Sunday May 27, 2012

Diet session begins

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Emperor Akihito arrives for the opening ceremony of the ordinary Diet session in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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  • 0

    paulinusa

    I like the bemused expression on the Emperor's face. What is he thinking?

  • 0

    paulinusa

    Or maybe it's an amused expression.

  • 0

    Noripinhead

    What is he thinking?

    It's good to be the Emperor.

  • -1

    Cricky

    Shame, shame, shame, looking down is not enough...a pox on their house.

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    Noripinhead

    The problem is the ordinary Diet. What we need is an extraordinary Diet.

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    zichi

    The Diet actually achieving something, especially in Tohoku and Fukushima would be called an extraordinary Diet, but most likely we'll just get more of the same.

    Following the 3/11 disaster I would have thought that all the political parties united to overcome all the very serious problems.

    I suppose, it was just too much to hope for?

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    tokyokawasaki

    You're looking at the reason behind the once mighty Japan is failing fast.

    It is run by people who cannot think independently and they attach way too much attention to stuffy outdated protocol. In addition to selfishness, lack of empathy and corruption that is.

    They should try to emulate Australia, I think the Aussie's have the most disciplined and talented government (an d no, I am not Australian either).

    Their national debt is only 5% of GDP verses Japan's which is around 125% GDP...

  • 1

    zichi

    If a political party changes its leadership and therefore the PM and government and also is not doing what it said it would be do in its election campaign, there should be a general election within 6 months of the new leader being elected. The present government and the previous one are unelected.

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    Cricky

    They are checking that the brown envelopes are out of sight. And if their shoes are actually on the right foot.

  • 0

    oberst

    Diet session begins..............................let's hope they stay on a healthy diet. Live long and prosper.

  • 0

    delrennich

    Now get to work and shut down the nuclear reactors!!!

  • 0

    doedel

    He's probably thinking "penguins".

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    oginome

    Emperor Akihito has alwayed seemed much more normal and relateable than I would have expected from someone who's spent his entire life in a gilded cage. Respect for the Emperor is still so deeply ingrained in Japanese society, it's not like other countries where people joke about their monarchy or openly call for it to be abolished. Criticise the monarchy in Japan and you're at risk from being attacked by right wing hoodlums. Scary. It's probably because he's essentially a religious figure ('a direct descendent of the Gods') as much as he is a monarchical one.

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    samwatters

    After the Emperor leaves, I hope the building collaspses.

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