politics, Business and Economy Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:50:55 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-248618 [...] in this edition of Seijigiri is a recent article by Adam Richards (Upper House Prediction) at the Mutant Frog [...] [...] in this edition of Seijigiri is a recent article by Adam Richards (Upper House Prediction) at the Mutant Frog [...]

]]> By: Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Abe leaving http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-240528 Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Abe leaving Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:49:30 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-240528 [...] I just want to take this opportunity to mention that my prediction for how Japanese politics will play out is still pretty much intact. The DPJ did use a symbolic [...] [...] I just want to take this opportunity to mention that my prediction for how Japanese politics will play out is still pretty much intact. The DPJ did use a symbolic [...]

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Japan: A Historic Election Defeat http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-236455 Global Voices Online » Japan: A Historic Election Defeat Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:53:04 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-236455 [...] Did the overwhelming defeat of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan’s upper house elections signal a wind of change sweeping through the Japanese political landscape, a groundswell of support for the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), or was it simply a long-overdue rejection of “business as usual”? As the election came to a close on Sunday night and early results started to appear, there were no lack of interpretations offered to explain what had been widely predicted beforehand. [...] [...] Did the overwhelming defeat of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan’s upper house elections signal a wind of change sweeping through the Japanese political landscape, a groundswell of support for the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), or was it simply a long-overdue rejection of “business as usual”? As the election came to a close on Sunday night and early results started to appear, there were no lack of interpretations offered to explain what had been widely predicted beforehand. [...]

]]> By: MarkMilton http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-234525 MarkMilton Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:53:27 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-234525 Koizumi was great for Japan's domestic policy and political reform. His foreign policy was shattered by his visits to Yasukuni. Some say he did it as a bargain to gain support from certain LDP factions, others say he went to mourn the loss of Japanese identity as he knew it in an increasingly changing Japan During the Cold War, anything considered communist or socialist was considered evil, especially by the Americans and their backed power structures abroad It would be nice to see a Koizumi-type candidate take power to continue his reforms so long as he does not do anything that would reignite regional tensions (or give others opportunities to slam Japan) however you see it. Koizumi was great for Japan’s domestic policy and political reform. His foreign policy was shattered by his visits to Yasukuni. Some say he did it as a bargain to gain support from certain LDP factions, others say he went to mourn the loss of Japanese identity as he knew it in an increasingly changing Japan

During the Cold War, anything considered communist or socialist was considered evil, especially by the Americans and their backed power structures abroad

It would be nice to see a Koizumi-type candidate take power to continue his reforms so long as he does not do anything that would reignite regional tensions (or give others opportunities to slam Japan) however you see it.

]]> By: Aceface http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-234508 Aceface Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:57:41 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-234508 Well,They call themselves independent and that can be confirmed for JCP's demand for the return of ALL of the Kurils and half of the Sakhalin from USSR. CCP tried to plant their follower(and a mole)with in the JCP leadership during the cultural revolution days and didn't apologize despite of countless demand from Yoyogi after the conspiracy was revealed.Instead they send back the exiled JCP No.2 Ito Ritsu (who was imprisoned in Beijing by the request from Miyamoto,or so says his critics)and start calling JCP and Miyamoto leadership as "Moscow's dogs"....But I think you know this all,Bryce. No,I have no deepthroat within the Nagatacho.But this is what I "heared" over chit chat from the club guys.Anyway you don't need any crystal balls to say Koizumi is holding the key for post-Abe LDP.I don't believe in Adamu's "Koizumi led Reaganite party" shows up any time soon.But It is no secret that Koizumi's popularity is larger than all of the other post-Abe candidate combined and his "Children" is in desperate need of forming their own fraction.So Elvis mania holds massive political capital his rivals both in and out of party can only dream of. The shadow Shogun of the 21st century?Highly unlikely from his personal character,but surprise is Koizumi's only weapon and he is blackbelt in that practice. Well,They call themselves independent and that can be confirmed for JCP’s demand for the return of ALL of the Kurils and half of the Sakhalin from USSR.
CCP tried to plant their follower(and a mole)with in the JCP leadership during the cultural revolution days and didn’t apologize despite of countless demand from Yoyogi after the conspiracy was revealed.Instead they send back the exiled JCP No.2 Ito Ritsu (who was imprisoned in Beijing by the request from Miyamoto,or so says his critics)and start calling JCP and Miyamoto leadership as “Moscow’s dogs”....But I think you know this all,Bryce.

No,I have no deepthroat within the Nagatacho.But this is what I “heared” over chit chat from the club guys.Anyway you don’t need any crystal balls to say Koizumi is holding the key for post-Abe LDP.I don’t believe in Adamu’s “Koizumi led Reaganite party” shows up any time soon.But It is no secret that Koizumi’s popularity is larger than all of the other post-Abe candidate combined and his “Children” is in desperate need of forming their own fraction.So Elvis mania holds massive political capital his rivals both in and out of party can only dream of.
The shadow Shogun of the 21st century?Highly unlikely from his personal character,but surprise is Koizumi’s only weapon and he is blackbelt in that practice.

]]> By: Bryce http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-234504 Bryce Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:23:29 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-234504 Weren't they the running dogs of Moscow? I haven't heard anyhting about a Koizumi comeback lately. Do you know something I don't, Ace? Weren’t they the running dogs of Moscow?

I haven’t heard anyhting about a Koizumi comeback lately. Do you know something I don’t, Ace?

]]> By: Aceface http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-234487 Aceface Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:14:29 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-234487 JCP portrayed as crazy by whom? All I remember was People's Daily.calling them running dogs of Moscow...... JCP portrayed as crazy by whom?
All I remember was People’s Daily.calling them running dogs of Moscow…...

]]> By: MarkMilton http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-234448 MarkMilton Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:20:10 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-234448 The JPN Communists were not as crazy as they were portrayed during the Cold War. The JPN Communists were not as crazy as they were portrayed during the Cold War.

]]> By: Aceface http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/comment-page-1/#comment-234434 Aceface Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:47:44 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2007/07/16/upper-house-prediction/#comment-234434 This just in. Miyamoto Kenji of JCP had died in the hospital.He was 98 years old. This just in.
Miyamoto Kenji of JCP had died in the hospital.He was 98 years old.

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