tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post6357293097985312571..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: TarÅ Francisco Aso's Sudden Fall From HeavenMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-54809134725753120472007-09-17T19:59:00.000+09:002007-09-17T19:59:00.000+09:00Christopher -Neither before nor after--just a bril...Christopher -<BR/><BR/>Neither before nor after--just a brilliant, hot sunny day (August 12, 2007) with picturesque cumulus clouds hanging over the Pacific off of Cape Hachiman, Katsu'ura City.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Fukuda Yasuo has his moments...if he can just keep them to himself until <B>after</B> he wins the party presidential election. His crack about feeling as though he drew the short straw was really unwise.MTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-87125563834885538662007-09-17T08:21:00.000+09:002007-09-17T08:21:00.000+09:00First, a request. Does anyone have a link to a vid...First, a request. Does anyone have a link to a video of Abe's resignation speech? I'd like to see it out of morbid curiousity.<BR/><BR/>Next, sharing my feeling of deja vu. One morning last week I turned on the TV and there was a puff piece on Fukuda. What I learned from this was ...<BR/><BR/>He's funny, really! During a car ride interview with a reporter he grabbed her handy cam and turned it on her to happy squeals and laughs. Schwing! Thanks Fuku, she's a babe!<BR/><BR/>He's a sportsman! Did you know that he is the chairman of the Japan Canoe (kayak?!) association? All the speculators who ran out and bought shares in comic companies should now stampede into buying shares in ... are there any Japanese kayak builders that are publicly listed? <BR/><BR/>There were other things I learned that I can't remember. <BR/><BR/>The last time I saw such advertorial was when Abe was being introduced to the public. Ouch!<BR/><BR/>By the way, on a different note another great picture for your banner. You've gone from American / Nipponese Gothic (the old couple were dead ringers) to something Turneresque. The sky, the clouds, the immense sea, the tiny freighter, is it before or after a storm?Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00083523225961467347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-26623288058027586942007-09-17T04:19:00.000+09:002007-09-17T04:19:00.000+09:00And I know you recall how poor St Francis Xavier d...And I know you recall how poor St Francis Xavier died--alone, abandoned, without a final prayer on a Pacific Isle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com