Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's public support was pretty weak for most of his roughly one year in office. But since announcing his resignation Monday, his popularity seems to be recovering — at least for T-shirts bearing his likeness.
The T-shirt, bearing a rough sketch of an angry Fukuda pointing two pistols and shouting, "I am not like you!" — has been selling online by the thousands since Tuesday. The words are Fukuda's own, uttered at the press conference for the surprise announcement.
The comment erupted after a reporter questioned whether Fukuda had put his all into his job.