Comments on: Japan’s voters get what’s coming to them http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/ Japan from the inside out Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jon Metzler » Abe, we hardly knew ye http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9845 Jon Metzler » Abe, we hardly knew ye Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:48:40 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9845 [...] It turned out that growing up during the postwar, muscular economic era didn’t make a wit of difference. Abe presided over a succession of Cabinet scandals - again, potentially including his own financial scandal, and a serious one involving lost pension records - that really set a fine example of LDP chicanery and tomfoolery that past generations would have been proud of, if not quite on a par with the aptly named Shin Kanemaru and his stash of gold bullion. [...] [...] It turned out that growing up during the postwar, muscular economic era didn’t make a wit of difference. Abe presided over a succession of Cabinet scandals – again, potentially including his own financial scandal, and a serious one involving lost pension records – that really set a fine example of LDP chicanery and tomfoolery that past generations would have been proud of, if not quite on a par with the aptly named Shin Kanemaru and his stash of gold bullion. [...]

]]> By: ampontan http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9225 ampontan Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:24:35 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9225 Who else is there to vote for? Well, the voters in Okinawa just elected Keiko Itokazu to the upper house six weeks ago. Her only previous professional experience was as a bus tour guide. Who else is there to vote for?

Well, the voters in Okinawa just elected Keiko Itokazu to the upper house six weeks ago.

Her only previous professional experience was as a bus tour guide.

]]> By: Global Voices हिन्दी में » Blog Archive » जापान: जो बोया सो काटा http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9222 Global Voices हिन्दी में » Blog Archive » जापान: जो बोया सो काटा Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:45:43 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9222 [...] लंबे समय से जारी साँठगाँठ के बारे में लिखते हैं जिसमें उन्होंने कृषि मंत्री [...] [...] लंबे समय से जारी साँठगाँठ के बारे में लिखते हैं जिसमें उन्होंने कृषि मंत्री [...]

]]> By: Ken http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9210 Ken Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:23:20 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9210 Not to mention how many past and future Prime Ministers (and Prime Minister's dad) who were involved with the Recruit scandal. But who else is there to vote for in Ibaraki Distrcit #2? Not to mention how many past and future Prime Ministers (and Prime Minister’s dad) who were involved with the Recruit scandal. But who else is there to vote for in Ibaraki Distrcit #2?

]]> By: Ashram http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9209 Ashram Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:01:43 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9209 Man, that's a pretty impressive record of so many high-profile corrupt politicians talking people into ignoring their past and getting re-elected. Had no idea there were so many admitted criminals in the government. Guess we have it relatively nice in the US...heh. Man, that’s a pretty impressive record of so many high-profile corrupt politicians talking people into ignoring their past and getting re-elected. Had no idea there were so many admitted criminals in the government. Guess we have it relatively nice in the US…heh.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Japan: Voters get the government they deserve http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9194 Global Voices Online » Japan: Voters get the government they deserve Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:53:08 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/japans-voters-get-whats-coming-to-them/#comment-9194 [...] writes about the long-time “nexus of money, politics, and government” in Japan, translating a blog post on a book about the late Agriculture minister Matsuoka Toshikatsu, whose [...] [...] writes about the long-time “nexus of money, politics, and government” in Japan, translating a blog post on a book about the late Agriculture minister Matsuoka Toshikatsu, whose [...]

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