| Tarou Asou was chosen by the Liberal Democratic Party Monday to become its party president. Due to the ruling party in Japan choosing him, it's mostly likely that he will indeed become the next prime minister. The 68 year old is a former foreign minister and has professed himself a manga fan. During his time as foreign minister he used manga such as Detective Conan and Barefoot Gen to relay his message. Manga sales have been up since the beginning of his candidacy. A store in Akihabara (Akihabara is known as an otaku shopping haven and where Asou rallied against his former opponent ex-Prime Minister Fukuda), has even called Asou a "cool old dude" in English lettering. For more information: ANN. |
| All Hail Rozen Aso! He got 67% of the votes and will be the 92nd Japanese Prime Minister next Wednesday. |
| It even was in my newspaper, a week ago or so. Not about being manga fan, but about the Prime Minister being. Nice, 67% is quite something. Funny picture, Shinku Asou xD [D'uh, he's a RM fan after all...] |
| Dutch anime blogger with a love for Ikuhara's antics and proper storytelling. |
| All Hail! Couldn't resist to post it here. |
| Hmmm...this might just enforce stereotype that all Japaneses are otakus :P Oh well...maybe he'll pass a law to decrease the price of exported manga XS *Does not know how government works, despite getting a A on a test about it* |
Icy-nee-san said: Oh well...maybe he'll pass a law to decrease the price of exported manga XS I wouldn't say no to that xD |
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| Oh fabulous. |
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Serenti said: Icy-nee-san said: Oh well...maybe he'll pass a law to decrease the price of exported manga XS I wouldn't say no to that xD I'd go 'banzai'!!! |
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| Rozen Maiden fan or not, Rozen Aso is a racist asshole who I'll never support the politics of. |
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ukonkivi said: Rozen Maiden fan or not, Rozen Aso is a racist asshole who I'll never support the politics of. I agree. And who cares if he's a manga fan? It's just a hobby for christ sake. |
ukonkivi said: Rozen Maiden fan or not, Rozen Aso is a racist asshole who I'll never support the politics of. wow srsly? o_O sucks... |
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Xenzio said: And who cares if he's a manga fan? It's just a hobby for christ sake. You made a really good point there... |
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| from what I read, this person is a total idiot also lots of people in Japan like manga... |
spiesc said: from what I read, this person is a total idiot also lots of people in Japan like manga... Alot? Who don't? |
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spiesc said: also lots of people in Japan like manga... You don't say xD I don't think it will have any affect on the politc whatsoever if he likes manga or not. Really... |
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Boblejim said: Alot? Who don't? Believe it or not, there's actually quite a few people in Japan who could care less about manga. |
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| Even if it doesn't affect his politics, it's a funny piece of trivia. |
| lol, nice. |
| Hello! |
| Lol, Japan... XDDD |
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| hmm, I hope he a good person^^ |
| This is quite interesting. A 6x year old man reading manga .. he probably started in his 30s. I can't even imagine my grandpa reading manga. |
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ukonkivi said: Boblejim said: Alot? Who don't? Believe it or not, there's actually quite a few people in Japan who could care less about manga. blasphemy! But than again, while I hate to admit it, manga is not the center of the world. :( Of couse it doesn't matter he likes manga because theres the question of which manga genre he likes. While he might accept being in love with manga, it doesn't matter because of what he might read. Although it only says he supports stuff like detective conan we dont know which other types he likse. I would have a different idea of him if he reads only action types where the "good" guy always wins over evil, compared to hentai type manga. |
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| Yeah, I've heard Aso is really racist as well. Oh well, it's stupid to vote for someone just because he's an anime/manga fan =/ But then again, why care about Japanese politics, unless you live in Japan? |
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Tsunami said: This is quite interesting. A 6x year old man reading manga .. he probably started in his 30s. I can't even imagine my grandpa reading manga. Well, your grandpa didn't live in japan, right? And well, the people (older generations) in Europe and America had a different life, the culture's different and stuff, hell, he probably read comics in his youth but yeah, when you grew up in the old days, the world wasn't evolving round manga's and stuff. In Japan, manga is a statement, manga is a life, manga is a part of they're culture. And that's not in the rest of the world. Not that I don't care, but yeah, our generation will probably be reading manga when they're old, I know I will. That's because manga is worldwide now, back in the old days, it wasn't. guyklc said: Yeah, I've heard Aso is really racist as well. Oh well, it's stupid to vote for someone just because he's an anime/manga fan =/ But then again, why care about Japanese politics, unless you live in Japan? Then you heard right, cause he really is. And yeah, that's complete bullshit to vote on someone just because he likes manga. And once again.. yeah. Why should we (outsiders (:P)) care, as long as he keeps his shit in Japan, it's all good. |
| He is NOT a racist. He is a frank speaker, so may sounds a bit aggressive. Some countries doesn't like him, so they intensionally spread negative rumor about him. How could a racist serve the Foreign Minister for years? He reads Weekly Shounen Jump and posts comments to 2channel. He appreciates the young people's way of thinking. He believes Japan can take the advantage of the popularity of manga outside Japan for diplomacy. He put a picture of Captain Tsubasa on the side of a military jeep sent to Iraq. He said manga is mightier than any armor, and it did work. |
| This guy is my new best friend. |
wtfyourface said: MistaCloudStrife said: OVER 9000!!!From 100-1000, how much do you love LWL? |
| We spent about 15 minutes talking about him in my world history class today. It sounds like he could cause a lot of problems... |
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Kyo_Kagami said: `Serenti said: Icy-nee-san said: Oh well...maybe he'll pass a law to decrease the price of exported manga XS I wouldn't say no to that xD I'd go 'banzai'!!! :D I'll be glad if they made manga about the same price they do in Japan. :x Buying Fruits Basket in Japanese in America is about $5.50, while buying it in English is $9.99. |
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| If he says that mangas should be also published at the same time in other countries, he got my support. xD |
| mflatischler.tk - My Manga translations and transcriptions Anime in Blu-ray あなたの人種、年齢、宗教は問いません |
| Wow If only the rest of the world could comprehend the fine art of manga reading XP lol |
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ukonkivi said: Rozen Maiden fan or not, Rozen Aso is a racist asshole who I'll never support the politics of. He made enough controversial statements.....Hopefully he was just ranting (like all politicians)...I actually prefer Fukuda even with all the scandals....but we'll see... |
wakka9caSep 22, 2008 9:17 PM
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
| I don't really care anyway XD As long as he does a good job in parliament its fine~ Also hopes he doesn't make relations between Japan and CHina more tense, thats all I need. |
infinite_zero said: I don't really care anyway XD As long as he does a good job in parliament its fine~ Also hopes he doesn't make relations between Japan and CHina more tense, thats all I need. that's what I fear, as Aso is MUCH more aggresive (considers China as threat) towards China unlike Fukuda... China may not take his comments very well...unfortunately... The sensible topic: 靖国神社問題 (Yasukuni shrine problem) .... East Asian countries are very sensible to that.... Hopefully, he will be more reserved when he becomes PM. Political leaders in democratic countries are known to become less radical once they become PM... |
wakka9caSep 22, 2008 9:29 PM
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
Xenzio said: guyklc said: Yeah, I've heard Aso is really racist as well. Oh well, it's stupid to vote for someone just because he's an anime/manga fan =/ But then again, why care about Japanese politics, unless you live in Japan? Then you heard right, cause he really is. And yeah, that's complete bullshit to vote on someone just because he likes manga. And once again.. yeah. Why should we (outsiders (:P)) care, as long as he keeps his shit in Japan, it's all good. It's incredibly stupid for you to base your vote on whether or not you have the same hobbies. And it's highly unlikely that he'll be able to do anything about the prices of manga internationally; that's all up to the companies that sell the licenses of their books for selling in another country, and said companies that try to milk the manga cash cow as much as they can. Furthermore, unless you are a Japanese citizen, this really shouldn't be our problem. We can whine and bitch about how he's racist, and what problems he might cause, but we personally won't be able to do anything about it. (Unless he does something completely stupid and drops a bomb on the US or something.) |
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Anaraine said: Xenzio said: guyklc said: Yeah, I've heard Aso is really racist as well. Oh well, it's stupid to vote for someone just because he's an anime/manga fan =/ But then again, why care about Japanese politics, unless you live in Japan? Then you heard right, cause he really is. And yeah, that's complete bullshit to vote on someone just because he likes manga. And once again.. yeah. Why should we (outsiders (:P)) care, as long as he keeps his shit in Japan, it's all good. It's incredibly stupid for you to base your vote on whether or not you have the same hobbies. And it's highly unlikely that he'll be able to do anything about the prices of manga internationally; that's all up to the companies that sell the licenses of their books for selling in another country, and said companies that try to milk the manga cash cow as much as they can. Furthermore, unless you are a Japanese citizen, this really shouldn't be our problem. We can whine and bitch about how he's racist, and what problems he might cause, but we personally won't be able to do anything about it. (Unless he does something completely stupid and drops a bomb on the US or something.) Yeah, that was my whole point in that post, thanks for saying it more.. .. better.. :P |
ukonkivi said: Rozen Maiden fan or not, Rozen Aso is a racist asshole who I'll never support the politics of. Fact proven wrong. He's just a man who likes to bad mouth lots of things. To especially take up certain quotes of his to portray him racist is low. Very low. |
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forlacik said: dtshyk said: He put a picture of Captain Tsubasa on the side of a military jeep sent to Iraq. He said manga is mightier than any armor, and it did work. This man deserves my respect. I get the feeling he is an otaku of total doom... |
SerentiSep 23, 2008 1:59 AM
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| I live in NZ but I'm worried as I'm Chinese and I am not sure what the relations with China/Taiwan/other Asian countries will turn out to be like... Genuine concern for me. |
| Never heard of the man before. We really couldn't care less about Japanese politics around here. But it's a complete stupidity to vote just because "yay we share the same hobbies *-*" or "yay, he considers manga a super high form of culture". It's not like Captain Tsubasa or Rozen Maiden will affect the way he governs. =.= He can be as cool as Akihabara says he is, but that does not imply that he's competent or not. Good thing the man does not seem to like mecha anime with a special obsession, or else we could have problems in a near future xD Hopefully he's a nice person after all and Japan will be in peace within itself and the rest of the world and keeps evoluting as it has been for the past few decades. |
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| Seems like some people misunderstood the election system. Mr.Aso was elected by the votes by the Congressmen and the local representatives not general citizens. The manga fan is just one aspect of his character. His policy in diplomacy is summarized in the speech "The Arc of Freedom and Prosperity"(article in English). In short, he's aiming to build a long arc of alliance among the nations sharing the same policy "Liberalism, Market economy, Human right protection" from EU to ASEAN. |
dtshyk said: Seems like some people misunderstood the election system. Mr.Aso was elected by the votes by the Congressmen and the local representatives not general citizens. The manga fan is just one aspect of his character. His policy in diplomacy is summarized in the speech "The Arc of Freedom and Prosperity"(article in English). In short, he's aiming to build a long arc of alliance among the nations sharing the same policy "Liberalism, Market economy, Human right protection" from EU to ASEAN. He would probably exclude China from that. But hopefully he won't. I'm just too pessimistic about politics.... |
wakka9caSep 23, 2008 6:46 AM
bla bla bla The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.Niko-kun said: On MAL, everyone who has used the lame rating system becomes a critic and an intellectual by default, haven't you heard? |
ukonkivi said: Rozen Maiden fan or not, Rozen Aso is a racist asshole who I'll never support the politics of. Yep, thats the truth. Asou is a ridiculous nationalist who has said some awfully offensive and insensitive things. He has done some good for the country in his position but I'm not confident that he should be Prime Minister. Not that I'm surprised though, either, given how Japanese politics works and the more nationalist leaning the government has been going lately. |
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guyklc said: But then again, why care about Japanese politics, unless you live in Japan? Maybe because he'll become the head of state (if you don't include the emperor) of the second most powerful (economically speaking) country in the world..? |
Wishy said: Saying he likes manga doesn't really make him look serious. Anyway, there have been worse cases than this (specially in USA :P). Gee, good thing we don't vote for the Prime Minister of Japan. Hell, the JAPANESE don't vote for Prime Minister xD |
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guyklc said: But then again, why care about Japanese politics, unless you live in Japan? Because it's a) part of the whole worlds political system and b) there are people whose future depends at least a bit on Japanese politics (because they're going to work there or are doing studies centered arround Japan.) |
| I realize it isn't Asou Tarou, but I still find the "I'm not like you" thing to be fabulous. |
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| Read his wiki page its got some of the stupest quotes i ever heard "Although Some worry about global heating, it will warm Hokkaido and its rice will become better." |
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