Hey, I'm not doing anything so could I be...

[Greji]

All hail the new empty suit. Noda is DOA.

And that is what it is Tricky!

Conversations around with people who are supposed to know, indicate that although there was mass popular support for Maehara and government bureaucratic support for Kaieda, Noda was decided upon so that the collateral damage fixing to occur, will not splash on, or stain the new upcoming stars of Minshuto. In other words, Noda, who actually is not that old and is pretty well qualified (a rarity among these nerds), will have to take the heat for the upcoming hard and unpopular economic decisions that have to be made. This will help ease the way for, Maehara, who is supposed to be the poster boy in the future that will be billed to rein for a long time (when his turn eventually comes) and this will guarantee mass re-election of all Minshuto members into the future. Duh, haven't we heard, or seen this somewhere before?

[Ganma]

[SIZE="4"]Noda pro-U.S. but past remarks may haunt Asia ties[/SIZE]

While Japan-U.S. relations will remain the cornerstone of the nation's diplomacy under the leadership of Yoshihiko Noda, the Democratic Party of Japan's newly elected president and the nation's next prime minister, his past comments on war criminals could strain ties in Asia, analysts said Monday....

[2triky]

And that is what it is Tricky!

Conversations around with people who are supposed to know, indicate that although there was mass popular support for Maehara and government bureaucratic support for Kaieda, Noda was decided upon so that the collateral damage fixing to occur, will not splash on, or stain the new upcoming stars of Minshuto. In other words, Noda, who actually pretty well qualified (a rarity among these nerds), will have to take the heat for the upcoming hard and unpopular economic decisions that have to be made. This will help ease the way for, Maehara, who is supposed to be the poster boy that will be billed to rein for a long time (when his turn eventually comes) and will guarantee mass re-election of all Minshuto members into the future. Duh, haven't we heard, or seen this somewhere before?

Your assessment is troubling only in the fact that it is based in reality. I say that only because, as Yokohammer fears, those that hope for efficacy in governance will be a lot that remains unfilled.

Forgive the pun, but you are saying that Noda is being set up as a scapegoat...the worst kind of goat methinks.

[Greji]

Forgive the pun, but you are saying that Noda is being set up as a scapegoat...the worst kind of goat methinks.

Pun? What Pun?

Well, it might just well backfire, as Noda is no dummy and he is young in age not much different than Maehara. Noda might have his own plans. In the days of the past, that would be unheard of. If called upon you took a sip of sake, climbed into the cockpit and took one for the team. That was that. However, there ain't a lot of that kinda loyalty anymore....

[2triky]

Pun? What Pun?

Well, it might just well backfire, as Noda is no dummy and he is young in age not much different than Maehara. Noda might have his own plans. In the days of the past, that would be unheard of. If called upon you took a sip of sake, climbed into the cockpit and took one for the team. That was that. However, there ain't a lot of that kinda loyalty anymore....

Let's see how this farce plays out. We should start a betting pool to take action on how many months Noda lasts. 3 gyoza to the winner.

[sublight]

Duh, haven't we heard, or seen this somewhere before?

Sounds like the same strategizing that put Obuchi in office in order to clear the way for the LDP's heir apparent, Mori.

[cujojpn]

8 months.


Anyone else car to join the pool?

[Typhoon]

Noda's assessment of himself during the 2011 election for DPJ President: "I'll never be a goldfish in a scarlet robe, but like a loach in muddy waters. I'll work hard for the people, to move politics forward,"

According to Wikipedia, a loach is an eel-like, bottom-dwelling scavenger that will conceal itself out of nervousness.

The very definition of a Japanese politician.

Does this mean that we can look forward to a "loach scooping dance" craze sweeping Japan?

[YT]mUALuGno6Go[/YT]

Starting with Noda.

[IparryU]

i give 'em 9... enough time for another oyaji to be a born again politician....

[sublight]

Put me down for 10 months. End of June 2012 they'll be picking the new old guy to wear the 'kick me' sign.

[IparryU]

Put me down for 10 months. End of June 2012 they'll be picking the new old guy to wear the 'pick me' sign.

FTFY

[Taro Toporific]

Noda's assessment of himself during the 2011 election for DPJ President: "I'll never be a goldfish in a scarlet robe, but like a loach in muddy waters. I'll work hard for the people, to move politics forward."

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[2triky]

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He looks like a loach that is beyond reproach. The kokutai will be saved from all that ails it.

[2triky]

Put me down for 10 months. End of June 2012 they'll be picking the new old guy to wear the 'kick me' sign.

We got 8, 9, and 10 months so far. I'll be generous and say 11 months.

[2triky]

An observer of Japan's revolving door of prime ministers said the country's political problems are weighing down one of the world's largest economies.

Japanese politicians lack spine and public support, said Keith Henry of the Tokyo-based Asia Strategy, a government policy consulting firm.

"They've got to turn the ship around 180 degrees," Henry said. "Until they see an iceberg, they're not going to do it."

Japan is facing a massive reconstruction program in the region devastated by the tsunami, an ongoing nuclear energy crisis and unaddressed problems in the economy.

Noda, a fiscal conservative, has pledged to raise taxes and would like to privatize state assets.

Last week, the credit rating agency Moody's downgraded Japan to an Aa3 rating from Aa2, blaming the country's huge deficit and frequent changes in administration that have prevented the government from implementing long-term economic policies.

Source

[IparryU]

We got 8, 9, and 10 months so far. I'll be generous and say 11 months.

dont give 'em too much credit... not yet...


Yokozuna Edit:
damn... upgraded on this post!

do i get discounts on goats now?

[IparryU]

Source

i put this in the "whats up with the value of yen" thread... might be more proper here... or there...

[2triky]

i put this in the "whats up with the value of yen" thread... might be more proper here... or there...

Right on. Despite the content, the article I referenced is actually written by a different author...I posted it primarily to demonstrate the overwhelming consensus (among pundits, academics, etc.) regarding the lack of political will or perhaps the incapacity to deal with the gravity of problems facing the country notwithstanding the opportunity presented by 3/11 to rehabilitate by charting a new course thereby overcoming the political inertia that is seemingly endemic at all levels of government.

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

All right...who's gonna be the first person to post a link to the footage that made Japanese dojo famous on the Internet?

Brownie points for anyone who remembers correctly (I kinda think Coligny may have a head start here...)

[Taro Toporific]

via The Independent.co.uk

[Samurai_Jerk]

All right...who's gonna be the first person to post a link to the footage that made Japanese dojo famous on the Internet?

Brownie points for anyone who remembers correctly (I kinda think Coligny may have a head start here...)

This is what you're talking about, right?

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[Screwed-down Hairdo]

Um...no....title says "eel," but they're actually dojo...

Anybody thinking of looking at this may actually want to think twice.

Absolutely NSFW.

Sad state of affairs when the cuntry's prime minister says he's gonna be like a dojo and this was the very first thing that came to my mind...

[Greji]

Um...no
Absolutely NSFW.

Hair, that is only NSFW for the PM and your kindself, who, being hung like a bull dojo, would have worries about that flick getting out.

Those of us that are truly endowed, do not let such trivial stull bother us....

[matsuki]

via The Independent.co.uk

Bwahahahahahahaha

[2triky]