Aso to run
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso has declared himself in the run to succeed Junichiro Koizumi when the prime minister steps down as he says he will do this September. Aso says he is confident of securing the backing of the minimum of 20 lawmakers required to run.
Aso points out that of the four prospective candidates, only he has stated clearly that he will run.
Aso is known for making public statements that irritate Japan’s Asian neighbors.
In one instance, he called China a military threat. He has also accused Beijing of using beautiful women as spies to lure Japanese diplomats into revealing classified information.
He also credited Taiwan’s high educational standards to Japanese colonial rule in the first half of the 20th century. Tokyo’s imperial conquests are remembered bitterly in the region.
With Aso in the race for prime minister, this autumn’s contest promises to an interesting one, indeed.
Leadership elections are usually drab affairs, aren’t they. Aso has no chance, one would assume, but his participation should spice it up a bit.
June 10th, 2006 at 12:07 amJust get him talking, any subject, and sit back with a beer.
> Tokyo’s imperial conquests are remembered bitterly in the region.
Just as London’s ones are in HK?
June 10th, 2006 at 9:19 amI wonder why all those “bitter remenbrances” are always referred to by the successors of nationalist suvivors from China and a group of fake aboriginies like Gao Jin Sumei, never by Taiwanese people.
Regatds from Chris (Patton)
Please Comrade(s) keep you’re mind + eyes
on Game.
By the way “aborigines” is spelt as is.
Q.E.D.
June 10th, 2006 at 3:07 pmYes, interestinger and interestinger…
June 10th, 2006 at 9:15 pmDanny: Blue Samurais??
June 11th, 2006 at 2:19 pmDanny:I was watching Hogan’s Hero’s at the time I made that post - so if I fat-fingered IT -Sorry.
So - late post to “Plunge.”
Beichen nicht brechen.
(Bend don’t Break).
June 11th, 2006 at 2:46 pm