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NEWS: Prime Minister Asō Goes Cherry Blossom Viewing with AKB48


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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:22 am Reply with quote
I must be getting old when I'm more interested in the kimono designs than the length of the skirts. Or maybe I'm just jaded from my share of hip-hop videos. Actually, looking at a close-up of their outfits, I'm wondering why they got patches. Are they supposed to be like a "sassy" [I hate that word.] version of Morning Musume?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:44 am Reply with quote
Wish Gordon Brown would take in some cherry & relax a little. Japan knows what's important. Flowers & loli fun makes for a civilised nation.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:14 am Reply with quote
This is very, very Japanese.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:15 am Reply with quote
It's good to be the [Prime Minister]
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:20 am Reply with quote
nicomorr wrote:
Wish Gordon Brown would take in some cherry & relax a little. Japan knows what's important. Flowers & loli fun makes for a civilised nation.

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Some would say he's far too relaxed already. If he played the fiddle, I'd call him Nero. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:22 am Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
nicomorr wrote:
Wish Gordon Brown would take in some cherry & relax a little. Japan knows what's important. Flowers & loli fun makes for a civilised nation.

Nico M Twisted Evil
Some would say he's far too relaxed already. If he played the fiddle, I'd call him Nero. Rolling Eyes

Nice one .... remember you heh heh. but what does a poor politico do when Rome is burning? Aso doesn't look too permanent neither!

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:18 am Reply with quote
nicomorr wrote:
Mohawk52 wrote:
nicomorr wrote:
Wish Gordon Brown would take in some cherry & relax a little. Japan knows what's important. Flowers & loli fun makes for a civilised nation.

Nico M Twisted Evil
Some would say he's far too relaxed already. If he played the fiddle, I'd call him Nero. Rolling Eyes

Nice one .... remember you heh heh. but what does a poor politico do when Rome is burning? Aso doesn't look too permanent neither!

Nico M
Yeah, but at least Aso is doing it as a PR stunt for cultural export. Can you imagine Brown doing something like this? I mean here's the UK going down at the bow, and he'd be looking at flowers with secondary school girls? Makes my brain hurt just thinking about it. Anime dazed
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He's taking things too far. Why must he always celebrate nerdy consumerism just to make himself look soft?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:33 am Reply with quote
Anymouse wrote:
He's taking things too far. Why must he always celebrate nerdy consumerism just to make himself look soft?
Because it's mostly the only thing from Japan that is being bought up overseas?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:53 am Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
Anymouse wrote:
He's taking things too far. Why must he always celebrate nerdy consumerism just to make himself look soft?
Because it's mostly the only thing from Japan that is being bought up overseas?
What the...?!?!
Don't take this personally, Mohawk52, but...

I think I speak for most economics majors when I say, "Have you ever even heard of the Video Game and Automobile industries!!!" (and, don't even get me started on electronics)



Sorry, it's just that comments like that make one wonder if too many members of the online Anime sub-culture get too caught up in their own little anime fan worlds, now-a-days.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:16 am Reply with quote
Anymouse wrote:
He's taking things too far. Why must he always celebrate nerdy consumerism just to make himself look soft?


The guy has pretty extreme views, so I'm sure he places a lot of priority in appearing soft.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:40 am Reply with quote
The_X_box_360 wrote:
Mohawk52 wrote:
Anymouse wrote:
He's taking things too far. Why must he always celebrate nerdy consumerism just to make himself look soft?
Because it's mostly the only thing from Japan that is being bought up overseas?
What the...?!?!
Don't take this personally, Mohawk52, but...

I think I speak for most economics majors when I say, "Have you ever even heard of the Video Game and Automobile industries!!!" (and, don't even get me started on electronics)



Sorry, it's just that comments like that make one wonder if too many members of the online Anime sub-culture get too caught up in their own little anime fan worlds, now-a-days.
Erm, you have been following the world news, yes? Especially the economic world news then? I know I would if I were an economics major, which I'm not, but I have a pension that has investments in Japanese stocks that have gone the way of the Yamato. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:42 pm Reply with quote
Mohawk52 wrote:
The_X_box_360 wrote:
Mohawk52 wrote:
Anymouse wrote:
He's taking things too far. Why must he always celebrate nerdy consumerism just to make himself look soft?
Because it's mostly the only thing from Japan that is being bought up overseas?
What the...?!?!
Don't take this personally, Mohawk52, but...

I think I speak for most economics majors when I say, "Have you ever even heard of the Video Game and Automobile industries!!!" (and, don't even get me started on electronics)



Sorry, it's just that comments like that make one wonder if too many members of the online Anime sub-culture get too caught up in their own little anime fan worlds, now-a-days.
Erm, you have been following the world news, yes? Especially the economic world news then? I know I would if I were an economics major, which I'm not, but I have a pension that has investments in Japanese stocks that have gone the way of the Yamato. Crying or Very sad
You're serious aren't you.....???? Shocked

Sigh... do you mean world news headlines like "VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY SEEMS RECESSION PROOF" or the ones like "JAPAN'S AUTOMOBILE EXPORTS ARE THE ONLY ONE'S CURRENTLY VIABLE" (even though they've taken a 50%-plus hit in sales like everyone else), or is it world news headlines like "North American Anime DVD Sales Down More Than 50% From Peak Of US$500+ Million" that helps shape your logic? -_-


Perhaps, I should have concluded my first reply with the question....,
In what world has Japanese comic/animation media ever been THE MAIN EXPORT of Japan, besting the automobile, video game, personal computer, electronics etc... industries?
....so that I could at least know the name of this imaginary Anime fan world you live in. Cool


EDIT: This is pretty off-topic. Sorry about that.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:37 am Reply with quote
The_X_box_360 wrote:
Mohawk52 wrote:
Anymouse wrote:
He's taking things too far. Why must he always celebrate nerdy consumerism just to make himself look soft?
Because it's mostly the only thing from Japan that is being bought up overseas?
What the...?!?!
Don't take this personally, Mohawk52, but...

I think I speak for most economics majors when I say, "Have you ever even heard of the Video Game and Automobile industries!!!" (and, don't even get me started on electronics)



Sorry, it's just that comments like that make one wonder if too many members of the online Anime sub-culture get too caught up in their own little anime fan worlds, now-a-days.


Among nationalists, one point that's often raised is that in terms of culture, anime/manga is about the only uniquely Japanese product to hit it big internationally (culturally speaking, a key way for Japan to make its mark overseas). Cars and games cannot be as easily identified as being distinctly Japanese.

As silly and futile as it may seem, there are political motivations for this (helping to fuel nationalism, especially among younger generations, in the face of all the problems they're struggling to solve).
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 10:53 am Reply with quote
The_X_box_360 wrote:
Perhaps, I should have concluded my first reply with the question....,
In what world has Japanese comic/animation media ever been THE MAIN EXPORT of Japan, besting the automobile, video game, personal computer, electronics etc... industries?
....so that I could at least know the name of this imaginary Anime fan world you live in. Cool
No, this one. Japan Reports Record Plunge in Exports and this one
Prime Minister Asō: Anime, Manga Are Part of Japan's Recovery

It's called The Real World. Now I was considerate enough to back up my bold words. Can you back up yours? Wink
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