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Every day at 6 PM, honesty and trust...and occasional sharp tongues! Bring laughs to the news and quips to politics! A former Asahi Shimbun political editor, winner of the Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award, explains complex politics in an easy-to-understand and entertaining way! From the latest political news to in-depth, forward-looking commentary, we deliver content you won't find anywhere else. ■ For lecture/writing inquiries, please visit our website → https://samejimahiroshi.com/lectures/... ■ All you need to know about politics! "Cutting Through Politics" provides a concise, daily commentary on the latest political news. ■ "Top 10 Bad Politics" is a light-hearted look back at the past week's political news on Sunday nights. ■ Click here for the sub-channel lecture and discussion edition → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEvM... ■ Click here for donations → https://samejimahiroshi.com/donate-20... ■ Twitter https://twitter.com/SamejimaH Hiroshi Samejima / Political journalist. Formerly served as deputy chief of the Asahi Shimbun political department and received the Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award. Aiming to make Japanese politics more understandable, he delivers daily political commentary videos. Sometimes provocative, sometimes humorous, he delves into political news and provides cutting-edge commentary. In 2021, at the age of 49, he went independent and launched "SAMEJIMA TIMES." He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kyoto University in 1994 and joined the Asahi Shimbun. He has covered a wide range of politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties, including Naoto Kan, Heizo Takenaka, Makoto Koga, Kaoru Yosano, and Nobutaka Machimura. In 2010, at the exceptionally young age of 39, he became the political editor, and in 2012, he became the special news editor. He has led numerous investigative reports and won the Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association Award for his coverage of "sloppy decontamination." He has contributed to Sunday Mainichi and President Online, and has appeared frequently on TV Asahi and Abema. His "Asahi Shimbun Political Department" (Kodansha), a candid portrayal of the collapse of a major newspaper company, became a bestseller. His recent works include "Politics That Never Gives Up" and "Politicians' Balance Sheets." He also co-authored "Politics Is a Fight!" with Fusaho Izumi. #Takaichi #Yomiuri #JanuaryDissolution #CoalitionExpansion #Tamaki #TaroAso #SamejimaTimes