In the coming weeks the "secret society" Nippon Kaigi is looking to take most of the control of the Diet this weekend.
For a long time it seems that the Nippon Kaigi have been under the radar, even though its membership include some of the most powerful politicians and business men in the country. But in the past years they have come above board.
The black vans rolling around Japan, Uyoku dantai, pumping out right wing propaganda have been mostly laughed at by most Japanese. They are tolerated, but largely ignored. But I think more people are going to have to face the reality of Japans future in the coming weeks, and like this current American revolution, Japan is looking at its future in Asia for the first time since the bubble bursting. Perhaps someone can weigh in on whether the two are connected or not.
The Japanese have always been an inward culture. Their curiosity of the outside world is only taken from the perspective of a Japanese person looking in at that culture, never from the perspective of that culture. This is important because it allows the country to make decisions quickly, as the powerful make decisions on what is good for Japan first, and this resonates with all Japanese.
I am not sure what this means for Japan. I have a lot of friends and family there, many who are foreigners. Hedging my families future, I acquired a Japanese passport for my son thinking that if one place became fed up with the lunacy of the west, it would be Japan. I say this because in a strange way I have always considered Japan almost western. But if things escalate under globalism, what could this mean for myself? Canada and Japan seem like safe bets, but sometimes Canada seems like it has gone full retard.
Now it appears that doors might be closing tighter. Many Japanese love Trump, and I think that his ideas of Make America Great are resonating with the Japanese. They want to be in control of their country, to Make Japan Great Again. All around are the signs of a generation giving up. In Japan, who never gives up, this attitude is intolerable. These kids giving up are the children of the men who created the economic miracle of Japan in the 70's to the 90's. I can't imagine what these fathers feel.
Japan is one of the most unique places on the planet, so it will be interesting to see how they take this on in the coming years.
For a long time it seems that the Nippon Kaigi have been under the radar, even though its membership include some of the most powerful politicians and business men in the country. But in the past years they have come above board.
The black vans rolling around Japan, Uyoku dantai, pumping out right wing propaganda have been mostly laughed at by most Japanese. They are tolerated, but largely ignored. But I think more people are going to have to face the reality of Japans future in the coming weeks, and like this current American revolution, Japan is looking at its future in Asia for the first time since the bubble bursting. Perhaps someone can weigh in on whether the two are connected or not.
The Japanese have always been an inward culture. Their curiosity of the outside world is only taken from the perspective of a Japanese person looking in at that culture, never from the perspective of that culture. This is important because it allows the country to make decisions quickly, as the powerful make decisions on what is good for Japan first, and this resonates with all Japanese.
I am not sure what this means for Japan. I have a lot of friends and family there, many who are foreigners. Hedging my families future, I acquired a Japanese passport for my son thinking that if one place became fed up with the lunacy of the west, it would be Japan. I say this because in a strange way I have always considered Japan almost western. But if things escalate under globalism, what could this mean for myself? Canada and Japan seem like safe bets, but sometimes Canada seems like it has gone full retard.
Now it appears that doors might be closing tighter. Many Japanese love Trump, and I think that his ideas of Make America Great are resonating with the Japanese. They want to be in control of their country, to Make Japan Great Again. All around are the signs of a generation giving up. In Japan, who never gives up, this attitude is intolerable. These kids giving up are the children of the men who created the economic miracle of Japan in the 70's to the 90's. I can't imagine what these fathers feel.
Japan is one of the most unique places on the planet, so it will be interesting to see how they take this on in the coming years.