Comments on: Abe Shinzo Resigns, to be Replaced by Rozen Aso? http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/ Now with 30% more delicious cake! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:52:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Kabitzin http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-89 Kabitzin Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:30:32 +0000 http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-89 Even if he isn't a big otaku, I look forward to some funny fan creations featuring Rozen Maiden. Even if he isn’t a big otaku, I look forward to some funny fan creations featuring Rozen Maiden.

]]> By: Totali http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-88 Totali Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:42:14 +0000 http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-88 Is this politics I see in an anime blog? Great write up...there's more to Japanese culture than anime! Will Japan's flag change to a Rozen Maiden icon now? (because that would be pretty sweet) Is this politics I see in an anime blog? Great write up…there’s more to Japanese culture than anime! Will Japan’s flag change to a Rozen Maiden icon now? (because that would be pretty sweet)

]]> By: 0rion http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-87 0rion Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:23:06 +0000 http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-87 @Martin That's a good point; I never really thought about Bush's connection to both of them. So if we wanted Saddam out of power, maybe all we needed to do was get him to join the war on terror. :P To be fair, though, Abe is pretty hawkish just in general, so his support for Bush is probably just an extension of his larger goals to remilitarize Japan. Or it could just be what Azrael says - a huge <a href="http://outpostnine.com/editorials/teacher16.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gaijin Smash</a> on Bush's part. @Martin

That’s a good point; I never really thought about Bush’s connection to both of them. So if we wanted Saddam out of power, maybe all we needed to do was get him to join the war on terror. :P

To be fair, though, Abe is pretty hawkish just in general, so his support for Bush is probably just an extension of his larger goals to remilitarize Japan.

Or it could just be what Azrael says - a huge Gaijin Smash on Bush’s part.

]]> By: Guff http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-86 Guff Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:45:52 +0000 http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-86 On a somewhat unrelated side note, one of the greatest side attractions I found while visiting Japan were the street-side political commentators. All of a sudden some van with large banners on it would roll up to a train station or some other area with a dense population and out would come a megaphone and a very passionate sounding political speech. It was fun to watch though with my limited understanding of Japanese I rarely had any clue what was being said. On a somewhat unrelated side note, one of the greatest side attractions I found while visiting Japan were the street-side political commentators. All of a sudden some van with large banners on it would roll up to a train station or some other area with a dense population and out would come a megaphone and a very passionate sounding political speech. It was fun to watch though with my limited understanding of Japanese I rarely had any clue what was being said.

]]> By: Martin http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-85 Martin Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:05:29 +0000 http://www.epicwin.org/2007/09/12/abe-shinzo-resigns/#comment-85 If the guy made so many unpopular decisions I guess this move stands to reason - I can't say I was surprised really after following some of the news stories. If I lived there I'd probably feel a similar way about this as I did when our own PM (Tony Blair) resigned. Like Abe, he's a decent bloke but I disagreed with a lot of his policies, especially supporting the US. That's two PMs who have come unstuck by backing Bush...make of that what you will. If the guy made so many unpopular decisions I guess this move stands to reason - I can’t say I was surprised really after following some of the news stories.

If I lived there I’d probably feel a similar way about this as I did when our own PM (Tony Blair) resigned. Like Abe, he’s a decent bloke but I disagreed with a lot of his policies, especially supporting the US. That’s two PMs who have come unstuck by backing Bush…make of that what you will.

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