From Nagatacho’s corridors to rural paddies and local gyms, elections reveal how quickly fortunes shift. Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be — and how national power begins far from Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/13/japan/politics/first-person-elections-recollection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cra #komeito #cdp #sokagakkai #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #yamagata #amagasaki #wakayama
Looking at politics from a different perspective

Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be — and how national power begins far from Tokyo.

The Japan Times
Ever since Japan’s Lower House election campaigning kicked off late last month, one question has lingered in the minds of many: Where will Komeito’s votes go? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/japan/politics/reportage-hyogo-8-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cra #ldp #nipponishinnokai #hyogo #amagasaki #2026lowerhouseelection
Where will Komeito’s votes go? The answer might come from this Hyogo district

Amagasaki is now a heated battleground as campaign teams rush to woo supporters of the ruling party’s former coalition partner.

The Japan Times

⚠️ Vụ án Amagasaki (Nhật Bản) – một phụ nữ hơn 60 tuổi đã thao túng tâm lý, khiến 28 người thân tự giam giữ, hành hạ và giết nhau. Câu chuyện gây rúng động về tàn bạo và sức mạnh kiểm soát tâm lý trong gia đình. #Japan #Amagasaki #Crime #Violence #JapanNews #Vietnam #TinTức #BảnTin #News

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Không cần ra tay, sát nhân Nhật Bản thao túng 28 nạn nhân tự tàn sát

Vụ án Amagasaki ở Nhật Bản gây rúng động khi một phụ nữ ngoài 60 tuổi thao túng tâm lý, khiến hàng chục người thân giam giữ, hành hạ và giết lẫn nhau.

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Hunter's Moon supermoon 2024 puts on a frightfully good show for skywatchers around the world (photos)

The biggest and brightest moon of the year gets spooky.

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Ok so of course we didn't finish all that. Had about ⅘ a tray left when put together to take back
(On the bus + train/subway) - #Amagasaki back to Kobe

And yes, we had and the kids especially enjoyed #Sushi for #breakfast

#DiJP #Food
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(will spare you more of my #Costco #Japan pics, we got a lot of stuff there but just what we could carry in backpacks, and there was a rice cooker!)

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Family members of the victims and survivors of a 2005 train derailment that killed 107 people in Hyogo Prefecture held a memorial ceremony on Tuesday to mark the 18th anniversary of the accident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/25/national/jr-west-derailment-18th-anniversary/?utm_content=bufferfd45b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #japan #rail #amagasaki #jrwest #hyogo
Families and survivors mark 18 years since fatal JR West derailment

JR West President Kazuaki Hasegawa vowed to build "a safer railway" in the ceremony hosted by the company at the accident site in Hyogo Prefecture.

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