Sunday, February 17, 2008

Obligatory Chocolate

Served without enthusiasm.

Courtesy: Tokyo Shimbun
February 16, 2008

A pleased Prime Minister Fukuda Yasuo receives a chocolate "Vice Governor of the Bank of Japan Mutō Toshirō" from a harrumphing woman, demonstrating the parallel between the unenviable Valentine's Day custom and the unenthusiastic surrender to the seeming inevitability of Mutō's selection as BOJ Governor.

Later - Oh hell's bells! Okumura Jun points out in comments that the "woman" in question is supposed to be Ozawa Ichirō in drag.

3 comments:

  1. I think that's supposed to be Mr. Ozawa in drag.

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  2. okumura-san:

    Oh Amaterasu, you are right.

    Could the artist have tried a little harder to make the face more distinctive?

    Oh well. Time to whip out the "/strike" function.

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  3. Let's hope for their dreams of a Grand Coalition that it doesn't turn out to be a tar-baby.

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