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japan's FM's "yellow journalism"

$tinkle

Expert on blowing
Feb 12, 2003
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can't make this up:


Japan's outspoken foreign minister said "blue-eyed, blond" Westerners probably would not be as successful as the Japanese in Middle East diplomacy, media reported Thursday.

Taro Aso made the remarks Wednesday during a speech in southwestern Japan, business daily Nikkei reported. National newspaper Mainichi carried a similar report.

"Japan is doing what the Americans can't do. The Japanese are trusted. It's probably no good with blue eyes and blond hair," he was quoted as saying by the papers, referring to projects in Jordan River Rift Valley initiated by Japan.

"Luckily, we have yellow faces. We have no history of exploitation there or ... fired a machine gun for once," Aso said, according to the reports.


here's hu he met with:




bush has got to throw this clown some eProps
 

MikeD

Leader and Demogogue of the Ridemonkey Satinists
Oct 26, 2001
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chez moi
Ah, I think he meant no history of exploitation [outside of the East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere].
 

MikeD

Leader and Demogogue of the Ridemonkey Satinists
Oct 26, 2001
11,737
1,820
chez moi
I read an article about this and this guy is apparently good for some real zingers. He's like the Mayor Nagin of Japan. On script all is well, off script lord only knows what they'll say.
More like Mallion Bally.
 

MikeD

Leader and Demogogue of the Ridemonkey Satinists
Oct 26, 2001
11,737
1,820
chez moi
You forget the Chinese, you ungrateful wretch.

To be fair, he did say "in this area." By which he means, "fortunately, we never got all the way to the middle east, and wouldn't have fought Hitler for it anyhow, had we won..."
 

$tinkle

Expert on blowing
Feb 12, 2003
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isn't there a gay pr0n star named taro aso, or am i mispronouncing it?