koizumi said...

koizumi at 10:30 AM JST - 17th November

Japanese politicians have not led on the international stage for decades. As another poster stated, they merely maintain the status quo ... and with this mode of operation eventually fall behind.

So the idea of a dyed-in-the-wool career Japanese politician like Aso actually 'leading' on anything of any significance outside…

Posted in Aso wants Japan to take lead in creating new global financial order at 10:30 AM JST - 17th November
koizumi at 10:57 AM JST - 16th November

Previous poster, you are a bit off the mark. While Thailand will enthusiatically satisfy just about any visitor vice ... Malaysia is not at all 'sleazy' - obviously you've never been.

Posted in More Westerners retiring in Southeast Asia at 10:57 AM JST - 16th November
koizumi at 06:56 PM JST - 14th November

This woman has absolutely ZERO talent, except for money-management - she's something of a genius in this area. Most would not believe her net worth ... just behind McCartney's. Still, a poser from day one.

Posted in Yoko Ono aids status of London college art sale at 06:56 PM JST - 14th November
koizumi at 12:12 AM JST - 2nd November

Yes, Rurika, it is so difficult for the Japanese school system to teach the truth of history to its charges ... just as it's impossible for them to get rid of the military-style school uniforms.

So many healthy changes will never happen here - least not in my lifetime. For…

Posted in Air force chief fired over essay denying Japan's aggression during World War II at 12:12 AM JST - 2nd November
koizumi at 04:44 PM JST - 24th October

Daisaku Ikeda has this twisted idea that honorary degrees from world universities ... are the most important thing in the world ... so he currently has scores and scores of them ... continually trying to prove he's some kind of academic/intellectual - when in reality he's just the slightly creepy…

Posted in Soka Gakkai boosts advertising on TV at 04:44 PM JST - 24th October
koizumi at 02:05 AM JST - 22nd October

When I was in my early twenties (I'm now in my mid-fourties) I hitched all over Honshu ... from the very north to the very south. It was at times a desperate way to go ... but always showed me the BEST that Japan has to offer in terms of…

Posted in Want to see the real Japan? Try hitchhiking at 02:05 AM JST - 22nd October
koizumi at 10:12 AM JST - 17th October

The government must support the stock market - this is an imperative. The economy as a whole and the financial markets are completely connected. It's perverse, but ... if the markets collapse, the economy will also fail ... and take millions down with it, even those millions of people who…

Posted in Nikkei index closes more than 11% lower at 10:12 AM JST - 17th October
koizumi at 12:58 AM JST - 17th October

I sure hope this government has a PLAN B to support the stock market.

What they've done to this point is obviously not nearly enough.

If they could just get people in Japan to spend a little more of their massive savings ...

Posted in Nikkei index closes more than 11% lower at 12:58 AM JST - 17th October
koizumi at 01:40 AM JST - 14th October

Make that August, 1961.

By the way, Panama McCain was NOT born in the U.S.

Posted in McCain vows to whip Obama's 'you-know-what' in last debate at 01:40 AM JST - 14th October
koizumi at 01:34 AM JST - 14th October

Hey Romeo,

Get a clue ... that Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in August, 1964 is beyond question.

Why must you insist on questioning this fact? This kind of silliness blows my mind, dude.

Posted in McCain vows to whip Obama's 'you-know-what' in last debate at 01:34 AM JST - 14th October