Seijigiri #14 - December 3, 2006 (Politics, Power, and, of course, Education, with Mr. Aso for dessert)
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Ken and Garrett take a look at the emergency measures taken by the Education Rebuilding Council designed to address bullying. Why is it worse to suspend a bully than allow a kid to be bullied?
Nakaima was elected Governor of Okinawa. How does this fit into the LDP’s plans?
The town hall meeting scandal is discussed, along with it’s implications and dirty little secrets. It’s a scandal within a scandal. What’s not to love?
George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Aso Taro shows us that remembering the past and letting your thoughts go can produce disturbing results, for which your hosts dutifully poke fun at him. One can’t imagine that Prime Minister was all that pleased with his Foreign Minister’s talk of an arc disturbingly reminiscent of a certain sphere of yesteryear.
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Mentioned in this podcast:
Education reform at Japan Probe
Say it with me: “Dentsu” at Mutant Frog Travelogue
Town hall meeting scandal at Japan Considered
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