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ICantSpellDawg
09-01-2008, 14:13
What is the deal with these guys? It isn't like there terms are that long - 2 years.
Japan has had 12 Prime ministers since 1989 - two of whom were out of office in 2 months!
Junichiro Koizumi is the only one to be in office for more than 2 1/2 years. Is this what the office was designed for? I barely learn how to say their name fluently by the time they are gone.
The last two guys were gone in 1 year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Japan
I realize that it is part tradition, but it is kind of crazy to me. It must be working though...
Abe in surprise resignation (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6990519.stm)
Fukuda in surprise resignation (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7591969.stm)
maybe a society that is all about personal responsibility towards the group and falling on your sword doesn´t make for long terms in office.....
maybe democracy is a rather thinner veneer in Japan than it is accused of being in the UK/US.
What is the deal with these guys? It isn't like there terms are that long - 2 years.
Japan has had 12 Prime ministers since 1989 - two of whom were out of office in 2 months!
Junichiro Koizumi is the only one to be in office for more than 2 1/2 years. Is this what the office was designed for? I barely learn how to say their name fluently by the time they are gone.
The last two guys were gone in 1 year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Japan
I realize that it is part tradition, but it is kind of crazy to me. It must be working though...
Abe in surprise resignation (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6990519.stm)
Fukuda in surprise resignation (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7591969.stm)
Parlimentary government can be like that. Short and messy. Look at British PM's. Until then 60's most never served more than a year or two. Canada has had the same. Modern PM's serve many masters. Electorate, party, state. They serve at the whim of their party. They have no term of office. They can come and go quickly. Although Japan seems to have a slight difference in that they can change party leaders and it doesn't automatically trigger a general election.
Kralizec
09-02-2008, 20:31
Fukuda's LPD has been handling the government reins for over 50 years and for the most part without any credible opposition. Because they're so entrenched, most of the political infighting is in-party strife, wich would partly explain why ministers don't last long.
ICantSpellDawg
09-03-2008, 06:06
Who will be the next Prime Minister? Yuriko Koike or Taro Aso?
seireikhaan
09-03-2008, 07:07
Well at least when the Japanese PM's :daisy: up, they take some responsibility for it.
Ask Dave, he'll tell you it's because Tojo's ghost has come back as Nanci Pelosi and the Japanese are murderers and don't deserve government because, you know, they're less than human because they're not American and they're Asian and stuff.
Strike For The South
09-05-2008, 01:48
Ask Dave, he'll tell you it's because Tojo's ghost has come back as Nanci Pelosi and the Japanese are murderers and don't deserve government because, you know, they're less than human because they're not American and they're Asian and stuff.
Sarcasm. Sarcasm. Sarcasm.
Japanese voters have finally tired of their banana republic politicians:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/09/10/do1004.xml
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