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Posted in: Head of influential Japan opposition party suspended over extramarital affair See in context

He is already problematic far-right politician.

He insists even euthanasia under the name of decrease social burden to working generation to advantage of ageism spreading at society during election campaigning, and has boosted to disrespect the lives or divide among generations.

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Posted in: S Korea political upheaval shows global democracy's fragility - and resilience See in context

Citizen who gathered to parliament urgently, Staff or lawmakers who protected parliament, Soldiers who dispatched but actually had no intention to shoot citizen or control parliament. South Korea where each people defended democracy by each way at each place.

On the other hand, in present Japan where somehow Japanese far-rights have even denounced Korean citizen who tried to defend parliament and twisted far-right politicians are insisting necessity of Japan version "martial law" despite revealed risk of abuse of power, despair that "If same situation caused in Japan, the Diet will be easily occupied by force, citizen will be shooted, democracy will be stopped soon" spreading among citizen.

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Posted in: 'Furikake' rice seasoning sales are soaring, which is bad news for Japan as a whole See in context

This is one of reflections of failures of economy policy and food policy.

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Posted in: Japan gov't mulls raising tax-free income threshold from January 2026 See in context

This political issue is deceptive to distract public eyes from fundamental issue that wages of full−time workers is still oppressed despite labor shortage by small increase of wages of part-time worker.

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Posted in: Ishiba eyes endorsing scandal-hit LDP members in upper house race See in context

Slush fundraising issues of LDP is not solved at all.

"the political ethics committee" has no penalty to perjury. Also, re-elected is never proof of innocent.

This dishonest plan is just deception that expected public lost interest to slush fund scandals until next summer.

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Posted in: Japan watching South Korean situation with grave concern See in context

This event of neighboring country tells many suggests or lessons. But, Japan's government or major media seem to have no interest beside immediate things.

South Korea's martial law has condition to lift it. But, Japan's "emergency situation clause" that ruling party LDP, Unification Church or far-right neutral parties "Ishin" "DPP" want has no even it, has risk that Japan's martial law will be endless.

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Posted in: Complaint lodged alleging reelected Hyogo governor violated election law See in context

This election is in unprecedented chaos.

One candidate who causes stirs whenever election to increase views of own accounts and make money, declared to assist Ex-governor this time, has repeated evidence-less defamations from election period through street speech or social media to discredit whistleblower cornered to suicide, Besides, he now begins even leaking personal information of whistleblower from his accounts.

Also, he even harassed and intimidated prefectural assembly member who inquired violation of governor despite during suspended sentence. 

This another accomplice of re-elected governor is also pointed plural illegal acts.

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Posted in: Health insurance cards to no longer be issued as info will be integrated with My Number cards See in context

This is just new deceptive public work project that waste immense taxes on the pretext of efficiency.

who can benefit are NTT, Hitach, NEC, Fujitsu and only officials who can move through the revolving door into high-profile position of private sector, not general citizen.

They had threatened or even deceived citizen as if cannot get Health Insurance treatment unless "My Number Insurance Card" or as if cannot use conventional "Health Insurance Card" from December to increase utilization rate.

Those are nothing but fraud.

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Posted in: Godzilla's in town See in context

Tokyo under Koike governor wastes billions yen for this show, on the other hand, abandons poverty class, had even harassed or eliminated against private food aid at public places.

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Posted in: Health insurance cards to no longer be issued as info will be integrated with My Number cards See in context

According to Tokyo Newspaper last month, utilization rate of "My Number Insurance Card" among general citizen is still less than 14%, rate among employees of central government ministries and agencies were less than it despite side promoting it.

In the first place, conventional "Health Insurance card" had no problem.

But, LDP government integrate it with defective "My Number" system unnecessarily, its system error has already killed patient, and its cost has even cornered many clinics to go out of business nationwidely.

This system just victim immense taxpayers money, health and the lives of citizen to benefit large corporations who donating to LDP and undertaking national digital policy, it's absolutely irrational and wasteful.

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Posted in: PFAS chemicals detected in 20% of Japanese tap water in gov't survey See in context

Recent Japanese government including Health ministry or Environmental ministry still prioritize corporations' profit or circumstances of military base than health and the lives of citizen, domestic regulation about PFAS that such they made is 60 times looser than EU standard.

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Posted in: Japan plans to allocate ¥100 billion to ensure stable drug supply See in context

Many Japanese medical staff had already appealed lack of pharmaceuticals from last year, but response of government is delayed despite economic power country. 

This is one of symbolic issues of recent Japan where LDP politics declines country.

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Posted in: Chief public prosecutor apologizes to man acquitted of 1966 murders See in context

On the other hand, shameless authoritarianism attorney general remains to deny even judgment that this case was clearly false-accusation involving fabricating evidences.

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Posted in: Ishiba aims to keep wage hike momentum; small businesses worried See in context

who can benefit under LDP politics are large corporations and wealth class only.

Inequality expands at Japanese society, Engel's coefficient is increasing, poverty people become to prey of fraud or criminal group one after another.

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Posted in: Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections hit record high in Japan See in context

at Japanese society, hostility or hate against medical staff or infection-measures are expanded through mainly social media since about 2 years before.

It causes to deteriorate "infection waves" such as Covid19, victimizes tens thousands but it's ignored, those situation are like different country to until 2021.

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Posted in: Gov't approves ¥39 tril economic package See in context

It's doubtful that ¥39 trillions will be all used for citizen.

One of business of present Japanese large corporations is intermediate exploitation from taxpayers money.

Gasoline-subsidy had mere benefited oil wholesaler companies, price at petrol station isn't down.

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Posted in: Japanese rice price to wholesalers hits record high in October See in context

One local city of Japan, rice price at store is about 60〜70% higher with comparing half year before.

Its cause is not only cost, failures of food policy.

Buying-rice itself is so difficult for poverty class.

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Posted in: Handbook looks at Shinzo Abe's impact on domestic and foreign policy See in context

His regime had trampled democratic process one after another to maintain own regime, oppressed press freedom, expanded indifference to politics, divided society, disrespect even the lives of citizen, ruined also separation of powers.

Ruling party has been corrupted, inequality or poverty expand into society, racism or ageism or sexism are rampant among public, press freedom index is down to around 70th, voter turnout doesn't reach to even 60%. 

His politics still continues to deteriorate or decline Japan after his death socially, economically, medically, scientifically, morally, environmentally, journalistically, and politically.

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Posted in: Ex-Hyogo governor reelected despite power abuse scandal See in context

Though voter turnout raised, and yet it just about 50%.

at such this election, person who Hyogo voters praise and thank is just habitual criminal who cause commotions and collect attention to increase views of own Youtube or SNS accounts and make money whenever election, he has been also punished legally.

This Hyogo governor election was become experimental site for such "election business", that innumerable lies can effectively distort democracy was proved in especially Japan where low voter turnout.

Unfortunately, those will be more exploited until now.

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Posted in: Ex-Hyogo governor reelected despite power abuse scandal See in context

Many voters who had voted him last governor election had felt shame or guilt by many scandals about Hyogo governor who repeated abuses of powers and cornered civil servants to suicide.

But, innumerable falsehood that deceive people as if scandals are all fabrication of mainstream media or domineering governor is actually sufferer and be bullyed had been spread through Youtube or SNS or street speeches during election campaigning, those had also effect to erase voters' shame or guilt and justify their last voting.

People who reflect on nothing and voted to despotic governor again have repeated same words that "I woke to truth by internet" "old media are fake only".

Whistleblower who was cornered to suicide is repeatedly insulted by lies to re-elect ex-governor, and his whistleblowing were trampled cruelly.

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Posted in: Why your home might be on a 'yamibaito' thieves' hitlist, and ways to prevent it See in context

Expansion of poverty, Bias or falsehood as if elderly people are rich that social media spreading, Warning or heads-up that difficult to reach young generation depending social media, and incompetent politics who does nothing.

"part time job crime" only increase unless solve fundamental causes.

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Posted in: Gov't eyes ¥30,000 cash handouts to stimulate Japan's economy See in context

Only 30000 yen, it can be mere supplement for personal measures against cold weather during winter.

on the other hand, tax revenue is largest ever, large corporations who corporation taxes had been reduced last decades have saved up about 600 trillions.

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Posted in: Social media-savvy Ishimaru who ran for Tokyo governor aims to form party See in context

His "team" seem to excel "method" to increase support or vote through social media.

But, himself has no policy or idea, empty politician who only imitate present political fashion.

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Posted in: Osaka Gov Yoshimura to run for leadership of Japan's second-largest opposition party See in context

They "Ishin" party reduce important public services or social infrastructures as unnecessary, on the other hand, only bring profit to their related corporations from taxpayers money.

Also, they waste immense taxes and resources to build their self-satisfying Expo2025 facilities, it's one of causes of delayed recovery or reconstruction of Noto peninsula where quake and tsunami and flood hit.

Besides, Covid-19 deaths per population at their territory "Osaka" is worst in 47 prefectures of whole Japan, who caused it is governor Yoshimura.

And, scandals by Ishin's politicians are more frequently than ruling party LDP, they have been criticized as "criminal group".

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Posted in: Reelected Ishiba vows to step up reform See in context

LDP slush funds have even suspicion that they exploited illegal purpose such as bribery or disinformation. But, LDP plot contributing same amount to obscure it.

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Posted in: Ishiba formally reelected Japan's prime minister, setting stage for minority gov't See in context

He was dozing until immediately before this photo.

Government who has no interest citizen is about to be repeated again.

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Posted in: Japan minor party head apologizes for 'uterus removal' remark See in context

"science-fiction" he said is mere excuse.

His remarks are always discrimination or hate speech, not only this time.

But, unfortunately present Japanese society gave seats to his far-right party.

He is also broadcast writer of one TV program, and its commentator is Hitoshi Matsumoto who was equal to lose trial about his sexual assaults article.

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Posted in: Head of key Japan opposition party admits having extramarital affair See in context

He is also one of far-right Japanese politicians who insist eugenics thought policy.

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Posted in: Ishiba vows military buildup, deeper ties with U.S. as regional tension rises See in context

Japanese general public who facing poverty and even scapegoating social vulnerable, arms race policy only worsen present situation.

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Posted in: Japanese comedian drops suit against publisher over sex scandal report See in context

other comedians were lost many jobs by scandal, its situation still continue.

But, Japan's show business and TV stations are "tolerance" to person like him who had brought big profit. 

They already appoint accompleces of Johnny Kitagawa as if nothing happen.

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