Rozen Aso is the Prime Minister
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Whether it is a dream come true or a nightmare one year in the making, Taro Aso is now officially the prime minister of Japan. A self-professed otaku who is a fan of Rozen Maiden, Rozen Aso, as he is affectionately known as, is a right-wing LDP politician with a history of offending various groups of people with his forthright comments. On one hand, this is probably not good news for those concerned about Japan’s fragile relations with its somewhat hostile neighbours, but on the other hand, he might just fill his cabinet with loli wind-up dolls! (Okay probably not.)
Ever since Fukuda resigned with his infamous “I am not like you bastards!” farewell, Rozen Aso has been the leading favourite to take over as head honcho. In anticipation of this, otaku-related stocks have reached sky-high level and will probably continue rising tomorrow when the markets open.
In any case, things should get interesting.
[ Source: AFP ]
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[...] the prime minister of Japan. If you don’t know who he is yet, google Rozen Aso or just read DarkMirage’s post on him. Whether this will be good or bad for the country, I couldn’t say, but [...]
September 25th, 2008 at 7:55 am
So how long is he going to sit in office?
Personally I kind of have a feeling that he’s going to do something good (improve the economy, deal with the country’s international issues perhaps) and if he’s boosting manga/anime markets while he’s at it, who’s to complain! X)
September 25th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Yeah they need China. Otherwise who is going to manufacture all the Gachapon toys and anime figurines?
September 26th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Yeah!!! There are going to release a Rozen Aso Nendroid set!!!
October 18th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
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