Well, the U.S. election is almost upon us, and if you’re sick of being bombarded with political messages and 24-hour news coverage, the good news is that very soon we’ll all be at the farthest point from the next election possible. The election is being covered on the Japanese news, with correspondents in the U.S. reporting on the campaigning. Japan has a British-style Parliamentary legislature with a Prime Minister elected by the ruling party or coalition of parties, and the system in the U.S. is quite confusing to people here, so commentators are careful to explain the uniqueness of the U.S. electoral system, especially the Electoral College. Thanks to the vote-by-mail system, I was able to cast my ballot even though I’m on the other side of the world. Incidentally, we’ve got a great English-translated visual novel called My Girlfriend is the President about a normal Japanese boy who wakes up one day to find that his girlfriend has somehow become President of Nippon (naturally, aliens are involved). If you’d like to pick up this great eroge we’re having a $10 off sale through Wednesday. We wish you many happy elections!
This image has me imagining a “moe” version of Mitt Romney, ugh.
