Aso Taro to Be Next PM

Conservative foreign minister Aso Taro — a colorful character — is set to become Japan’s next prime minister.

This could prove amusing.

PS: I never knew Aso was Catholic? I’m sure Joshua will find that interesting.

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4 Comments

  1. The Western Confucian your flag
    Posted September 22, 2008 at 8:44 pm | Permalink

    Interesting, indeed. Will it signal a second Christian Century, Japan’s 16th, in which up to 10% of the population became Catholic only to be literally decimated in violent persecutions that saw believers crucified in Nagasaki and elsewhere? Probably not.

  2. redneck hickboy your flag
    Posted September 23, 2008 at 9:42 am | Permalink

    I don’t like that Taro. I think he’s an Aso.

  3. redneck hickboy your flag
    Posted September 23, 2008 at 9:49 am | Permalink

    Now, my day is complete.

  4. Janus your flag
    Posted September 23, 2008 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

    On the plus side, this means North Korea has run out of appeasement-hungry states and now is surrounded by angry-states.

    Well, except for that huge, China-shaped thing on its northern border, I suppose….

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