Ground Self-Defense Forces PR center is now popular
December 13th, 2009 by James
The Japan Ground Self Defense Force PR Center in Asaka was all over the news last month when grandstanding DPJ politicians used it as an example of wasteful government spending. The center’s unpopularity was cited as an example of its uselessness, but the situation seems to have changed:
The center used to get about 500 visitors per day on weekends. The TV news coverage of the center has proven to be great advertising – on the last Sunday of November there were over 2,000 visitors. [The news report even includes footage of a foreign visitor!]
If you want to check it out and eat some moe cookies, I advise you to visit soon. The DPJ has already decided to slash the SDF’s recruitment and PR budget, so the center could see a lot of its exhibits scaled down next year. They’ll be holding a special military band concert on December 20th and there will be a Spring Fair on February 6-7.
Here’s its location on Google Maps:
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Did the sound of military boots knocking on the ground reach eardrums of the editorial writers? It must be a conspiracy of Ozawa the Shadow Shogun! The Revival of the Shogun Militarism. The IHT writer should write an article on the DPJ Shogunate. I’m so scared.
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The DPJ hearings are an attack on useless bureaucrats conducted by means of an attack on specific projects.
I don’t think the centre in itself is useless. Clearly it was promoted by a useless agency. The publicity of the hearings has boosted public awareness.
The fact that their website is (c) 2002 speaks volumes about their approach to PR and advertising.
Sadly, 2,000 visitors per day is still piss poor as a percentage of Japan’s population.
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Moe cookies are the best kind of cookies.
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