Four days until I leave for Japan.
If you've been wondering who the fellow up top is, his name is Taro Aso, and he's the prime minister of Japan. He's fluent in english, a crack shot with a gun, and apparently reads manga*.
Also he occasionally says something extremely ill-advised - like in 2001 when he said he'll turn Japan into a place where "rich Jews" will want to live.
But really all I care about is that he makes all manner of silly faces. Is this the way Japan felt about Bush?
*My suspicion is this was just a ploy to get the otaku vote.
**Here's the article. Read more!
