tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post5742649651260041726..comments2023-10-20T18:03:01.821+09:00Comments on GlobalTalk 21: Ichiro Ozawa’s LDP Challenger Allegedly Worked Out Nishimatsu Construction Money SchemeJun Okumurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-64253361714215583582009-03-09T13:27:00.000+09:002009-03-09T13:27:00.000+09:00He'll be destroying his own political career too, ...He'll be destroying his own political career too, which he is probably loathe to do.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-58816909759532426352009-03-08T23:57:00.000+09:002009-03-08T23:57:00.000+09:00Much mystery surrounds the Takahashi-Ozawa falling...Much mystery surrounds the Takahashi-Ozawa falling out. I find it hard to believe that some of the local Iwate journalists of the dailies, at a minimum, aren't aware of what occurred. Depending on how this thing develops, however, it could become important. i.e. does Takahashi dislike Ozawa so much that he's prepared to try and end his career?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-48510586435526404042009-03-08T19:13:00.000+09:002009-03-08T19:13:00.000+09:00Maybe that's why the mainstream media have been ti...Maybe that's why the mainstream media have been tiptoeing around the guy's name; he's not talking? I'm surprised they haven't been going after him, but that may be the reason. After all, there is no statute of limitations against <I>reporting</I> on the roots of the scandal.Jun Okumurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291478225274759649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32776756.post-2468969417515834532009-03-06T23:02:00.000+09:002009-03-06T23:02:00.000+09:00I know Takahashi. There was quite a bit of press a...I know Takahashi. There was quite a bit of press about it at the time, but he and Ozawa had a serious falling out some years ago. Neither has divulged the reason for this, however, and Takahashi has said in the press that he intends to take the details of what happened with him "to the grave."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com