Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pledging to make every effort to root out the practice of "amakudari," in which high-ranking government bureaucrats obtain juicy jobs mainly in the private sector after retirement. (Jiji Press)
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samwatters
What's really needed is a mascot named "AmakuDame."
thepersoniamnow
An old man is gunna set up a panel to investigate other old men on his same team...
Excuse me while I laugh this one out.
dcog9065
No country on Earth has eliminated the revolving door problem in politics so have little hope for this
Ripped Dervish
Someone needs to call Rex Banner - there's a guy who's not afraid to rock the boat.
Alfie Noakes
Laugh of the day, absolute comedy gold.
Amakudari is what keeps the dead hands of the Oyaji clamped around the nation's throat, stifling innovation, creativity and everything that Japan needs to combat its myriad problems. It's killing the country, literally. And this farcical whitewash will serve no purpose at all since amakudari is one of the keys that maintains the LDP grip on power.
Aly Rustom
I for one am NOT holding my breath..
SenseNotSoCommon
I can think of only one Abe probe that's effective.