The Fate of Sugimura Taizo Made Clear

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Posted by Garrett DeOrio at 7:47 pm on Monday, July 12, 2010

came out of the gate with his foot in his mouth and has remained known for his gaffes, and nothing but his gaffes, ever since. It was no surprise that the LDP declined to back one of the biggest embarrassments to ever make it onto their rolls. What was surprising, though, was that the seasoned politicians of the newly-formed right wing Tachiagare Nippon party would pick up a cast-off incompetent like Sugimura, even if he could inject a bit of youth into their image.

Then I saw this (watch it even if your Japanese is weak):

. . . and now I understand. With an average age of around 70 and not much chance of great legislative success, the codgers of the party are having a bit of fun with a young wannabe pol, who is not only hopelessly vain, greedy, and incompetent, but is also completely lacking in self-awareness.

Fair play to the Tachiagare bosses for having a sense of humor.


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2010 Upper House Election Live Coverage

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Posted by Garrett DeOrio at 10:28 pm on Saturday, July 3, 2010

Following on the success of our live streaming video coverage of the Lower House election last summer, we’ll be doing the same this time around.

Join us on the evening of July 11th, on our Ustream channel to follow along with the returns as they come in and to chat with us and other interested parties.

We’ll be live at 8:30 p.m. Japan time.


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