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An image of Prime Minister Taro Aso appears on some artwork outside a toy shop in Akihabara.

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they got his sneer/snarl divvy mouth just right

The one there just doesn't do him justice. You notice, in real life, his nostrils are just as slanted.

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Outside a toy shop?? Are they trying to frighten the kiddies away? That's Akihabara, there is no kiddies there ...

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Cool Old Dude....also translated as boke ossan?...:)

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If you look at the photo it has the title "Cool Old Dude."

Does this mean the PM lacks a pulse and is in fact brain dead as many people suspect?

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Outside a toy shop??

Are they trying to frighten the kiddies away?

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they got his sneer/snarl divvy mouth just right

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The end of capitalism as we know it.

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Oh please, JT. If you really don´t have an interesting picture to post, then give us a stock photo of Ebichan, and not this. As if you want to spoil our morning.

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When he was younger, he was an active member of the Japanese Olympic team.

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Is he shooting a gun in one of those little drawings next to him?

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"Monday Blues" no way to beat !

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