Tom Hanks is all about Koizumi’s hair

As are we all.

But Koizumi made a gaffe:

During the brief, jocular meeting at Koizumi’s office, the 64-year-old prime minister also told Hanks, 49, that he looked much younger in his films.

Hanks grimaced but quickly replied, “My children are constantly reminding me what an old man I am.”

Come on, Jun-Jun; we Americans are blunt and all, but we’re also horribly self-conscious about our ages :>