Parliament, Elections, DemocracyTwo days before President-elect Trump’s inauguration, a massive protest named the “People’s March” was held in Washington, D.C. Many in Japan mistakenly believe that Trump achieved a “landslide victory” in the 2024 presidential election based solely on the number of electoral votes. In reality, however, Republican Trump garnered 49.80% of the vote, while Democrat Harris...
AppealReflecting on That Day When I was still a boy, I vividly remember watching the footage of the Gwangju Uprising on TV with bated breath and feeling deep pain. All the adults around me were enraged. One day, after the citizens’ resistance was suppressed by the martial law forces, I clearly recall reading the following...
Member Diaryby jrl anime Happy New Year! I look forward to your continued support this year.I’ll be reviewing the anime that aired until the end of last year. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth This anime is based on a manga that was serialized in Big Comic Spirits.Set in medieval Europe, it tells the story of...
Parliament, Elections, DemocracyA Hasty General Election Abandoning the Black Money Issue Shigeru Ishiba, a politician who was somewhat unpopular within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), became the party leader. Ishiba had previously written that he would only be chosen as party leader if the LDP found itself in dire straits. This is mentioned in his book, “Conservative...
Member DiaryWell, it’s a bit late, but I’ll start reviewing the anime that aired until last month. Petty Bourgeois Series This anime is based on a novel by Honobu Yonezawa, the author of Hyouka. Although the production company is not Kyoto Animation, it subtly evokes a similar atmosphere to Hyouka. However, the character design gives a...
Law and Court CasesToday (2024.09.26), the Shizuoka District Court handed down a historic not-guilty verdict in the retrial of Hakamada Iwao. Hakamada, who had been on death row for a 1966 murder case, was acquitted after it was acknowledged that the evidence had been fabricated. Coerced Confession and Fabricated Evidence Acknowledged This verdict is of great significance for...
Parliament, Elections, DemocracyRecently, we shared a video essay by Osamu Ajioka on YouTube discussing the changes among constitutional revision advocates, written before Prime Minister Kishida announced his resignation and withdrawal from the LDP presidential election. Although the essay was penned in June, it provides a broad perspective on the situation as of September, tied to the LDP...
International SolidarityOn September 21, 2024, in response to a call from the left-wing coalition, which became the largest force in parliament with 178 seats in the recent French general election, large-scale protests against the new cabinet took place across France, with more than 100,000 participants. The demand for the resignation of President Emmanuel Macron, whose party...
AppealRecently, hate speech against Turkish Kurds residing in Japan has spread via the internet and other media, becoming a cause for concern. This urgent meeting is being held to immediately curb the spread of such hate speech. Hate speech is a severe violation of human rights, trampling on the dignity of those targeted and stripping...
Member Diaryauthor: Osamu Ajioka Changes Among Pro-Amendment Factions – The Background to Watch The Asahi Shimbun dated June 4 reported that there is a movement to submit the constitutional amendment draft only by the pro-amendment factions in the current Diet. According to this article, the submission methods for the amendment proposal are: (1) The chair of the...
ReportDue to a busy schedule, I can’t get enough sleep, so creating articles and videos will take some time. It’s not exactly “breaking news,” but I’ll at least upload some photos for now. Details will follow later. For now, I hope this gives you a sense of the atmosphere. (Click on the images to enlarge...
Human Rights in UnityI’m Souka. After a long break, I’m resuming my posts as if nothing happened. I’ve been wanting to share a small experience that happened years ago on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo after work.
Member DiaryMovement to address contaminated water is “cool” The words of the famous poem, “Neither the heat nor the cold will defeat you,” naturally came to my lips. It may have been our desire to make the hot summer a hot battle. But the heat of this summer was unusual. The government began discharging contaminated water...
Tech and the WebHi, this is Soka. I have been neglecting my blog, but I also have a lot of videos at hand. I’ve been thinking of editing them and publishing them, but the days pass by in no time. Editing videos is very hard, so I can’t do it when I’m mentally exhausted. I looked into various...
State & Nationality(Submitted by: Tsukasa Kyuji) During the Second World War in the Utoro area of Kyoto, Korean laborers were gathered and mobilized for the construction of a Japanese military base. After the war, they were abandoned and lived in poverty amid discrimination. Eventually, they were asked to evacuate by a Japanese company that had purchased the...
Anti-War Videos■ Back to anti-war video collection Official film website：https://mysmallland.jp/ The film’s fresh appeal despite being a social drama is due to the fact that it depicts the universal emotions that many people experience when they are young, such as 17-year-old Sarya’s struggle with her own identity and the gradual coming together of feelings with her...
Essays and WritingsEven MPs are upset: defamation by AI ChatGPT is an interactive artificial intelligence (AI), but it has been in the news a lot outside the internet recently. I get the impression that many people on the internet are praising it like it’s ‘groundbreaking’, but I guess I’m just using it for fun at the moment....
Anti-War Videos■ Anti-War Videos Official film website Documentary film that approaches the reality of discrimination against foreigners, including official hatred against foreign schools, technical trainees, refugees and the Immigration Bureau. There are 210,000 foreigners living in Japan (as of June 2021). Over time, many Japanese people have now lived together with them in various parts of...
Member Diaryby jrl anime We will now review the animation up to last month. Blue Lock The anime is based on a manga serialised in Shonen Magazine. It is a survival anime in which 300 people engage in friendly competition to become the only ace striker, rather than the friendship, hard work and victory football manga that...
Report■ Back to the list of anti-war videos On February 23, 2023, the day before the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there was a rally and demonstration in Shinjuku, Tokyo, in solidarity with Ukrainian resistance. Organized by the Ukraine Solidarity Network.”
Anti-War Videos■ anti-war video A video from Palestine (2002), which I went to cover with journalist Takumi Kon, who died at the end of August 2016 at the age of 54.Kon’s love of football and desire for peace in Palestine is reflected in the book ‘Shooting from a Country Not on the Map – The Struggle...
Member Diaryby JRL Anime Well, it’s a little late, but here is my review of the anime up to last month. Lycoris Recoil This is an original animation of this season. It is a story of two people who fight without killing their targets in the “DA,” an organization that eliminates entities that seek to harm society...
Nostalgic Material・This series is a Battle Flags Communist League (BFCL) Photo collection.・This page is posted as a record of historical news. Please feel free to reprint it.・The descriptions in the photos are based on the original materials, and the [memo] is my personal opinion based on my personal experience, and neither is intended to guarantee accuracy....
Anti-War Videos■ Anti-War Videos Official website：https://gendaipro.jp/yajimakajiko/ Women of the future should live with a mission.Mission is to use your life.Use your life by yourself.-Yajima Kajiko(矢島 楫子) note:In this Japanese name, the surname is Yajima. In 1833, at the end of the samurai period, Yajima Kajiko was born in Kumamoto Prefecture Japan. The status of women at that time was so low...
Anti-War Videos■ Anti-War Videos In Sri Lanka, an island nation south of India, an anti-government demonstration by the people has toppled the government. Large-scale anti-government demonstrations had been going on for several months in the country, demanding the resignation of President Rajapaksa. On July 9, in the face of the president’s refusal to resign in the...
Member Diaryby JRL Anime I am sorry for the delay and after the article about the murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but I would like to review the anime up to last month. SPY×FAMILY The anime is based on a manga serialized in JUMP PLUS. It is a comedy about a father who is a...
OpinionI was surprised, as I’m sure you all were, too. Today’s news is that former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed. My colleague, who was watching the news on his phone during a break at work, even told me out loud. I thought he had seen a common internet hoax until I checked...
Okinawa SolidarityThe action was called for by “Don’t fill the Henoko Sea with sand and soil! Tokyo Area Liaison Group(The Umeruna-ren)”. About 170 people participated, responding to Umeruna-Ren’s call. The action was in response to a large prefectural citizens’ action (880 people participated) held at the same time in front of the Henoko base gate in...
Nostalgic MaterialEmperor’s 50th year ceremony, Lockheed crimes *This information is posted as a record of historical news. feel free to reprint it.*The descriptions in the photos are based on the original documents. The [Memo] is an opinion based on personal experience. Accuracy is not guaranteed. For more information, click here. ■ 戦旗派写真集の目次 ＜ 懐古的資料室トップ Major events in 1976Vietnam Unification...
Report■ Anti-War Videos NAJAT called for a rally and die-in at Mikawadai Park in Tokyo, and a march around the Russian Embassy, chanting “Putin stop aggression and war crimes now!” and a march around the Russian Embassy. Here is a report from ken23qu, who took the video. Activities on the day In addition to Mr. Hayashi...
International SolidarityPutin, who invaded Ukraine, has always been an assassin (i.e., KGB), a believer in violence, and a thoroughgoing Great Russian nationalist dictator. This time, his invasion of Ukraine, which came at the cost of civilian casualties, has added another title to his list. He is now known as an aggressor and war criminal. We must...
International Solidarity一応、下記のコモンズの記事で最低限の基礎知識はあったのですが、その後の推移を心配していました。韓国の検察改革は徹底的な抵抗の中でもひるまず、なんとか最後まで成し遂げられたということで、とりあえずはよかったと思います。定着するまでまだ安心はできないでしょうが。
Organization Theoryby Takashi Hara Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, was besieged by the Islamist Taliban on August 15 and fell without a hitch. The Ghani regime collapsed, bringing to an end 20 years of the U.S. war on terror and symbolizing the defeat of the Afghan occupation. What should we see and learn from this?
Nostalgic MaterialTable of Contents for the Senki-ha Photo Collection Nostalgic Archive Top Page Now, here lies a bundle of photos. Holding them in your hand evokes a sense of “nostalgia.” “Where did that photo go?” “Now that you mention it, that one’s missing too.” …Indeed, when you think about it, these are remnants of a kind....
Anti-WarThe Bon Festival in the Corona Disaster When the rainy season ends, it will be extremely hot. I know I complain a lot, but I still prefer hot summers. I think about the children whose summer vacation has been cut short by the Corona disaster. My grandchildren have gone to a summer camp again this...
Anti-War Videos□ Anti-War Videos The “Amateur Riot” arose spontaneously from a group of young people with their own stores in the shopping district of Tokyo Koenji. Led by Hajime Matsumoto, an owner of a used electronics store, they have built a unique culture rooted in their sphere of life through Internet radio distribution and community activities....
InformationSite administrator. Born and raised in Kyoto. Formerly a member of the Bund (a Japanese leftist group active in the mid-20th century), but now just an ordinary old man. I am critical of contemporary politics, which often divide rather than unite. My dream is to see a world where politics becomes irrelevant to daily life—a...
Daily lifeI was a little lost in personal matters, but I originally thought this was a place to write about personal matters, not a place to discuss public opinions or the state under the sun, so I will summarize what I think in my own way even though it may not be of interest to others....
Anti-WarJapan’s new war legislation is raising concerns among peace advocates about its implications for East Asia.
Anti-Discrimination□ Anti-War Videos Racists & Anti-Racists in Shinjuku,Tokyo A racist group called Zaitokukai paraded through the Shinjuku,Shin-Okubo shopping arcade, which is home to many foreign residents, holding up the Hinomaru flag. They shouted “Kill the Koreans!” and other abusive language to residents and shoppers, lying that “this is a legitimate demonstration and speech” and “I am...
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