A puppet representing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands in the TV studio and cafe at the headquarters of his party, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in Tokyo.
© Japan TodayPuppet PM
©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
A puppet representing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stands in the TV studio and cafe at the headquarters of his party, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), in Tokyo.
© Japan Today
24 Comments
Login to comment
itsonlyrocknroll
Abe san happy after Tokyo Gov Yoichi Masuzoe exits stage left
MsDelicious
No Jowels?
englisc aspyrgend
Pukey2/BertieWooster, you beat me to it, my thoughts exactly.
Frank Thornton
Trying to woo the 18 year olds.
BertieWooster
Pukey2,
Nice one! Can you see Japanese versions of parodies like Spitting Image or Yes, Prime Minister on Japanese TV?
NO WAY!
bruinfan
Puppet to whom ? Makes you wonder . . .
nath
It should read "Muppet PM".
sf2k
Then he starts going on about "There are no strings on me" freaking out the staff
ThePBot
LOL, this has a deeper meaning if you think about it.
BertieWooster
theeastisred,
Yes, it is a photo. It's a photo of the puppet!
theeastisred
What puppet? Surely that's just a photo of the prime minister. I don't get it.
smithinjapan
Yubaru: you beat me to it. Whomever made the caption knew it, though.
Wakarimasen
Doesn't look much like him.....
SenseNotSoCommon
This version has far more substance.
papigiulio
They are missing the rest of the diet.
Aly Rustom
They should make a punching bag version of that. Boy would that sell!
Disillusioned
Will the real prime minister please stand up!
BertieWooster
Perfect!
Shinzo Abe the Puppet PM.
Squeeze him and he says, "Abenomics, Abenomics, Abenomics."
Yubaru
I highly doubt that the people who created this recognize the irony that will be associated with this display.
some14some
may contact NHK for further enquiries (!)
Moonraker
Where can I get one? I have some pins already.