Tokyo governor and manga ban proponent Shintaro Ishihara has been ranting about how young people today have no culture as a result of the pernicious influence of computers, TV and mobile phones.
Ishihara’s latest televised remarks included such gems as the following:
“The three things which ruined young people are mobile phones, TV and PCs…
With these, young people can obtain vast amounts of information. But there’s no ‘substance’ to any of this. It’s not real ‘culture’ at all.”
Little wonder he is trying to destroy Japan’s anime and manga industry; presumably he would rather young people be off reading one of his fine r**e novels.
Of course, that young people are not satisfactory to their elders has been the major complaint of less intelligent elderly for thousands of years, so in this respect Ishihara is merely demonstrating that his own education was sadly deficient in correcting this trend…
Ugh this old ass man is ruining things!
He’s like an old crow perched upon a branch.
It’s affecting all the anime and manga now thanks to this toad!
I thought that all these inventions were Japan’s only valuable exports…?
There is only one refuge in the conformist dystopia that is Japan, which is the best part of it: new media.
And Ishihara is destroying it.
the 1 thing that ruins old people, stubborness
Youth of Tokyo, is this what you have elected? Someone out to destroy you, the future citizens of Tokyo? For heaven’s sake, save your future and don’t re-elect this destroyer to office! Anyway, you have the power in your hands–you have the power to get rid of this filth.