Posted in: Osaka expo moves into full gear to fight heat exhaustion See in context
This Expo association had insisted the place that only hanged big rocks above the head as "rest-place that cool even if under the burning sun".
-11 ( +0 / -11 )
Posted in: Ex-Japan PM Abe remembered 3 years after assassination See in context
He had repeated hundreds false answers at the Diet.
-1 ( +1 / -2 )
Posted in: Japan to set up team to address issues over foreign residents See in context
What plural far-right parties have propaganded are nothing but xenophobia without basis or based on exaggeration or disinformation.
According to statistics, criminal rate between Japanese and foreigners has no difference.
"misuse of the national welfare system" is only 0.4% of the total. But, far-right politicians or LDP supporters repeat anti-welfare campaign on the pretext of its "misuse 0.4%", interrupt to receipt necessary welfare, and even victimizes poverty people.
Such prone only deteriorate situation for both foreigners and Japanese.
-7 ( +3 / -10 )
Posted in: Ex-Japan PM Abe remembered 3 years after assassination See in context
adverse legacy of his regime is now contaminating society by discrimination.
A person who his regime invited into LDP is now party leader of one of far-right parties who spreading xenophobia.
-8 ( +7 / -15 )
Posted in: Right-wing party leader makes inflammatory remarks about foreigners See in context
This man is one of infamous Japanese far-rights and racist, he had insisted even to remove uterus from women over 30 years old.
According to statistics, criminal rate between Japanese and foreigners have no difference.
But, plural far-rights parties including ruling party LDP emphasize "threat of foreigners" without basis due exploiting vague social unrest.
-6 ( +9 / -15 )
Posted in: Political parties woo voters with bold yet opaque growth visions See in context
Japan's press freedom index is around 70th about last decade. One of its causes is that this national press club media neglecting the role as watchdog.
And now, it brings present society where far-right parties who exploiting prejudice or xenophobia to collect votes are rampant.
-6 ( +2 / -8 )
Posted in: Ishiba raps opposition over tax cut push with no revenue offset plan See in context
PM's remark "All of the consumption tax is used for health care, nursing and other services" is deception.
Japan's consumption tax spending for health care or nursing is just part of it.
Ruling party LDP victimized even health care budget to rapidly increase military budget.
in this country, corporation tax had been reduced in the shade of increasing consumer tax.
And corporations' internal reserves are now about 600 trillions yen.
JCP insists taxation to such hoarded wealth, but PM seems to ignore it because ruling party LDP wants donation from corporations.
-8 ( +0 / -8 )
Posted in: Sanseito party head courts ageism controversy with childbirth comments See in context
This far-right party are exploiting socially deep-rooted bias or discrimination to collect votes.
They even justify once Japan's invasion war or massacres of the then Japanese army.
Their new constitution plan has no even Sovereignty of the people or Fundamental human rights.
But, domestic major media don't even criticize their discrimination or bias or falsehood on the excuse of neutrality or fairness.
Unfortunately, this society where unprecedented poverty expands brings momentum to such group.
-6 ( +3 / -9 )
Posted in: A night at the expo See in context
New problem of this most problematic Expo is Non-payment to the builders who built these pavilions.
-5 ( +5 / -10 )
Posted in: Japan's minority government faces tough test in upper house election See in context
Plural far-rights parties "Ishin" "DPP" "Sanseito" including ruling party LDP intend to exploit bias or discrimination against foreigners, elderly and ill-people to collect votes.
-9 ( +1 / -10 )
Posted in: Japan's tax revenue set to hit record for 5th year, topping ¥75 tril See in context
But, those are not returned to people or society necessarily, People living in Japan facing unprecedented difficulties mainly poverty, Division or discrimination among generation or roots are inciting concerning social security or public services.
And, far-rights parties instigating xenophobia have strengthened by spreading disinformation, disgustingly.
-4 ( +1 / -5 )
Posted in: China to resume some Japanese seafood imports after Fukushima ban See in context
This is never only far-eastern countries issue.
-3 ( +1 / -4 )
Posted in: A country for 'old farts' thwarts change and holds back progress See in context
Once, the word "Rogai" had meaned old rulers who refuse changes and cause harm.
But now, far-rights repeating hate comments such as elderly-ageism or geronticide want to use it.
-1 ( +1 / -2 )
Posted in: Japan gov't asks operators to address disinformation before election See in context
But, who exploites anonymous accounts such as "Dappi" to spread disinformations or insults about opposition parties is nothing but ruling party LDP themselves.
There is criticism that they are using secret expenses to bribery TV commentators or for election campaign unjustly.
-7 ( +0 / -7 )
Posted in: Veteran politician Seiko Hashimoto elected first female president of the Japanese Olympic Committee See in context
This organization is Olympic addict.
They always continue to bid Olympics during decades, after hosted it, want new hosting Olympics soon and continue to prey huge taxpayers money.
-2 ( +4 / -6 )
Posted in: Gov't OKs Niigata nuclear plant evacuation plans; restart in sight See in context
"The evacuation plan covers an area within a 30-kilometer radius of the plant."
This standard ignores lessons of Fukushima nuclear disaster that radioactive contaminated extensive area far over 30km radius.
This optimistic evacuation plan also has no practicability, and doesn't consider directions of wind or heavy snowfall that will block evacuation routes at all despite several meter fallensnow every winter.
Fundamentally, it's wrong also that pro-nuclear LDP government approves evacuation plan, not independent regulation agency.
-14 ( +8 / -22 )
Posted in: 84-year-old woman beaten to death in Hiroshima Prefecture See in context
I don't know relation with this case.
But, since one Japanese "scholar" related Yale university insisted geronticide several years before, innumerable hates against elderly are rampant on Japanese language social media.
-9 ( +1 / -10 )
Posted in: Japan opposition chief sorry for remarks seen as 'misogynistic' See in context
Not only misogyny.
He and his party insist also geronticide from last year, and now they are exploiting socially rampant xenophobia.
-4 ( +2 / -6 )
Posted in: Japan conducts its first missile test on its own territory See in context
Okinawa seems to be treated as "sacrificial stone" for central government again as same as 80 years before.
-4 ( +0 / -4 )
Posted in: China plans to show off new equipment at parade marking 80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender See in context
It's so ridiculous that far-east 2 countries facing low birth rate and aging are crazy for arms race.
-3 ( +3 / -6 )
Posted in: Whooping cough cases in Japan exceed 31,000; 8-fold rise from 2024 See in context
One of far-rights parties spreads pseudoscience through social media since about 3 years before, it gradually weakens public health of Japan.
-3 ( +2 / -5 )
Posted in: Okinawa marks 80th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle See in context
Wartime Japanese army not only forbade Okinawan residents to surrender, but also forced residents even killing their family in cave where they evacuated, to not be found from US force. One father kills his children, his wife and his elderly parents with stone or sickle, one mother kills her crying baby with choking, and, suicide in the end.
At Kume island, Japanese army had massacred residents including infants under the name of suspicion of spying
But, present Japan's ruling party LDP politician Nishida and far-right populist party "Sanseito" try to deny such historical facts by their favorable fictional story to beautify and justify wartime totalitarianism Japan.
-14 ( +17 / -31 )
Posted in: Younger Japanese drawn to anti-immigrant populist party Sanseito See in context
This article is not enough about their dangerousness.
Their draft constitution has no Sovereignty of The People.
Besides, they specified "Japan version Enabling Act" with Japanese language as one of campaign promises.
-15 ( +12 / -27 )
Posted in: Younger Japanese drawn to anti-immigrant populist party Sanseito See in context
Not only "anti immigrant", they and their zealots are inciting xenophobia and chauvinism through social media or hate speech under the slogan of "Japanese First".
Leader of this far-rights party is former related person of Unification Church cult and former LDP, and this party is supported by other christian-based religious cult who support genocide in Gaza.
-10 ( +11 / -21 )
Posted in: 'Japan first' push puts PM in dilemma on tariffs ahead of election See in context
"Japan first"
Meanwhile, far-right parties who announce different "Japan-First" and xenophobia are proliferating at Japanese society.
-4 ( +0 / -4 )
Posted in: Panel to propose Japan raise defense spending above 2% of GDP See in context
Greedy Japanese warmongers such as corporations group and domestic arms industries who try to extort or swindle more immense taxes from general people facing unprecedented poverty or inequality, with even victimizing social vulnerable.
-12 ( +1 / -13 )
Posted in: Japan draws up ¥100 bil policy to attract foreign researchers See in context
Meanwhile, same government begins to violate independence of Science Council on the pretext of 1 billion yen budget, and demands obedience to scholars including nobelists.
-3 ( +0 / -3 )
Posted in: Top court rejects appeal by doctor over euthanasia of ALS patient See in context
Other countries' system will be surely exploited at present Japanese society where welfare is disrespected and hate spread to neglect the lives of social vulnerable.
-5 ( +0 / -5 )
Posted in: Rice price cut rush puts Koizumi back in spotlight ahead of election See in context
Fundamental cause of present situation is nothing but agricultural misgovernment of ruling party LDP including himself.
But, most of major media avoid even mentioning various important political issues and only cooperating with his political show.
In this connection, stores where have saled stockpiled rice are only less than 5% in whole country, most of store price remains high.
-3 ( +2 / -5 )
Posted in: The government has an obligation to explain the process to the public because of the huge amount of taxpayer money spent on the Abenomask contract. See in context
This decade, Japanese bureaucrats became to conceal inconvenient public documents to LDP government with ignoring even definition that "public documents are people's common properties supporting democracy".
-4 ( +1 / -5 )
Posted in: New rules force companies in Japan to address heatstroke risks
Posted in: New rules force companies in Japan to address heatstroke risks
Posted in: Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, minister says
Posted in: Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, minister says