Toru Hashimoto, Mayor of Osaka, makes two insensitive remarks in two locations in one day, bissfully unaware of the flak they would draw from the rest of the free world. Continue reading »
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Huffington Post Brings Liberal Agenda to Japan
The Huffington Post, the world’s most liberal news website according to laughably biased Fox News, has made the move to Japan in what it hopes will be a news revolution for a Japanese audience. Continue reading »
Chinese Ships Hanging Out in Disputed Waters Again
Chinese ships are spotted entering the Senkaku Island’s disputed territory again. Continue reading »
Government Shifts Gears, Agrees Not to Dump Radioactive Waste in Major Japanese Cities
Lawmakers relent on a proposal to dump radioactive waste directly on two Japanese cities, but now are looking for two OTHER Japanese cities to dump it on. Continue reading »
America Winds Up to Politically Bitchslap Abe Over Proposed ‘Comfort Women’ Apology Withdrawal
American lawsmakers wag fingers at Japanese PM Abe over his threatened withdrawal of Japan’s official “comfort women” apology. Continue reading »
Chiyoda City Mayoral Candidate Wants You to Know He Loves Japan, War Criminals
A Chiyoda Mayoral candidate’s adorable English language campaign poster Continue reading »
Did Taro Aso Just Propose Euthanizing Old People?
Former Prime Minister and current Finance Minister Taro Aso says the elderly should “hurry up and die” to save the government money. Continue reading »
Abe Adviser: Senkaku Dispute Needs “Rules of the Game”
An adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said that Japan and China need “rules of the game” concerning the Senkaku Islands, possibly confusing the potential trigger of WW3 with a Command & Conquer marathon he played over the weekend. Continue reading »
New Cabinet Hints They May “Unapologize” for Imperial Japan’s Use of Comfort Women
In one of the most cartoonish displays of disregard for another culture since Breakfast at Tiffany’s Mr. Yunioshi, Japan has alluded it may revise or even scrap entirely its nearly 20-year-old official apology for Imperial Japan’s use of South Korean “comfort women” during World War II, effectively bitch slapping its northern neighbor and economic ally for no good reason. Continue reading »
Governor Inose to Begin Tweeting in English
Recently installed Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose has revealed that he intends to begin tweeting in English to promote the capital’s bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, and hopefully post pictures of his lunch to a more international audience. Continue reading »
