The Japan TimesAfter the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's landslide victory in the recent general election, legislation criminalizing the damaging of the Japanese national flag is expected to become a key focus of deliberations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/24/japan/politics/crime-damage-flag-debate-diet-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #nipponishinnokai #dpp #diet #2026lowerhouseelection
Thomas Sturm@thejapantimes Personally, I'd maybe would have put food prices in as the key focus, followed by climate change and China being next door, but what do I know.
KevinOnEarth@thejapantimes
Damaging the national flag is a totally harmless form of protest and should be legitimate everywhere. The more nationalism is enforced, the more opposition it will encounter.
The alternatives now for efficient, visible public protest are likely less benign.
Damaging the national flag is a totally harmless form of protest and should be legitimate everywhere. The more nationalism is enforced, the more opposition it will encounter.
The alternatives now for efficient, visible public protest are likely less benign.