Or is he? What do you think of Tokyo's controversial governor, Shintaro Ishihara? Are you surprised that he's been elected as governor three times?
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Good point. I used to love living on Yen and watching the dollar drop in value....So, um, how does one find his/her rooms.
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...I'm guessing he only passed the million dollar barrier because the dollar is so...Labor Day. Nov. 24 was Labor Day....What's this? Eating Yakinikku, drinking Asahi Super Dry, and living day to day on...
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...This isn't your typical boarding school, though. It's where they send the worst...I'm guessing he only passed the million dollar barrier because the dollar is so...Labor Day. Nov. 24 was Labor Day....What's this? Eating Yakinikku, drinking Asahi Super Dry, and living day to day on...
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He sounds like my granddad.
I guess this is freedom of speech. The fact he is re-elected tells us that he obviously represents the majority of Japanese in his district.
The older vote yes. But I have to wonder what the younger generation feels about the guy.
Well, he might represent the interests of the majority of Japanese voters in his district. I don't know. But, I've heard that voting for the incumbent is more common here than in a lot of other democratic societies.
I don't find Shintaro all that offensive. There is an element of truth in a lot of what he says though whether it be offensive or not. I know in my own country, U.S.A., religious leaders have called for the murder of terrorist from their own pulpits - does Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell ring a bell...? I think it's quite offensive if you ask me. We have political leaders who have openly slandered other politician using the most vulgar language imagineable - Vice President Dick Cheney.
It's about time a Japanese politician had a backbone and voiced his opinion.
I'm sure there are things that he has said that i do not agree with however, I must say that i like his "in your face" attitude in expressing his opinion.
He does seem to have backbone and maybe many people are willing to let his stranger statements wash over their heads due to the fact that he voices many concerns that a lot of Japanese have.
Actually I am not surprised that he has been elected three times. Most younger Japanese who are voting age really hate the government so they do not vote. This leaves the older generation as the ones who go out and actually vote. This is why the guy has been elected so many times.