Mastodawn

One tiny silver lining, my representative, Shinya Ogawa has narrowly beaten (by 1000 votes!) his Jiminto opponent. Of course, they'll both be elected as the loser always gets in thanks to the proportional thing

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softicecreamlesley Feb 5

When I first came to Japan, I had a student who was very into Japanese traditional dance. There was also a Minshuto politician named Akamatsu, the local boy who went to the elite schools that everyone was proud of. She mentioned her dance troupe performed at his event. I asked what his platform was. Why did she support him? She looked surprised and said, “It’s Akamatsu.”

And that my dears, is how a lot of people vote here.

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Gator 🐊Jan 27

Hmmm.... Let's see... (a thread)

LDP: "consider a two-year suspension of the 8 percent consumption tax on food products."

Keyword "consider." And only two years, you wouldn't want poor people to be able to eat too much...
Also, this nonsense of raising the consumption tax was Saint Shinzo Abe's idea, and it's taboo to say he did bad things.

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https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260127/p2g/00m/0na/024000c

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Japan major political parties' election pledges on key issues - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The following are key campaign pledges made by major Japanese political parties for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

The Mainichi

David B.

Jan 22

RE: https://famichiki.jp/@mainichi/115937751999027225

Hmmm... Let's see.... Where are all the LDP members that were bought out by the Moonies? Oh... they're currently campaigning for the next election under the... LDP flag...

The road will be long if we hope people learn. The only thing some learned is that they should vote Sanseito instead of LDP (I'm sure the rise of the Sanseito is at least in part due to the LDP doing absolutely nothing about the Moonies)

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David B. Himself Jan 19

Ladies and Gentlemen, the LDP under Takaichi:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/ldp-slush-fund-scandal-penalty/

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LDP to lift election penalty on members involved in slush fund scandal

The LDP will allow these members to be listed on the party’s proportional representation lists while running for constituency seats.

The Japan Times

Yonhap Infomax News Jan 13

Japanese media report that Takaiichi is weighing the dissolution of the Lower House, signaling potential political shifts in Japan's legislative landscape.
#YonhapInfomax #Takaiichi #LowerHouse #JapanesePolitics #Dissolution #MediaReport #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=99542

Japanese Media Reports Takaiichi Considering Dissolution of Lower House

Japanese media report that Takaiichi is weighing the dissolution of the Lower House, signaling potential political shifts in Japan's legislative landscape.

Yonhap Infomax

Rorshok Japan Nov 20

Japan's draft economic stimulus package will feature rice coupons, expanded wage grants, and subsidies to ease living costs amid inflation.

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Rorshok Japan Nov 19

(2) Japan's draft economic stimulus package will feature rice coupons, expanded wage grants, and subsidies to ease living costs amid inflation.

(3) The railroad company JR East is testing facial-recognition ticket gates on the Joetsu Bullet Train between Niigata and Nagaoka stations in Niigata Prefecture.

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