Jeffrey J. Hall
PhD. Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies. I research Japan's Politics/Nationalist Activism/History Disputes/Pop Culture. Shares/Likes ≠ endorsements. linktr.ee/jeffreyjhall
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- The Japanese Communist Party shared this video telling voters what it stands for: •a society in which people get fair pay and healthcare •freedom, equality, and no unfair discrimination •taxing the ultra wealthy
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- Japan's National Doujinshi Convention Liaison Council is cooperating with the Japanese government to encourage young people to vote. Millions of people read doujinshi (fan comics) each year in Japan, but youth voter turnout is usually quite low. www.lets-go-senkyo.jp
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- The Japanese Communist Party has a simple slogan for the upcoming election: Tax the Rich. According to a recent NHK poll, 2.6% of Japanese voters support the JCP. About 35% of respondents supported no political party or said they did not know what party to support.
- The far-right Sanseito party got Community Noted on Twitter for posting a pledge to raise Japan's food self-sufficiency rate from 38% to 100%. The note points out that it's simply unrealistic to expect that such a pledge could be achieved.
- Japan's ruling LDP has politicians with conflicting views on the far-right. As you can see from these Yomiuri surveys that asked candidates to rate leaders of each political party, some rate the far-right Sanseito and CPJ leaders as 0/10, while others rate them nearly as high as Takaichi.
- Video of my appearance on Australia's ABC News last night to discuss the politics of nuclear power restarts and Japan's upcoming general election: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6vz...
- Reuters interviewed me today about Prime Minister Takaichi's call for a snap election, which seems to be aimed at taking maximum advantage of her high approval ratings. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
- Japanese Prime Minister Abe was known for having a strong circle of advisors. According to tabloid Daily Shincho, Takaichi, "who regards Abe as her political mentor, is said to be sitting alone at her desk," making top-down decisions without getting much advice. www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2026...
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- It's been 36 years since the last time Japan held a general election in the middle of winter, and there's a practical reason for that: many areas of the country get a lot of snow this time of the year. How do you campaign and put up posters in heavy snowfall? www.asahi.com/articles/ASV...
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- I was at a Japanese supermarket yesterday and saw a display of Christmas messages written by children who had visited the store. Almost all of the messages were wishes for a Merry X-mas, but one kid simply wrote the word "Roblox."
- “The U.S. is a total outlier in how much people suffer.” - Keio University Prof. Ikegami comparing the Japanese universal healthcare system to the U.S. healthcare system. Japanese conservative broadly support the existing system. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-assa...
- Nissin is going to produce and sell cup curry using the special recipe of the President of the APA Hotels chain, which is known for having historical revisionist literature in its hotel rooms, denying that Japan waged a war of aggression in World War II. news.livedoor.com/article/deta...
- Prime Minister Takaichi's official supporter merch shop is also selling a "Fight On!! Sanae For Japan" toothbrush for 6,600 yen ($42). They only plan to sell 200 of them, so I guess that makes this a very special toothbrush?
- The official Takaichi supporter shop is selling versions of the "JAPAN IS BACK" hat she prepared for Trump's visit to Japan. It is priced at ¥13,200 ($85), which is considerably more expensive than the $55 that Donald Trump's official shop charges for MAGA hats. veanas.theshop.jp
- The official Takaichi supporter shop is selling versions of the "JAPAN IS BACK" hat she prepared for Trump's visit to Japan. It is priced at ¥13,200 ($85), which is considerably more expensive than the $55 that Donald Trump's official shop charges for MAGA hats. veanas.theshop.jp
- FT reports that there is "deep disappointment" in the Takaichi Administration over the lack of public support she has received from Trump over her remarks about defending Taiwan. The article notes that Elbridge Colby had been pushing Japan to take such a stance. www.ft.com/content/bf8b...
- Japanese Justice Gang cosplayers today at Tokyo Comic Con 2025:
- The article has also been translated into Japanese: ｢鬼滅の刃｣中国で大ヒットも日本アニメ公開中止相次ぐ－台湾巡り対立 www.bloomberg.co.jp/news/article...
- I was interviewed for this Bloomberg article about China delaying the release of Japanese films after Takaichi's Taiwan remarks: "Japan-China Spat Clouds Anime Boom’s Momentum in China" bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/japan-china-spat-clouds-anime-boom-s-momentum-in-china
- I was interviewed for this Bloomberg article about China delaying the release of Japanese films after Takaichi's Taiwan remarks: "Japan-China Spat Clouds Anime Boom’s Momentum in China" bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/japan-china-spat-clouds-anime-boom-s-momentum-in-china
- Japan's NTV notes that Takaichi happily greeted South Korean President Lee at the G20 Summit, but when Chinese Premier Li showed up one minute later, he briefly looked at her and turned away to talk to other leaders (perhaps because of Takaichi's Taiwan remarks). www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_zY...
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- I appeared on Australia's ABC News today to talk about China's ban on Japanese seafood and a possible reduction of Chinese tourism to Japan: "China bans seafood from Japan, calls on PM Takaichi to retract Taiwan remarks" www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2sr...
- The Lemonade Stand podcast interviewed me for their Japan episode! We spoke about Prime Minister Takaichi, immigration, Sanseito, historical revisionism, territorial disputes, conspiracy theories, and a whole lot of other stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0z...
- Prime Minister Takaichi's new Justice Minister, Hiraguchi Hiroshi, reportedly spent over 8 million yen on "gasoline" from 2021 to 2023 - enough for his political support organization's cars to drive 34 trips around the Earth. www.news-postseven.com/archives/202...
- Goto Teruki, a Japanese perennial candidate who is known for his odd election speeches and posters, is running for Tokyo's Katsushika ward assembly. He is wearing a penis costume on his election posters, and apparently police ordered him to censor them with a black marker.
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- Viral on Twitter in Japan: Prime Minister Takaichi used to be TV presenter and gave a magazine interview in the 1990s in which she said Japanese men were too timid if they directly asked for consent from women. She criticized men who ask “Can I kiss you?” instead of just taking decisive action.
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- NBC News interviewed me about tomorrow's LDP leadership vote, which will decide who will take over Japan's ruling party and become Prime Minister: www.nbcnews.com/world/japan/...
- The overseas betting market doesn't appear to be reacting much to news that Hayashi might make it to the second round of the LDP leadership election. Most still have confidence in Koizumi, who is at 82%.
- Japan's LDP race projections from FNN: •Takaichi is leading in 17 prefectures •Koizumi is leading in 15 prefectures •6 prefectures are a toss up: Takaichi or Koizumi •Hayashi is leading in 4 prefectures •Hayashi might come in 2nd place due to lawmakers' votes news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a73...
- Japan's LDP race projections from FNN: •Takaichi is leading in 17 prefectures •Koizumi is leading in 15 prefectures •6 prefectures are a toss up: Takaichi or Koizumi •Hayashi is leading in 4 prefectures •Hayashi might come in 2nd place due to lawmakers' votes news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a73...
- CNN interviewed me for this piece about the LDP leadership election: "Japan’s ruling party is in crisis as voters swing to right-wing rivals. Can a new leader save it?" edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/a...
- Today I spoke to Australia's ABC News about Saturday's LDP leadership race. Three candidates currently seem to have a chance at becoming Japan's next Prime Minister: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_rg...
- Video - Emperor Naruhito of Japan and President Donald Trump on Climate Change: Many Japanese netizens have noted that the Emperor strongly advocates action to address climate change, and has often spoken about it at UN conferences. Quite a contrast from Trump's climate change denialism.
- Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.
- Here is a link to the paper, Kojima T, Oishi K, Matsubara Y, Uchiyama Y, Fukushima Y, et al. (2020) Correction: Cows painted with zebra-like striping can avoid biting fly attack. PLOS ONE 15(3): e0231183 journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
- I spoke with Monocle Radio today about the LDP leadership race (my segment starts around the 33 minute mark) monocle.com/player/?uuid...
- Japanese YouTuber Nagata Yuri is spreading conspiracy theories about the death of Charlie Kirk. She became a famous as "the first Japanese woman to become an Los Angeles police officer" (she was an airport cop at LAX) & makes videos introducing the "truth" about world politics. [1/3]
- A new poll asked Japanese their preference for the next leader of the LDP. Takaichi Sanae came in first with 29%. However, it should be noted that when you isolate for LDP supporters, Koizumi Shinjiro beats her 33% to 28%. Non-party members do not vote in the election. news.line.me/detail/oa-yo...
- Charlie Kirk, who was almost unknown in Japan over a week ago, is being incorporated into Abe Shinzo assassination conspiracy theories.
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- "Japan needs its version of the AfD to rapidly save the nation." - Elon Musk, reacting to a Japanese user who very wrongly described Takaichi Sanae a "center-left figure." She's so conservative that a former Prime Minister Kishida allegedly referred to her as the "Taliban."
- Yamamoto Taro, leader of Japan's left-wing populist Reiwa party, reimagined as character in Hearts of Iron IV (hoi4). [translated from @makahannya7676 on Twitter]:
