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Kusatte mo seijika?

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Kusatte mo seijika?

Postby yanpa » Wed Dec 19, 2012 6:13 pm

BBC wrote:Who, What, Why: Why do Japanese politicians wave fish?

One of the victorious candidates in Japan's general election on Sunday appeared in front of cheering supporters holding a large fish. Why?

The politician was Shinjiro Koizumi, son of the retired former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who was re-elected to represent his father's former constituency for the conservative Liberal Democratic Party.

The fish was a tai, usually translated into English as "sea bream", or "red sea bream", or sometimes just as "snapper".

The fish is not a prop used by politicians alone. In fact, it is more commonly seen held aloft by winning sumo wrestlers - or on dinner plates to celebrate a happy occasion.

One reason given for this in Japan is the similarity between the word "tai", and the word for "joyous", "auspicious" or "deserving celebration" - o-medetai.

"Holding the fish hints at a pun, the fish 'tai' stands for 'o-medetai'," says Dr Ulrich Heinze of the University of East Anglia.

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Re: Kusatte mo seijika?

Postby Midwinter » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:32 pm

Such a rich and vibrant culture...
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Re: Kusatte mo seijika?

Postby Coligny » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:38 pm

Midwinter wrote:Such a rich and vibrant culture...



With 4 muthaf00king seasonz...
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Re: Kusatte mo seijika?

Postby Russell » Thu Dec 20, 2012 12:39 am

yanpa wrote:Who, What, Why: Why do Japanese politicians wave fish?

For the same reason as Merican politicians wave flags? :confused:
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