Japanese politics CIRCUS!～日本政治のコメディ

Well this summer we had a good circus. I am not talking about "le cirque de soleil" or the humilitaion of the Olympics, but with the political theatre. I have been writing in the this blog about japanese problems with the recent demission of Fukuda I think things are getting worst than we expected...

it starts a year ago when Mr Abe was believing in 美しい国 while people are worrying about the daily matters. He had to resign without any explanation except that he was "sick". Nobody took that seriously.

The succession is both a mystery and boring game, which the media uses to attract more people. Fukuda took office when he was 73 apparently the old fashioned japanese politicians did not like the way the "young" Abe way of running the affairs. It seems that Fukuda who quited politics before for taxes scandals, was trying just to keep the LDP face. The only thing　he was proud of is the organization of G8 in Hokkaido and the cut of CO2 emission! He　submited few days before he resigned a package to stimulate the economy that nobody till today

understands the reasons...

The whole idea is to fill up the position not to find the right person for the job.

The PM's approve rating is taken seriously and any PM will do anything to keep his rating high.
Even foreign countries started to question the japanese system credibility, since the　prime minister is changing so often it is hard to keep track on old negociations.

Here why I find the japanese politics strange for a country considered to be the second largest economy:

-It is ran by bureaucrats who believe in hierarchy system who lack leadership and vision　for the 21st century.
-Picking up runners from TV to get more high rating from japanese addicted to japanese TV programs.
-Prime minister short life: Most of the prime ministers govern for an indefinite short period. Not enough to make decision or to follow up the already made ones. Like the abductees.

-Lack of leadership: Bureaucrats working by fixed routine without exercising intelligent judgment. Relying on foreign countries for any interantional decision making.

-They are living in different world far away from the rest of japanese people.

-Scandals, scandals and more scandals.
Meanwhile, the high suicide rate, the birthrate problem, the part-time workers, the ailing economy and more can wait.