The model for Asia's Quad? The Beatles, says Japan's top diplomat

sorting out the world's problems looks like fun! if you like that sort of thing. who ARE these people? dear oh dear.... （⌒▽⌒）

ah! just realized.... they're doing the hokey cokey......

The Quad was spearheaded by late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an alliance of democracies, that China has described as an attempt to encircle it.

Let's see if it as successful in bringing peace and prosperity to the region as Abe's other legacies like Abenomics , close ties with South Korean religious organizations...

More like “I have a pen . . . “

Our tax yen hard at work-

when the politicians are not supporting foreign cults and calling it governing and protecting the nation, they're overseas playing the piano and calling it diplomacy.

Marvelous.

Embarrassing people.

Absolutely nothing good to say about any of them

What's the Quad on? Imagine!

If the Beatles are a model for these guys, then truly, the Dream is Over.

The Quad was spearheaded by late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an alliance of democracies,

Oh the irony!

Even government ministers have free time. They don't work 24/7. But I guess it will be more like Band on the Run.

Pathetic...

Just in case, the Beatles were together for only 10 years, then went their separate ways.

No point in investing Quad that will go separate ways after 10 years.

The Beatles were all white.

A better model band for Quad would be Queen since it had Freddie Mercury aka Farrokh Bulsara, a British Indian of Parsi origin.

Or maybe Linkin Park which has Mike Shinoda.

unfortunately, Hayashi’s job description doesn’t allow much in the way of ‘being a dreamer’

If the Beatles are a model for these guys

Only comparison I can see is both their lead singer got shot.

RIP JL n' SA

Beastly and greedy individuals who I have no time for.

No point in investing Quad that will go separate ways after 10 years.

Such a Korean thing to say when South Korea refuses to join Quad Alliance even under the Yoon administration.

Much better to make promises to Beijing of no alliance with Japan and USA, no THADD, be neutral to benefit from all sides, unless S.Korea gets attacked. That's when things get serious. Only when South Korea is in trouble.