tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post3735349567001049288..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: Mrs. Kan Disses Mr. Kan. NotJun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-48866429254314352232010-07-25T21:57:54.861+09:002010-07-25T21:57:54.861+09:00and JR denied complicity.and JR denied complicity.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-91970110542199841002010-07-25T21:56:20.048+09:002010-07-25T21:56:20.048+09:00TaroT: To be fair to Anita Singh, she writes for t...TaroT: To be fair to Anita Singh, she writes for the D---- T--------, and she's the Show Business Editor there. And yes, “lighthearted” is how it’s playing in the Japanese media.<br /><br />Nice one-liner there:<br /><br /><i> Most Japanese prime ministers don’t last one year in the job, so she might as well bring in some money while the getting is good.</i>Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-9439398615119260192010-07-25T16:55:22.039+09:002010-07-25T16:55:22.039+09:00At first I was thinking that writing a such a bo...At first <a href="http://news.3yen.com/2010-07-23/japans-first-lady-poops-on-the-pm/" rel="nofollow"> I was thinking</a> that writing a such a book was an incredibly stupid, arrogant thing for a wife of a prime minister to do, but in a way it makes Japanese Sense™.<br />Basically, this is the best moment in terms of getting the widest audience for Mrs. Kan to write a successful memoir Prime Minister Kan and family--Most Japanese prime ministers don’t last one year in the job, so she might as well bring in some money while the getting is good.<br />I popped onto Japan’s Amazon.com to read the reviews of this book--It seems that Mrs. Kan, Nobuko, is mostly about family history about their marriage and it is written a droll, lighthearted tone. The reviewers on Amazon both said the book was, “very funny.” We can expect to see Mrs. Kan on the vile Japanese talk shows for years to come as an "political expert/talent<em>o</em>."<br /><em>Bottom Line:</em> The book won't hurt Kan's career in the least and it will bring in some extra cash for the family.Taro Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03684515647677931411noreply@blogger.com