Pretty rare achievement in Japan for a political party to achieve super majority.
JonnyBravoII on
Japan is sealing its fate. As a nation, I think they’re pretty much doomed in the long term. The barriers to entry will become ever higher with this new administration and the birth rate is abysmally low. While every country needs to plan for population decreases, Japan’s is coming like a freight train and I don’t know how their new PM’s policies are going to do anything but exacerbate it.
Zieprus_ on
That’s dangerous…
kl122002 on
Would she first fix the problem of aging and low birth rates?
tlksk1 on
This is about Japan becoming a ‘normal state’ from a nation that cannot go on a war to the one that can. They will revise their peace constitution written by Douglas McArthur.
Canuck-overseas on
Japan’s population is decreasing by 1,000,000 PER YEAR. They are xenophobic and don’t like immigration. In today’s globalized world, that is a lose-lose situation.
Less-Dragonfruit-294 on
They’ll revise the constitution to ensure Japan is no longer defensive. Start whipping out those aircraft carriers.
CalmEntry4855 on
So they will probably get even worse working conditions, become more xenophobic and racist, probably stop that thing about them only being able to start defensive wars. The far right making everything worse for everyone, as always.
h00dedronin on
I think it’s mostly fuelled by bots, but I don’t get the sentiment that changing article 9 would finally allow Japan to properly defend itself.
Japan is 10th in the world in military expenditure, and it already has an extensive native military industrial complex (mostly Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) and a highly capable Self-Defence Force.
Article 9 does not rob Japan of its ability to defend itself, the US’s reverse course policy in the 50s made that clear. Article 9 is there solely to stop Japan from engaging in offensive military action like it did in the 30s and 40s, and frankly if possible I think every country should have such a clause in its constitution.
ticklemeelmo696969 on
Weird. I just had dream about us putting a base on taiwan and recognizing it as a independent country.
zyx1989 on
Wake up samurai, we have ~~china to burn~~ our nation to protect
CyberSoldat21 on
To any Japanese folks here, is this a good thing or what?
anti-fan6152 on
Lol all of you saying it’s because USA is unreliable although both leaders are pretty close and admire each other.
Anyone with sense knows that Japan would not have made the stance about Taiwan without USA support.
In a lot of ways the two are close than ever.
Knomp2112 on
We want dual citizenship
BlargAttack on
People are simply not prepared for what this supermajority might do. Sanae is a hardcore right-wing zealot with ultra conservative views on everything but economics, where she favors higher taxes for corporations and robust government spending. Enjoy this tidbit from a profile of her during the PM election:
“Like Abe, Takaichi is a staunch conservative. She is a member of the ultranationalist Nippon Kaigi organisation, which aims to restore the emperor to divine status, keep women at home, prioritise public order over civil liberties, and rebuild Japan’s armed forces. She is also an enthusiastic supporter of the controversial Yasukuni shrine, where war criminals are deified.
Takaichi also favours punishing media outlets that are critical of the government, and prison terms for damaging the Japanese flag. In 2014, she hosted office visits for far-right extremists, and in the 1990s even endorsed a book that praised Adolf Hitler’s political strategy.”
We could soon see Japan change their pacifist constitution and pursuing much more militarily aggressive foreign policy. Sure, she wants you to see her having fun playing drum on TV and smiling. But Sanae is a very dangerous person with extremist views that could quickly make the world a more dangerous place.
I hope everyone who wanted to visit the cherry blossoms has already gone…Japan isn’t going to be tourist friendly for much longer, that’s for sure.
She just looks like her face will open up and a giant spider will slip out of her skin. How did people see her and not have their lizard brain go nuts.
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Freespeechalgosax on
way to be destroyed. Gj
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It’s crazy how less fiery this comment section is compared to one about Trump
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Pretty rare achievement in Japan for a political party to achieve super majority.
Japan is sealing its fate. As a nation, I think they’re pretty much doomed in the long term. The barriers to entry will become ever higher with this new administration and the birth rate is abysmally low. While every country needs to plan for population decreases, Japan’s is coming like a freight train and I don’t know how their new PM’s policies are going to do anything but exacerbate it.
That’s dangerous…
Would she first fix the problem of aging and low birth rates?
This is about Japan becoming a ‘normal state’ from a nation that cannot go on a war to the one that can. They will revise their peace constitution written by Douglas McArthur.
Japan’s population is decreasing by 1,000,000 PER YEAR. They are xenophobic and don’t like immigration. In today’s globalized world, that is a lose-lose situation.
They’ll revise the constitution to ensure Japan is no longer defensive. Start whipping out those aircraft carriers.
So they will probably get even worse working conditions, become more xenophobic and racist, probably stop that thing about them only being able to start defensive wars. The far right making everything worse for everyone, as always.
I think it’s mostly fuelled by bots, but I don’t get the sentiment that changing article 9 would finally allow Japan to properly defend itself.
Japan is 10th in the world in military expenditure, and it already has an extensive native military industrial complex (mostly Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) and a highly capable Self-Defence Force.
Article 9 does not rob Japan of its ability to defend itself, the US’s reverse course policy in the 50s made that clear. Article 9 is there solely to stop Japan from engaging in offensive military action like it did in the 30s and 40s, and frankly if possible I think every country should have such a clause in its constitution.
Weird. I just had dream about us putting a base on taiwan and recognizing it as a independent country.
Wake up samurai, we have ~~china to burn~~ our nation to protect
To any Japanese folks here, is this a good thing or what?
Lol all of you saying it’s because USA is unreliable although both leaders are pretty close and admire each other.
Anyone with sense knows that Japan would not have made the stance about Taiwan without USA support.
In a lot of ways the two are close than ever.
We want dual citizenship
People are simply not prepared for what this supermajority might do. Sanae is a hardcore right-wing zealot with ultra conservative views on everything but economics, where she favors higher taxes for corporations and robust government spending. Enjoy this tidbit from a profile of her during the PM election:
“Like Abe, Takaichi is a staunch conservative. She is a member of the ultranationalist Nippon Kaigi organisation, which aims to restore the emperor to divine status, keep women at home, prioritise public order over civil liberties, and rebuild Japan’s armed forces. She is also an enthusiastic supporter of the controversial Yasukuni shrine, where war criminals are deified.
Takaichi also favours punishing media outlets that are critical of the government, and prison terms for damaging the Japanese flag. In 2014, she hosted office visits for far-right extremists, and in the 1990s even endorsed a book that praised Adolf Hitler’s political strategy.”
We could soon see Japan change their pacifist constitution and pursuing much more militarily aggressive foreign policy. Sure, she wants you to see her having fun playing drum on TV and smiling. But Sanae is a very dangerous person with extremist views that could quickly make the world a more dangerous place.
I hope everyone who wanted to visit the cherry blossoms has already gone…Japan isn’t going to be tourist friendly for much longer, that’s for sure.
https://theconversation.com/who-will-replace-yoshihide-suga-as-japans-prime-minister-heres-a-rundown-of-the-candidates-167355
Season 3 , coming soon
She just looks like her face will open up and a giant spider will slip out of her skin. How did people see her and not have their lizard brain go nuts.
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… which was the style at the time. – Abe Simpson
way to be destroyed. Gj
No more pixelated videos, onegai shimasu!
It’s crazy how less fiery this comment section is compared to one about Trump