Japan: 2channel on Aso UN speech · Global Voices
Chris Salzberg

New Japanese Prime Minister Aso Taro‘s speech at the UN yesterday is all the talk on 2channel [ja], Japan's largest bulletin board. According to news reports [ja], 5 minutes into his speech Aso was told that there was a technical problem and that the English simultaneous interpreting had not kicked in. When told this, Aso apparently quipped: “That's what happens with things that are not made in Japan.”  A couple 2ch comments: “やべ。かっこいい。” [Wow, that's so cool.] “さすが麻生、ユーモアのセンスはあるなｗ” [That's Aso, he's got a sense of humor.]