Inventor Dr. Nakamatsu enters the Tokyo gubernatorial race

Genius inventor/ ignoble award winner Dr. Nakamatsu has announced that he wants to be Tokyo’s next governor:

Inventor Dr. Nakamatsu said he intends to run in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial race whose campaign kicks off on Thursday.

“I had not intended to run, but those who will run in the election are unable to ease the uncertainty felt by Tokyo residents. I’m the only one who meets the qualifications for Tokyo governor,” said Nakamatsu, 78, whose real name is Yoshiro Nakamatsu.

He had unsuccessfully run in the Tokyo gubernatorial elections in 1991, 1999 and 2003. In the previous election, he garnered an impressive 110,000 votes.

Will the wacky Dr. Nakamatsu stand a chance against other big name candidates such as incumbent Shintaro Ishihara, former Miyagi governor Asano, communist Manzo Yoshida, and architect Kisho Kurokawa?

[Note: The Doctor likes to spell his name "Nakamats," but I cannot stand the sight of such an incorrect romanization, so I used "Nakamatsu."]

Roaf

I hope he wins! I remember when he ran last time he had a techno campaign song which went “Doctor… Nakamatsu. Doctor Doctor Nakamatsu.”
Tobias

You mean like カプコン romanize their name to Capcom.. would you go around writing Kapukon?

After all, it’s his name.. who are you to correct him on how it should be romanized?

wes

yeah but that comes from capsule computer, right? so it’s not japanese being romanized but rather english that’s been kanafied being.. um.. original language-ized

but i guess if he’s using nakamats as like a stage name, then he gets to do whatever he wants

http://www.japanprobe.com James

Stage name perhaps, but I’ll use his real name when I write about him.

wes

and if he wants to disregard established ways, he might as well go all out,

Nocka Mottz

or something along those lines, haha

Leslie

Yeah better let him spell his name how he likes or else he might come after you with his flying springy shoes . . .
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Claytonian

between him and mask man, I am in voter heaven.
Dan

A fraud, and a nutcase.
Nakamatsu:
“Yes. Twice a day I take thirty-minute naps in a special chair I’ve designed-the Cerebrex chair. It improves memory, math skills, and creativity, and it can lower blood pressure, improve eyesight, and cure other ailments.”
some guy

how retarded do you have to be to vote for an egotistic maniac

Inventor Dr. Nakamatsu enters the Tokyo gubernatorial race

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