Careful PoD, it might be SLab's squeeze who is going to succeed Koizumi and then you'd be in it up to your ears.
I don't think SL will ever be convinced that the Japs are a disgraceful race, bigoted, discirminatory and a whole lot of other adjectives, as well as rissoles to work for as Ka tinM enunciated above.
His t00l has the better of him. He sounds like someone who is having his fiorst overseas adventure, learnt a few words of Japanese, had a local lovely drain him, and he thiknks he's one of them.
How sad. Get a grip of yerself son!!!