Ishihara advises Hashimoto to stop tweeting
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13
Tamarama
Stopping Tweeting isn't going to change his views. And that horse has already bolted.
Time to step down.
13
Serrano
"stop tweeting"
Or, just shut up already.
19
Thomas Anderson
Ishihara has actually said something sensible!
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hoserfella
when Shintaro Ishihara tells you to "tone it down a little", you know you've gone off the deep end.
24
Sensato
Hashimoto is even making Ishihara cringe — that certainly is no easy feat.
10
Realistic
The advice should be "Start thinking".
5
some14some
but (irony) it has been rejected by Hashimoto.
7
Yubaru
Half a million followers does not necessarily mean half a million that actually like him.
5
slumdog
You know you are in trouble when Ishihara is the one telling you to stop talking/tweeting.
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Okinawamike
Ishihara's advice should have been "Dude, you need a bigger shovel" or stop digging already!
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mu-da
For politicians like Ishihara and Hashimoto the 140 character format is plenty enough to make their views clear. Everybody understood just fine.
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toshiko
Tokyo mwmbers of Ishsin-no-kai must have been sick and tired of daily talks of Hashimoto, beside Nishimura, Whether hashimoto created Ishin-no-kai or not, they must have felt Ishihara should act now. Hashimoto is very creative and he has organization skills. Ishihara was creative when he was writing novels. However, his fans are dieing out. Hashimoto's fans in Osaka still support Hashimoto. Late is better than no action. I see death of this party very soon.
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Upgrayedd
You mean his late brother's fans are dying out :)
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Maria
The more Hashimoto yammers on like a fool, the less likely he is to get (re)elected to any meaningful position of power, I hope. Let him tweet.
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Mirai Hayashi
One loose cannon telling another loose cannon to stop being so loose...LOL
3
Bogi
Unfortunately, this is not usually the case in Japanese politics.
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Yubaru
Ishihara lost his one man stage when he quit as Tokyo's mayor, now he is just one of a few hundred, and technically wasn't even elected "directly" by any constituency, proportional representation is how he got this meal ticket.
Thankfully he's been silent of late, but he sure seemed to know when to shut up, unlike his protoge'.
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Yubaru
lost his one main stage......
2
oikawa
This is getting more and more hilarious everyday!
Please oh please keep tweeting Mr Hashimoto! You have nothing to fear but yourself.
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Get Real
Twitscape
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toshiko
UpgrayeddMay. 22, 2013 - 07:55AM JST
However, his fans are dieing out.You mean his late brother's fans are dying out :)''''''''''[[[[[[[[' Shintaro worried about Yujiro and when an actress wanted Shintaro to make Shinraro's novel 'Taiyo no Kisetsu, Shintaro made Yujirp tp play a bit part but that was the beginning. The actress who wanted to make Shintaro;s novel was 'Takiko Mizunoye" On the stage, she yelled 'Ore wa mizunoye no Turkey da' and Japanese female fans loved tha then t. (I am Rurkey if Mixunoye) Anyway, Yujiro was rescued by Shintaro to be a top male movie star, then, He died with Oral Cancer after he became top star. A long time ago. Shintaro was a top writer then. No politic yet. There was Shintaro-gari (men's hair cut style then, After WW II Turkey (first female who dressed as a man I head) nurtured Yujiro I heard. shintaro had so many novels and he helped Yujiro to be an actor than a playboy in Tokyo. They were not We used to read Shintaro;s novels as soon as bokkstores sell them. . i
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Ayler
Tweets and blogs. I just don't see any reason for them.
0
MumbaiRocks!
from one twit to another twit.
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Davidjustis
Ishihara—who also is known for his nationalistic views—said the 140-character format was not long enough for a proper explanation of a position.
Okinawamike... He did say "you need a bigger shovel"
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Disillusioned
No it's not! It is just somewhere for you to sit in front of a computer with your shochu and the rising sun flag draped over shoulders while you write any imperialistic rubbish that comes into your silly little mind.
1
TheDevilsAssistant
I think all of his followers just like to read his stupid comments.
5
bruinfan
The crazy thing would be if this guy actually got re-elected. People like him exist, but I am more troubled by masses of people who silently approve of his garbage.
0
gogogo
Guy is digging his own grave
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shanabelle
Stop everything!
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Michael Craig
Even if the tweets stopped--the damage is done!
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toshiko
Ishihara was used to write lengthy novel. He can't stand sort comments. Maybe he wants Hashimoto to write a lengthy comments so that Hashimoto shut up while hee is composing?
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tkoind2
Ishihara should not be giving advice on extracting large feet from tiny mouths. He was the poster child our buddy Hashimoto aspired to be when he grew up. Student like teacher here. Hashimoto is Ishihara the younger.
2
kimuzukashiiiii
I would advise him to stop talking too...
2
CGB Spender
Listen to what your master tells you, young Sith apprentice! Btw I think anyone who tweets should take that recommendation to heart!
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Hiroicci
Let him fall.
Thou hast flown so high with thine mouth, so thou shalt crash on the ground with thine mouth.
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Wakarimasen
All politicians should stop tweeting. It is not dignified and anway whatever they say in 140 characters can't be worth that much.
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budgie
You know you've said too much when the old imperialist windbag himself has told you to stop.
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ambrosia
Isn't it about time one of his friends did him a favor by sewing his mouth shut and gluing his fingers together? Surely even he could then manage to stay out of trouble.
2
shallots
"Ishihara advises Hashimoto..." I stopped right there. Enough said.
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Jeffrey Rolek
Toru Hashimoto is now officially a puppet with Shintaro Ishihara pulling the strings.
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smithinjapan
You've got to KNOW you're in trouble when even Ishihara has to recommend you stop.
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smithinjapan
bruinfan: "The crazy thing would be if this guy actually got re-elected. People like him exist, but I am more troubled by masses of people who silently approve of his garbage."
Here's the sad part: he'll probably be reelected with a majority vote. Why? The radicals that support him will without a doubt go and vote, but other than them Japanese are largely apathetic when it comes to elections.
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Thunderbird2
Needs someone to come up to him in a corridor and whisper: "a word in yer ear sunshine..." I think advising him not to Tweet is too little too late. He needs censured.
-1
cramp
two wrongs don't make a right...
oh wait, they do
2
shanabelle
Dum and Dummer, a soon to be announced party of two.
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No Miso
Wouldn't you love to send that headline back 10 years and see what people make of it?
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chucky3176
Ishihara making sense for once is due to the international flack that Japan is getting.
U.N. urges Japan to block defamation of 'comfort women' , asks Japan to do something about the hate speeches against Koreans in Japan, and asks Japan to teach the proper history of comfort women in their schools.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behindnews/socialaffairs/AJ201305220071
This is why I think people like Hashimoto, by bringing international attention to Japan's revisionism, are bringing more and more outside pressure to Japan. Japanese care much about their international reputation.
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calr751
that doesn't sound like a real SAMURAI. if hashimoto stops tweeting, he will prove himself to be a COWARD.
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therougou
I don't think Hashimoto cares about Ishihara. He just wants to use him to his advantage and then hope that he dies soon.
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calr751
i like that.
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Pukey2
Of course. 140 is nowhere near enough to post racist drivel coming out of Hashimoto or Ishihara's mouths. Imagine squeezing Mein Kampf onto two A4 sides.
2
ares7
"stop tweeting", because your mouth can only fit one foot in it.
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toguro
You know it's bad, when Ishihara is the "voice of reason".
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Aungmyo Htike
Please don't stop Mr.Hashimoto. Keep talking and show your terrible mind, and let the world know how bad are you.
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toshiko
I copied following from WikiPedia. Kapanese language versions had details more but English version is OK. In a 2001 interview with women's magazine Shukan Josei, Ishihara said that he believed "old women who live after they have lost their reproductive function are useless and are committing a sin," adding that he "couldn't say this as a politician." He was criticized in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly for these comments, but responded that the criticism was driven by "tyrant… old women. -------------- there were more other controversial statements he made. You may not like Abe, but USC educated Abe is not a wmen hater and worked for equal ecucation for female. He has advantage dealing with US politicians. When USA politicians talk things without relaizing Abe knows what kind of secret they are talking becuase he has California English fluently.
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