Takarazuka OG to become Japan's first lady?!

[onion_mob]

Here's an article from today's Japan Times on Takarazuka.

An interesting excerpt about OG's in politics:

A very few have entered politics, including Chikage Ogi, former president of the Upper House who also served as transport minister. Now retired from politics, she was the top Takarazuka star playing a girl's part in the 1950s.

Miyuki Hatoyama,

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[bosozoku_spirit]

NB: Matsu Akira, famous for being a former André in the ... late seventies (? if I remember right), is also in politics.

Females make up 90 percent to 95 percent of the audience, according to an official at Takarazuka Revue Co. who asked not to be named.

Come on, you don't have to stay anonymous, Kensaku ! Even a 5th grade could see the audience is heavily compound of ladies. Hankyû executives are so touchy, and declining commenting on the Code isn't surprising either.

Positive thoughts for Kusaba !

Males in the troupes : she forgot to speak about the audience-called "wolves" of 1919-1920. There were Shirai Tetsuzô and Hata Masanori among them, that's just crucial for the latter developments of the Revue.

That's all.

[magistar2]

While it would be awesome to have a Takarazuka first lady, I think we shouldn't get too excited just yet: the Democratic Party of Japan, while being the second largest political party in Japan, has only had one prime minister in the past 50 years. Their opponents, the Liberal Democrats is the most successful political party to compete in open elections in world history (and will always confuse us Americans since their ideology is closer to what an American would call a "Conservative Republican").

In addition, the Democratic Party in Japan is somewhat socialist (although, in the context of Japanese politics, which is heavily tilted toward little government intervention in business, what they call "socialism" would be called "capitalism" in Europe) and the world outside the US has been trending away from government control of business. So I doubt they would shift toward the DP.

Japanese politics is so fascinating...

[michiru42]

Yeah, but right now the LDS is in serious trouble. They've had a lot of very unpopular prime ministers in a row since Koizumi retired, and a string of scandals that have made the public furious. It's becoming more and more likely that they'll have trouble in future elections.

[michiru42]

D'oh, I meant the LDP, the Liberal Democratic Party.

[zaphkiel_noise]

lol LDS. That would be odd if there was a morman political party.

[zaphkiel_noise]

XD omg!

[michiru42]

Matsu Akira I'm familiar with, but I can't find Chikage Ogi or Miyuki Hatoyama on the TakaWiki...anyone know anything about them? I'd love to learn more.

[michiru42]

Oh how embarrassing. Thanks for the link--she's beautiful.

[choubao]

Right.
And this combi is very hansome!