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Corruption, Cults, and Collapse: Why Voters Rejected Japan’s Ruling Party in Major Election Blow
In a not-so-surprising twist that has Japan’s ruling party licking its wounds, the 2024 lower house election results show the ruling coalition crumbling to pieces. After decades of near-uninterrupted dominance…
Kono Makes A Discomforting Statement on The Comfort Women And Japan Diplomacy
The comfort women existed through very wide area through out all of Asia, and this is something which I, myself do acknowledge. We have seen, for example in the case…
“If she bleeds, she can’t lead…” Sexist, Pro-nuclear, LDP loyalist Masuzoe Elected Tokyo Governor
“Women are not normal when they are on their period. They are abnormal. You can’t possibly let them make critical decisions about the country [during their periods], such as whether…
Viva la Révolucion? The Japanese Communist Party: Still Red And Not Dead
The JCP has won government recognition of workplace injuries and fatalities, and its legal assistance has helped secure compensation for workers and their families in several instances of such accidents.…
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How The CIA Helped The Yakuza & The LDP Get Power & Promote Nuclear Power
Chapter 12: "We Ran It In A Different Way" is a must for anyone interested in the shadow history of Japan. It details how in post-war Japan, the CIA, using…