The Observer's April Fool about the rebirth of Japan

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[SIZE="3"]What's the story of the next decade? The rebirth of Japan[/SIZE]
[floatl][/floatl]guardian.co.uk | The Observer, by Will Hutton, Sunday 1 April 2012
It is a small thing, but it says a lot about the country. At Tokyo's Narita airport, when you take off your shoes at the security screening check, the guard hands you a pair of [color="Gray"]plastic[/color] leather [color="Gray"]toilet [/color]slippers. The message is obvious: this [color="Gray"]cursed [/color] airport cares for your wellbeing and recognises your need.
In Japan, taxi doors swing open automatically; toilet seats are electronically warmed and cleaned; and the extraordinary variety of [color="Gray"]radioactive[/color] food is presented exquisitely. There is a passion for satiating every imaginable [color="Gray"]perverted[/color] human want...continues ad nauseam....

[yanpa]

The Observer's April Fool about the rebirth of Japan

It's the photo that gives it away.

[Dreamy_Peach]

Everyday is April Fools Day with Will Hutton.

If Japan could reset its macroeconomic policy, there is an enormous pool of dynamic hi-tech medium-sized firms that could immediately grow very fast. Consultant Gerhard Fasol argues that in areas like LED lighting or mobile phone payment systems, Japan is 10 years ahead of the rest of the world. The Fujitsus and Toshibas of tomorrow are in the wings. What Japan needs is for the increasingly sclerotic giants to be challenged by these many insurgents, who need new institutions to support their ambitions to go global. A new entrepreneurial, accountable state could drive a second phase of powerful Japanese growth.

Gerhard Fasol knows what he's talking about and I respect him. Hutton is revealing his ignorance here though. Japanese firms were 10 years ahead maybe 10 years ago, now they've missed the boat. Its sailed and gone.

As to the Fujitsu's and Toshiba's of tomorrow waiting in the wings, I wish he would mention names as I'm struggling to think of some at the moment. The entrepreneurial spirit that he hopes for. ha ha, this is just laughable.

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I am the Panasonic of tomorrow. Who wants to be my Sanyo?

[Coligny]

I am the Panasonic of tomorrow. Who wants to be my Sanyo?

D00d... time to get busy...

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[Russell]

As to the Fujitsu's and Toshiba's of tomorrow waiting in the wings, I wish he would mention names as I'm struggling to think of some at the moment.

Uniqlo? ...

[Coligny]

Uniqlo? ...

Tamiya...

[Typhoon]

Tamiya...

Huawei.

[Coligny]

Huawei.

TRW...

[dimwit]

It is a small thing, but it says a lot about the country. At Tokyo's Narita airport, when you take off your shoes at the security screening check, the guard hands you a pair of [color="Gray"]plastic[/color] leather [color="Gray"]toilet [/color]slippers. The message is obvious: this [color="Gray"]cursed [/color] airport cares for your wellbeing and recognises your need.
In Japan, taxi doors swing open automatically]ed[/U]; and the extraordinary variety of [color="Gray"]radioactive[/color] food is presented exquisitely. There is a passion for satiating every imaginable [color="Gray"]perverted[/color] human want[url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/apr/01/will-hutton-japan-economic-policy]...continues ad nauseam

Couldn't bother with the rest of the article, besides I'm too busy checking out Google Quest.

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What's the story of the next decade? The rebirth of Japan
[floatl][/floatl]guardian.co.uk | The Observer, by Will Hutton, Sunday 1 April 2012
It is a small thing, but it says a lot about the country. At Tokyo's Narita airport, when you take off your shoes at the security screening check, the guard hands you a pair of plastic leather toilet slippers. The message is obvious: this cursed airport cares for your wellbeing and recognises your need.
In Japan, taxi doors swing open automatically]ed[/U]; and the extraordinary variety of radioactive food is presented exquisitely. There is a passion for satiating every imaginable perverted human want...continues ad nauseam....

I want some of whatever Will Hutton's on...

[Taro Toporific]

I want some of whatever Will Hutton's on...

Whatever he's on, it's French~!
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Poisson d'Avril

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Poisson d'Avril

Doesn't that mean something like Avril's Pussy?

Given the proclivity for the Frenchies to be hirsute, avoid bathing and worship things nuclear, there's a decent chance Avril's Pussy could be a mind altering substance after all....

[Coligny]

Doesn't that mean something like Avril's Pussy?

Nope...

Given the proclivity for the Frenchies to be hirsute, avoid bathing and

Yo mama so fat, when she go the zee beach, people shout "free willy"...

worship things nuclear, there's a decent chance Avril's Pussy could be a mind altering substance after all....

If them japs did bought us a french pauerplant instead of amurikun second rate junk, they's still have electricity instead of nightmares... (maybee)

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Nope...

Well, don't keep us in suspense....

Yo mama so fat, when she go the zee beach, people shout "free willy"...

You should have seen what they did to her when she went to the beach in Japan. Good lord, tree-hugging hippies almost made a movie about it...And when she heard "free willy," all I could do was thank God that I still had a hold on her leash and I could curb her enthusiasm.

If them japs did bought us a french pauerplant instead of amurikun second rate junk, they's still have electricity instead of nightmares... (maybee)

Considering the closest thing to a French success story in Asia is Dien Bien Phu, I don't know about this one. Is there a cuntry that makes a safe nuclear reactor?

[IparryU]

Considering the closest thing to a French success story in Asia is Dien Bien Phu, I don't know about this one. Is there a cuntry that makes a safe nuclear reactor?

NK? Hell, they are already practicing how to use it. Soon they will have it down good enough to where they can lunch it and it land in Japan w/o it being detected.

So ya, their nuclear reactor is pretty safe till they press the button and blast us back to greji's younger years.