The incoming Japanese Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has suggested that Japan and the UN create a “Thunderbirds” military unit, referring to the classic puppet show.
His puzzling remark:
“A good idea came up. We should have the UN call for the creation of something like ‘Thunderbirds’.”
He was apparently referring to the creation of an international rescue force, using the Japanese armed forces, modelled on that of the TV series.
The DPJ has previously attracted attention for its comical ignorance of military affairs; a senior Diet member involved in a discussion on piracy in the waters off Somalia (the DPJ generally opposes any dispatch of Japanese forces overseas) famously had this to say earlier in the year:
“Well, I have seen ‘pirates’ in manga, but I don’t really get it. Have there really been any instances of pirates attacking Japanese ships?”
This politician, Kenji Hirata, is currently the secretary-general of the DPJ.
Via Jiji.
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it's better than Team America world police!
Team America FUCK YEA lmao....stupid puppets
I say, not only make Thunderbirds, but also make them Human Cyborgs. Kamen Riders!
Hey Japan! Looks like your PM's failing your country. From an ill-delusional wife to a very ill-delusional PM. You should also advice your PM to go and make a Pokeball to capture dangerous animals too.
Well he wants his people to represent the a UN crack team of only Japanese guys who can Rescue people from Natural disasters great idea.
It says Military Force.
And it'll work! Because I'm sure Japan has ever been good at things like that.
-__-'
Their police can't even handle small ass crimes properly. This isn't a manga, Japan does not win the world cup, lead the world in counter terrorism, nor does it have any sort superhuman(s) or giant robots.
Lets leave it to the nations who have always been pro at this (at least more well known for counter terrorism and spec op units). Russia, Britian, France, America.
Japan's future is bright.With brains like that they're on par with the rest of the world.
Next "True Gundam" (It's not impossible) project and them Red Alert 3 , epic japanese domination :3
They can start by forming a rapid deployment force consisting of pre-pubescent girls piloting pantsu-exposing flying powered armor, but UNICEF might reject that idea, and Agnes Chan will start experiencing irregular periods.
First Rozen Maiden, now Thunderbirds...
i got the red rocket metal toy...i didn't even know what it was.
I lol'd anime should be restrict to people who have completed high-school first. I know lets go super sayian.
Citizens of Japan....you're in deep sh*t.
Yep....I agree...deep shit.
oh god. Count on Japan to be churning out alot more lulz in the near future. The DPJ has no clue what it's doing.
A little greedy, aren't they?
I mean, they already have the Science Ninja Team and all...
I totally fucking support the new party now
thunderbird? i'd rather sakura taisen and aika
Dude! (to The incoming Japanese Prime Minister, Yukio Hatoyama) You are already in Japan and Japan has Gundams now, just go to the park and look where it was. Don't build the Thunderbirds Military Unit, make Gundams!
lol
I worry for japan...
Watching Thunderbirds taught me one thing: There's nothing creepier or sadder than watching a marionette try to run.
should be interesting what these guys are going to do
Wow... These guys make out politicians look positively sane by comparison!
WHAT'S THE WORD
THUNDERBIRD
Japan! Fuck yea!
First his wife was abducted by Aliens, now we get Thunderbirds...
So where do I sign up?
quick! we must build robocop before japs beat us to it
Robocop was a piece of junk :(
To think we have to rely on KingKong .... >.>
Ummmm Captain Planet? -_-
Or we could...you know...keep our taxes.
Maybe he is just joking.
Like how the UN suggest retarded shit bans and regulations all the time now he's fucking with them suggesting an equally ridiculous idea.
I would love to be able to believe that :(
BUT, even if it would be a smart remark, the probability for it to be taken wrong is just WAY too big for a politics to consider it a safe tactic.
Faster and more effective would be to tell the UN to go fuck themselves and piss off their country, but then again, a politician should pick better words ¬¬
Bah, the real reason for Thunderbirds is to stop the spree of evil alien abductions :D
Either they don't know what the hell they're doing, or they just think government is to be taken VERY lightly. Either one isn't really acceptable, the former MORESO.
The LDP has never NOT been in power, even when they lost the house for a short time once. Of course the DPJ thinks government is to be taken lightly.
I have a feeling that potential reinstatement of the Japanese military to piss China off into finally moving against North Korea isn't going to happen any time soon.
Wow. A TEAM of JAPANESE as a type of WORLD POLICE. That's a good idea.
Are you talking about that whole World War II thing? The Japanese were completely innocent.
First the Koreans were like, hey, why don't you protect us and in return we'll give you comfort women?
Then the Chinese saw how well that worked, and they were like, hey we have this whole 'Nanking' city that we're not really using, so if you're cool with that, you know, go ahead and rape it!
*Any alleged war crimes were the sole responsibility of the Emperor, who tricked the entire nation into going to war and then modified all the textbooks*
addition: Oh and Pearl Harbor? That was America's fault.
Inside plan by the American Industrial Complex and the White House Administration (okayed by the president) to create a panic about security and therefore drive up demand and prices for weapons and weapon systems.
Ignorant faggot and typical weeaboo who aspires to become Tennou Heika's loyal guards.
gb2 history classes
Your sarcasm detector is seriously broken, Anon.
But who is going to provide the assholes and firepower?
AMERICA, FUCK YEAH
Team Yamato ! fack yeah
So lick my butt, and suck on my balls,
America, FUCK YEAH!
HERE TO SAVE THE MOTHERFUCKIN DAY YEAH
sanimej2 is such a retard
Down boy!
We're in for a fun ride.
200⑨. Need I say more?
⑨+
WIN :D