Aso tells U.N. Japan committed on antiterrorism, climate change, N Korea issues

Friday 26th September, 06:03 AM JST

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OssanULTRA at 06:54 AM JST - 26th September

Wow, half a day. Guess he didn't have to check into a hotel then.
some14some at 07:03 AM JST - 26th September

Half a day= greeting = aisatsu mawari !
Sarge at 08:32 AM JST - 26th September

Tombogaeri! ( in Japanese that means "dragonfly return trip" or going somewhere and coming back the same day )
soldave at 09:41 AM JST - 26th September

Gotta throw in that abduction one to keep the nationaists on your side for now...
some14some at 10:02 AM JST - 26th September

What Aso' says is 'off-topic' - Anti-terrorism : Article 9, Climate change: there is no global warming this year, N.Korea issues, japan does not want to pay her share.
lipscombe at 10:02 AM JST - 26th September

so he puts on his serious face when talking to the UN but tells the 126,000,000 people in Japan his main goal is to 'make it a cheerful place'. lovely
reddragonguy at 10:49 AM JST - 26th September

So after your speech in UN,the japanese people will be flooded with "Japan is a strong and cheerful" nation illusions in their mind! Aso San you are really a dream factory!
smithinjapan at 10:52 AM JST - 26th September

Great.... I'm sure the UN bothered to listen to at least the first two promises, probably all the while wondering if a THIRD PM would suddenly quit within the year.
fatloser at 10:55 AM JST - 26th September

Committed to carbon trading, strict immigration and getting money from North Korea.
OssanULTRA at 11:52 AM JST - 26th September

Japan needs to become a "normal" country first. Just being an economic powerhouse isn't enough.
MichaelJP at 01:06 PM JST - 26th September

OssanULTRA: Japan needs to become a "normal" country first. Just being an economic powerhouse isn't enough.

Japan is a normal country and thankfully one of the very few without rampant, overbearing nationalistic fanaticism (e.g. totalitarian China and the two Koreas) or religious extremism driving neofeudalistic policies (the U.S. and the populous Islamic nations), or just plain out-of-touch (Australia).
thepro at 02:25 PM JST - 26th September

What's your definition of normal, MichaelJP?
gogogo at 03:06 PM JST - 26th September

What was the point of that?