Robert Nordström
PhD-student of politics at Waseda University. Discussing politics and social issues in Japan. Posts are my own views. He/him🌈 EN/日本語/SWE/FI
website: robertnordstrom.jp
- I'm back again! With Japan going to a general election in a few weeks, my current hometown is also holding a mayoral election next Sunday. Among the six candidates, there are two right-wing racist nuts... And your run-of-the-mill LDP guy as well of course. mainichi.jp/articles/202...
- Yay, Finland makes Japanese views!! Oh… fuck. フィンランド「つり目」騒動、与党会派代表らが投稿議員の処分検討へ digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- Japan plans to increase tax on Electric Vehicles (EV) from next year. A new tax based on vehicle-weight will be started, which will be higher for EVs as they in general weight more than gasoline vehicles. I cant help but feel this is orchestrated by the anti-EV lobby. news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/n...
- I know this is very speculative but I wonder if this could have been influenced by pressure from the gov't, as the very same Tokyo High Court made the opposite decision just a year ago. Of course, it would be impossible to prove that Takaichi put pressure on court, but its still quite fishy.
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- If we want to see something positive in Takaichi, it seems voters are jumping back from Sanseito to LDP. On the other hand, Ishin also seems to have got a boost from joining the coalition. digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- Don’t shout ”Bravo” too soon! The Nagoya Philharmonic is asking concert-goers to keep their Bravos to themselves until the performance is finished, saying shouting bravo at wrong time is bad manners. Please be careful 早すぎる「ブラボー」はNG？名フィルが異例の投稿、物議かもす - 毎日新聞 mainichi.jp/articles/202...
- As one of his final acts as PM, Ishiba delivered a personal statement regarding his views on Japans war guilt, discussing the weakness of Japans pre-war political system that led to the war and stating the necessity of a strong democracy to guard against authoritarianism mainichi.jp/articles/202...
- Hmm, with Komeito out (if they vote against her), Takaichi must get both DPP and Ishin onboard to get enough votes. If they blindly go along, what even is the point of these parties. Interesting days ahead. digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- So, in the end Komeito leaves the coalition, ending 26 years of cooperation with the LDP. The parties will also stop cooperation in elections. Wow digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- Wow, Komeito seems to be moving towards leaving coalition with LDP. Question is, what is the role of the Komeito if they leave the coalition. And they will probably be replaced by DPP and Ishin. Will they cooperate with CDPJ? mainichi.jp/articles/202...
- Stock market seems to be increasing a lot after Takaichi's win during the weekend. At the same time, Yen is dropping, almost at 150 to the dollar now. news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/n...
- Interesting insight about the future of ROK-Japan relations, relations improved considerably during Ishiba’s short stint in power. However, question is if Takaichi will squander this progress. If she sticks to her old positions I think it’s inevitable, but lets see digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
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- Takaichi wins, we are so cooked
- Hmm, Takaichi wins the party member vote quite convincingly, but seems centrist vote got quite split between Koizumi and Hayashi. I think its more likely Koizumi will win but anything can happen.
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- First vote of LDP leader election is imminent at 1pm, JST digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- Takaichi is hallucinating again. This time, she said "lately, police are forced to release many foreigners guilty of crimes as they aren't able to find enough translators (free translation)". Senior police and prosecutors say they have never heard of any such case digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- In the current census, same-sex couples are still discriminated against as they are not able to answer they are “married”. Households with same-sex couples that call themselves “spouses” are automatically changed to “other family”. www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
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- Ok, is the new NHK app really annoying, or am I becoming old and grumpy??
- The LDP is considering restoring the famous ”Anti-war” speech held by Saito Takao in Japans Imperial Diet on February 2nd, 1940. One month after the speech, Saito was expelled from the diet, and the speech was censored in the plenary minutes. www.47news.jp/13227206.html
- Asahi poll of LDP MPs intended vote in the leadership election finds Koizumi in the lead while Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi takes a surprise second place. Takaichi in third place 自民総裁選、議員票首位は小泉氏、追う林氏、高市氏は3位 朝日調査 digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- F**k this. Japan draws up guidelines to allow revocation of permanent residencies based on failing to pay tax 税金不払いの永住許可取り消し「悪質ケースに限定」 入管庁が運用案 digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
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- Lately, many Japanese municipalities are starting to implement restrictions on solar energy projects. A controversial recent case was in Kushiro, Hokkaido, where there was widespread opposition to a solar energy plant planned to be built on vulnerable wet-marks. mainichi.jp/articles/202...
- In the LDP leadership race, right-wing candidate Takaichi Sanae claimed foreigners had been kicking Nara’s beloved deer, but a local tourism spokesman said no such cases have been found digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- I just read the skeet and honestly thought it was about the Japanese LDP and how Aso is moving behind the scenes etc… Then I realized it was about UK libdems 🤦
- This article about leprosy shows another dark story about eugenics in pre-and post-war Japan. After it was found Japan had very high rates of leprosy in the early 1900’s, the state started a program to forcefully sterilize those who carried the disease (cont.) digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
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- Reposted by Robert NordströmWell, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
- Sapporo Family Court rules that Japan's rule requiring transgender people to have gender-affirming surgery (GAS) to change legal gender is "unconstitutional", violating the 13th article of the constitution, which guarantees freedom from bodily invasion. digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
- Hmm, in new Asahi shimbun poll, Takaichi is actually the most popular candidate to lead LDP (and become prime minister) among the Japanese public, with 28% against Koizumi's 24%. Among LDP supporters, though, Koizumi leads with 41% against 24% for Takaichi. digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...
