4/21/2009

Political graffiti against a Japanese prime minster is wildly rare for Japan. However, yesterday in Tokyo’s Shibuya, once again I stumbled across more anti-Aso graffiti stenciled on the station wall.

A translation of the Japanese on the stencil would be:
“YOKOSO!™ TO THE COUNTRY OF COMMON SENSE‘
(Meaning ‘welcome’ in Japanese, YOKOSO!™, is Japan’s misguided tourism slogan.)

The joke expressed in the above graffiti is that Prime Minster Aso is famous for his embarrassing love of all things “otaku”: manga, anime, “idols,” etc. The only thing that PM Taro Aso’s administration needs is Mickey Mouse ears to be ready for his beloved Japanese Disneyland.

Previous anti-Aso graffiti sightings by the 3Yen….

‘GONE’ vs ‘Change’ (Mar/12/2009)

‘SOCK AND AWE’ on Japan’s Prime Minister Aso. (Feb/9/2009)

Also read the 3Yen report, The trouble with ‘Yokoso Japan’.