Comments on: Japanese Election results for 2009 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/09/04/japanese-election-results-for-2009/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/09/04/japanese-election-results-for-2009/#comment-3280 Doug Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:19:23 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5056#comment-3280 Hi guys, Yeah, I have to admit I am both hopefully and skeptical. My wife's in-laws in Japan seem to be the same way. As for the PM's wife, yeah, I don't know whether to laugh, shake my head, or welcome a couple who's not stodgy and dull like most Japanese politicians. :-p Hi guys,

Yeah, I have to admit I am both hopefully and skeptical. My wife’s in-laws in Japan seem to be the same way. As for the PM’s wife, yeah, I don’t know whether to laugh, shake my head, or welcome a couple who’s not stodgy and dull like most Japanese politicians. :-p

]]> By: ロバート http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/09/04/japanese-election-results-for-2009/#comment-3268 ロバート Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:00:49 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5056#comment-3268 The PM's wife is a rather colourful character! That will make for distracting press coverage. It'll be interesting to see how they engage with China. Hopefully there will no longer be the Yasukuni nonsense. American relations will be interesting as well. Could they really renegotiate the force reduction treaty? (I never understood why paying billions to move US marines to Guam was a good deal.) What I'd love to see is a revision of the nationality laws to allow for dual citizenship. Always a problem in international marriages, both for spouses and their children. As most of these people can't vote it's unlikely that anything will change... The PM’s wife is a rather colourful character! That will make for distracting press coverage.

It’ll be interesting to see how they engage with China. Hopefully there will no longer be the Yasukuni nonsense.
American relations will be interesting as well. Could they really renegotiate the force reduction treaty? (I never understood why paying billions to move US marines to Guam was a good deal.)

What I’d love to see is a revision of the nationality laws to allow for dual citizenship. Always a problem in international marriages, both for spouses and their children. As most of these people can’t vote it’s unlikely that anything will change…

]]> By: Jeremias http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/09/04/japanese-election-results-for-2009/#comment-3267 Jeremias Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:06:38 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5056#comment-3267 Yeah, this is pretty big news. I hope they can get around the ailing economy. It seems at least some people was pretty much robbed of their pensions etc. Yeah, this is pretty big news. I hope they can get around the ailing economy. It seems at least some people was pretty much robbed of their pensions etc.

]]> By: Doug http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/09/04/japanese-election-results-for-2009/#comment-3258 Doug Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:51:02 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5056#comment-3258 Heh heh heh, yeah I was thinking the same thing. :-p Heh heh heh, yeah I was thinking the same thing. :-p

]]> By: Tornadoes28 http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/09/04/japanese-election-results-for-2009/#comment-3257 Tornadoes28 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:49:46 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=5056#comment-3257 We will see if they can last longer then they did in 1990. I hope they can turn around some of the really serious Japan faces in regards to their economy, the low birth rate and taking care of the aging society. We will see if they can last longer then they did in 1990. I hope they can turn around some of the really serious Japan faces in regards to their economy, the low birth rate and taking care of the aging society.

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