Major Japanese Monthly (VOICE) In-Depth Article On Obama "Arrogance, Inexperience, Weakness"

"Voice" Magazine, Tokyo, Japan (in Japanese) ^ | August 2009 Issue (hits stands now) | Yoshiki Hidaka (through "Voice" Magazine)

[AmericanInTokyo]

Just a heads up to Freepers and fellow Americans.

Major Japanese political monthly, now on the newsstands here in Tokyo, called "VOICE", published only in Japanese by PHP Publishing House, has a significant article breaking the news of the TRUTH of Barack Obama to the Japanese People, after months of uncritical adoration by nearly 100% of the Japanese Mass Media outlets.

I hereby synopsize translate some points/subtitles of article, and provide a URL link to the Japanese site. If time permits a synop-translation may be provided on FRs. In the meantime, it is interesting to finally see these critical articles emerge internationally, and they are in line with Mr. Obama's unpopularity rise in the USA (to to mention a series of failures in critical foreign policy tests the Japanese are picking up, least of which is appeasement/indifference regarding North Korea):

A World With Superpower Leaving The Stage

Obama to Beat The Cr*p Out of Asia and Kick Up Chaos

Arrogance, Lack of Experience and Incomplete Staff of Advisors

The Shock of (new) US Ambassador Loose to Japan

Israel/Saudi Cooperation?

Rising Threat of Nuclear War

Does Not Grasp The Totality of China

And so on and so on and scooby dooby doo.....

[AmericanInTokyo]

For general comment.(Title of article, in red text, on the left side just below "Voice" logo).

[AmericanInTokyo]

pingu desu!

[null and void]

A series, no doubt?

I mean, how could the cover it adequately in one issue?

[AmericanInTokyo]

Oh, believe me, this is just the beginning.

[null and void]

Do tell...

[Jet Jaguar]

Arrogance, Inexperience, Weakness.

True dat.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Bottom line (”he is screwing up the US-Japan alliance”).

[dsc]

There are several interesting headlines on that page.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Also claimed in this Japanese article that the Obama foreign policy seems to be (claimed) as one amounting to:

敵に優しく、見方に厳しい

"Soft with Enemies. Tough on Allies (Friends)."

[2ndDivisionVet]

I saw an article here a few months ago that said the French, especially their intelligence & security services, are laughing their heads off at Mr. Obama and his naivete, bumbling, gaffes, etc.. Does anyone know where I can find that again?

[Vigilanteman]

I would translate the headline in the far left column as

The World's Vanishing Superpower

Obama Throws Asia into Chaos

Is there a link to the full article? I can't seem to figure it out. I haven't lived in Japan in over seven years and am not familiar with Voice. Is it a new publication?

[AmericanInTokyo]

Yes, the other one which caught my eye--and may have caught yours, was "The Nationalization of GM and the Fall of the United States".

Nice little article there......

[brityank]

Arrogance, Lack of Experience and Incomplete Staff of Advisors

I know nothing of Japanese idiom, but are you sure that should not be "Arrogance, Lack of Experience and Incompetent Staff of Advisors" ??

      ;^)

Seriously, many thanks AIT for your info from a source other than the fawning maggots of the US MSM.

[pissant]

What is the japanese phrase for ‘gay crack whore’? That’s Obama

[skinkinthegrass]

thanks, for the information / post.
I wish, I could read Japanese / Nihonese.

[AmericanInTokyo]

The first issue was November of 2002.

Here is this month's cover:

Hidaka-san might well have his 原稿 in English. If not, he should!

[AmericanInTokyo]

Of course they are INCOMPETENT 無能な , most correct there, brityank, but actually the Japanese article said "incomplete" as in, after six months on the job, he still does not have important people in place and on/in key positions--(relating probably to Asia more than likely).

Actually, and ironically, the more Obama appointments, the more inmates to run the asylum!

[Vigilanteman]

I left Japan in April 2002, so I guess that explains why I’ve never heard of Voice until now. It looks like a great magazine, just scanning the headlines.

[Ronin]

This is pretty interesting. I am not familiar with “Voice” so I am not sure how influential it is, but it is definitely a different take from the lockstep rave reviews the media here has been dishing out.

It will be interesting to see how the other outlets react to it. I will be keeping an eye on Nikkei to see if this represents the start of a trend.

One thing I will bet on, is that if they ever get around to analyzing Nagatacho’s discomfort with Obama, they will find its roots in his bow to the Saudi Arabian king.

I don’t think a single American President has bowed to the Japanese Emperor. Nor has he ever been expected to. And you know how seriously they take bowing in this country.

[AmericanInTokyo]

同性愛者的なコカイン常用者