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I've seen several of these videos from China, but the problem is that they're not actually cooking everyday meals.

I think your analysis is correct. The reason far-right populists are gaining popularity around the world is because the left has ignored obvious problems. They are frustrated with people who refuse to acknowledge the problem, and therefore support a party that acknowledges the problem. They then become trapped in a specific bubble, forming an echo chamber and being deceived by Russian and other propaganda.

The immigration issue is real. People feel the security situation is deteriorating, and certain immigrants are not economically beneficial.

The best way to reduce support for a far-right regime is to acknowledge the problems. Denying it as propaganda will only make the situation worse. Even if it's truly propaganda, some kind of visible action is necessary.

In fact, during the previous administration in Japan, immigration increased sharply and the far-right became popular. However, when the center-right party elected Takaichi, a conservative within the party, as its leader and tackled the issue, the far-right's popularity plummeted by half. And the government gained very high approval ratings.

What's interesting is that the left wing, in order to support immigration policies, is accusing the Takaichi administration of being far-right even though it's not. In reality, there are three more right-wing parties than hers. They love to suppress anyone who doesn't agree with their ideology by labeling them a racist or far-right extremist. I think this is like the horseshoe theory. Both the far-left and the far-right essentially do the same thing to suppress ideology.

Reddit is left-leaning, so there are a large number of far-left individuals who don't realize they are far-left. Because many of their opinions are tolerated without being labeled as extreme. On Reddit, there are many people who prioritize sympathy over the law, don't even understand the meaning of borders. They believe that people from all countries are the same, and they dismiss any data that contradicts this as racist. This is the same as the far-right denying economic policy data. In other words, they prioritize ideology over reality.

1-3:That's typical. If you haven't reflected on anything about your own country, then there's no point in talking to you.

4:You're simply playing with words. It doesn't matter what word you use, like compensation or reparations. The fact remains that South Korea received the money. I have nothing more to say than what I said last time.

5-9:That's a dishonest argument. I just skimmed the article, and it doesn't say anything about the government taking the lead. The very approach of expecting me to read the entire article instead of quoting it is dishonest. It would be understandable if that was stated at the beginning, but neither article does.

I've already written about the reasons why the Emperor won't be going. The Japanese stance is that the Emperor reigns, but does not rule. He has no political power whatsoever. I haven't said anything contradictory.

Yasukuni Shrine and other cemeteries are not the same. How ignorant. Your argument about Yushukan is far-fetched. It's malicious.

I've read this far, but it's pointless to talk to you since you seem to have a style of not answering my questions and arguments. You just repeats your own agendas. This isn't a discussion.

You're a typical Korean nationalist.

That's gaslighting. In reality, South Korea broke its promise, and Japan is protesting. This is an information operation by South Korea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93South_Korea_Comfort_Women_Agreement

And you should consider why other countries removed the statue. Even if Germany ordered other countries to remove the Holocaust Museum, they probably wouldn't comply.

edit:I realized this after replying, but why are you posting so many comments? lol Are you a bot or something? Are you a Korean nationalist? Anyway, you don't seem like a decent person, so I blocked you.

what have i said that’s theoretical?

You're talking about it like it's a huge problem, but I'm saying it's actually a minor issue that's not causing any real problems.

Right now, japan’s government has a major issue with attempting to interfere with museums and historical monuments, especially outside their borders.

I've already answered that. Are you saying Japan shouldn't protest even though South Korea has lied twice? What's even more amusing is that you guys don't seem to have any problem with the countries that removed them. Why do you think they removed it? Because they understood Japan's point of view. If Germany asked other countries to remove their Holocaust museums, would those countries comply?

Moreover, you're talking about it as if it's a big problem, but what exactly is the big problem? Japan has already acknowledged the comfort women issue and paid compensation twice. What Japan considers problematic is that South Korea broke its promise.

You don't understand their purpose in building it. You already have the answer, but you're deliberately ignoring it. Why do you think Koreans are erecting comfort women statues in other countries?

edit:Apparently he's a bot spamming comments, so I blocked him.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAJapanese/comments/1t5oxsn/what_do_you_think_about_the_psyop_against_japan/okgm038/

1-3:That's a bit of a stretch lol. You're defending South Korea way too much. You're being far too lenient in your assessment of South Korea's repeated broken promises, and then blaming other countries for it. Does this mean South Korea is not a sovereign state? Blaming everything bad on other countries is a classic example of nationalism. Your opinion on embezzlement in particular is crazy.

Moreover, South Korea broke its promises again in the second agreement. What complicates this issue is South Korea's dishonesty. However, the vast majority of Koreans are so inclined towards nationalism that they are unaware of this fact. South Korea made two agreements, lied twice, and blamed Japan for everything that went wrong. That's the reality. How is Japan supposed to negotiate with a country like this?

4:I don't care about your definition of an apology or reparation. The truth is that South Korea normalized diplomatic relations with Japan and received money. The time for you to negotiate has long since passed. Defining mental gymnastics in terms of definitions and words like that is typical nationalism. You are prioritizing your own subjective opinion over objective events. If you have a complaint, pay back the money to Japan first before you say anything.

It's absurd to accept money, then tell dishonest lies to incite the public, and later claim that they had no choice because America told them to, or that Japan's apology was insufficient. It is South Korea that is acting irresponsibly here. You're blaming Japan for the South Korean government's false statements and diplomatic failures. If South Korea didn't like the wording of the Japanese agreement, the government should have pointed that out during the negotiations, refused to agree, and not accepted the money. Yet you accept it and then complain about it later. That has nothing to do with Japan. Why should Japan have to take responsibility for your political failures? There's no doubt that your government made Japan a scapegoat to cover up its own failures and falsehoods in this matter.

5-9:That's a leap in logic. Don't you realize that? Handing over a list of war criminals does not mean that the Japanese government is instructing that war criminals be enshrined. And you are confusing individual actions with government actions.

I've already written about the Emperor. Besides, why are you so concerned about him? They're religious figures and have virtually no power. The reason Japanese people visit that place is because it's a cemetery for all those who died. And you're avoiding answering whether there are war criminals in your country's cemeteries, but have you realized what kind of place a war cemetery is? There's a 100% chance that war criminals are also found in South Korea's war cemeteries. However, South Korea hasn't even held war trials and simply hasn't admitted guilt. Which one is more ethical, I wonder?

And why is it bad to preserve the Japanese perspective? Do you see the world in black and white? And so what? You've been making a fuss about this for decades, but what exactly was the problem? Did Japan become militaristic or something? Realize that this is just nitpicking. It's China, which is making noise along with you guys, that's becoming militaristic. It's almost like someone's propaganda.

10-11:What I'm saying is that Japan has already apologized and paid reparations, but you guys have done nothing yet you're blaming Japan, which is hypocritical. Imagine a scene where a fat person tells a thin person that they are fat. Furthermore, that person repeatedly tells lies and nitpicks at trivial things. You haven't taken any action, and your words are so empty they mean nothing. Your country keeps demanding apologies, but you never apologize yourselves. That's your country for you.

You guys are even using "whataboutism" incorrectly. I'm not avoiding answering anything. I'm pointing out your hypocrisy after I've already refuted your argument.

I'm telling you to look at reality instead of spouting theoretical nonsense. People like you only care about trivial things and don't see the real problems. Even if what you're saying is true, what kind of harm do you think is happening? Are you trying to argue that Japan has become militaristic?

1:First of all, assuming the discussion about compensation is as you say, why did the South Korean government agree to it? Why do you take the money and then complain afterward?

2:Are you aware that the South Korean government embezzled the compensation money? The money included compensation for victims such as comfort women. The Japanese government intended to pay it as individual compensation, but the South Korean government claimed they would pay it themselves and accepted the money. However, they did not pay the money to the victims, and they claim that Japan has not paid any reparations.

3:Whether the South Korean government is a dictatorship or whether it's oppressive or not is irrelevant to us.

4:Your opinion on whether Japan has formally apologized is extremely subjective. In reality, Japan has apologized many times, so you can just look it up.

5:Why would handing over a list of names be government policy? That's a huge leap in logic.

6:I have already written about the reasons why Emperor Showa expressed displeasure with it.

7:The reason the Yushukan Museum depicts it that way is because it records the Japanese perspective.

8:Do you really think there are no criminals in the war cemetery? If not, then what exactly is the problem?

9:The reason the Yasukuni Shrine issue has become a matter of Japanese moral superiority is precisely because you are making it that issue. If that's not the case, then what exactly is the problem?

10:I'm not saying Japan doesn't need to apologize. What I'm saying is that Japan has already paid reparations, but you guys haven't even paid any reparations and yet you're still criticizing Japan. I'm telling you to look in the mirror.

11:It's truly ridiculous how you guys keep criticizing Japan without ever looking at yourselves. The truth is, Japan paid reparations and apologized. But you people keep criticizing Japan, saying it wasn't enough, or nitpicking about religious issues. And you don't look at the mistakes your own country made. It is actually South Korea that is conducting nationalistic education.

別に何か行動しろと言っているわけではありません。 むしろ予防についての議論を促しています。 こういった問題は気づかないと騙されてしまうので、問題自体について知るのは良いことだと思います。

I repeat, you are downplaying the problem. You are assuming it's not a big deal without any basis whatsoever. In reality, there are tons of reports about those operations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_interference_in_the_2024_United_States_elections

You may seem naive, but in reality, foreign powers are conducting information operations online, and the effects are not the same for everyone. Japan, in particular, is being targeted by China.

You're just downplaying the problem. You're simply choosing to ignore it and not pay attention to it.

However, online information manipulation is real, and it has led to things like Trump's election and Brexit. And as I added to the original comment, misinformation about Japan is also spreading.

I'm not necessarily urging you to take any action, but there's no point in denying the problem itself.

Nothing has changed. I've been saying from the beginning that it's a war cemetery. You just don't understand what a war cemetery is.

People like you only glorify your own war and condemn the wars of other countries. That's why your country is still at war.

So what exactly do you want? Are you trying to say that Japan isn't a pacifist? You're just nitpicking. Look at the world today. It's immediately clear which country is evil. Stop projecting and wake up. There's nothing more foolish than lecturing other countries about war while your own country is at war.

The reason the Emperor does not visit the shrine is because they were opposed to the war in the first place. And because they are high priests of Shintoism, they take it very seriously religiously. That would be like, for example, the Pope not going to the cemetery because an excommunicated person has been added to it.

A politician's visit to Yasukuni Shrine is a matter of personal freedom. Most of them aren't particularly religious, so they go to cemeteries with the same feeling as ordinary people do. In fact, Prime Minister Takaichi refrained from visiting the shrine this time, not out of religious reasons, but out of consideration for other countries.

You're confusing religious issues with political issues. You're saying Japan secretly added war criminals to its shrines, but that's a religious issue, not a government action. Because it was done unilaterally by some politicians, and it cannot be undone because it has already been treated as a religious ritual.

So? What exactly are you complaining about? Are you a Shinto believer? Why are you complaining about a religious issue? Yasukuni Shrine is a religious corporation, and the government cannot intervene in its affairs. However, since it's essentially a war cemetery, there's nothing strange about a national representative going there. Unless, of course, you're someone who cares about religion.

And if you actually think there are no war criminals in other countries' war cemeteries, you're being incredibly naive. Those guys simply haven't faced trial. It's not an ethical issue when people like those in China, who glorify genocide and support Russian war crimes, say such things.

However, as I added to the original comment, the overwhelming majority opinion on Reddit is that Japan denies committing war crimes and has never apologized. The psychological manipulation is more successful than you might think.

If you are Japanese, you will notice how much misinformation there is about Japan.

Have you ever seen any anti Japanese propaganda from China

There are plenty. A misinformation campaign has already been exposed on X.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20260222-GYT1T00352/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_interference_in_the_2024_United_States_elections

Several nations interfered in the 2024 United States elections. U.S. intelligence agencies identified China,[1][2] Iran,[3][4][5] and Russia[6][7][8] as the most pressing concerns,[9] with Russia being the most active threat.[10]

Interference included propaganda, disinformation, and misinformation campaigns using inauthentic accounts and websites on social media and the internet;[1][2][7][11] successful and unsuccessful attempts to hack presidential campaigns;[4] the promotion and denigration of specific candidates and causes;[6] and the posting of divisive content and conspiracy theories to cause domestic unrest and criticize the United States and democracy more broadly.[1][2]

In March 2021, the National Intelligence Council released a report that found Russia and Iran carried out operations to influence the 2020 election. It also stated that China "considered but did not deploy" influence efforts in 2020,[13] although it increased efforts by the 2022 midterms.[14] A declassified U.S. intelligence report released in December 2023 found with "high confidence" that a "diverse and growing group of foreign actors" including China, Russia, Iran, and Cuba had all interfered in the 2022 midterms with influence campaigns on social media to covertly advance the interests their respective nations, exacerbate social divisions, and sow doubt in democracy, voting, and the result of elections.[15]

The Russian state and government interfered in the 2024 United States elections through disinformation and propaganda campaigns[30] aimed at damaging Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and other Democrats while boosting the candidacy of Donald Trump and other candidates who support isolationism and undercutting support for Ukraine aid and NATO.[31][32][33][34][35] Russia's efforts represented the most active threat of foreign interference in the 2024 United States elections and follows Russia's previous pattern of spreading disinformation through fake social-media accounts and right-wing YouTube channels[36][37] in order to divide American society and foster anti-Americanism.[38][39] On September 4, 2024, the US Department of Justice indicted members of Tenet Media for having received $9.7 million as part of a covert Russian influence operation to co-opt American right-wing influencers to espouse pro-Russian content and conspiracy theories. Many of the followers of the related influencers were encouraged to steal ballots, intimidate voters, and remove or destroy ballot drop-offs in the weeks leading up to the election.[40][41]

That may be true, but wasn't the Trump administration itself a product of misinformation? Do you really think there wasn't any foreign propaganda during the election?

Speaking as a Japanese person, what 99% of foreigners don't understand is that she was elected to prevent the rise of the far right.

While Japan has far-right parties similar to the Republican Party in the US, the LDP, to which she belongs, is actually center-right. Before her election, votes were shifting towards the far right, so the LDP chose a conservative within the party to prevent that from happening.

There are hardly any people in Japan who claim that Takaichi is an extreme right-winger like Trump. It is China that repeatedly denounces her as a far-right and troublesome figure, and the truth is that Chinese propaganda is dominant on Reddit, so everyone is being deceived by it.

In fact, this phenomenon is similar to that of Shinzo Abe. For some reason, Shinzo Abe is criticized as far-right on Reddit, but the only "far-right" policies they criticize are things like visiting Yasukuni Shrine, which have almost nothing to do with his actual policies. In reality, he was promoting free trade like the TPP. Nevertheless, the prevailing view that he is far-right persists precisely because China is heavily promoting this issue.

From a Japanese perspective, she is actually struggling to deal with Trump, and one can sympathize with her. And since people around the world seem to be fooled by her acting, perhaps her strategy against Trump is successful. In reality, she is the complete opposite of the wealthy Trump. She is a shrewd politician from an ordinary family.

The difficulty of piracy is clearly different between video games and manga/anime, so comparing them as equivalent is an oversimplification.

In other words, games require the download of large amounts of data, while the other allows for the posting of lightweight data online. And games often require an ID for online features and regular updates are also necessary.

The bar for game publisher to provide a service that is easier than piracy is very low, and for manga and anime, if they are distributed for free, it is very difficult to surpass that. They can pirate it simply by accessing the site. Furthermore, since they have no rights issues, they can publish all anime and manga. What more practical service could possibly surpass this?

I think anyone who uses his opinion to justify piracy is incredibly stupid. They are scumbags who don't know the solution themselves but still force others to put in the effort.

He's not an expert on manga or anime and in reality, Steam already has anti-piracy measures in place, such as encryption, so his opinion is somewhat hypocritical. If you're going to quote someone, quote the opinion of an expert in that field. I wish they at least had that level of critical thinking ability, but I guess that's impossible.

And the idea that they have no intention of obeying the law is extremely unusual from a Japanese perspective. That's probably why their country has a high crime rate. The reason why creative culture like that in Japan doesn't flourish in their country is probably because they justify piracy and have no intention of paying for their work. Creators will lose their motivation.

What's funny is that they're trying to force their failing culture onto Japan. The sense of rights among modern pirates is truly insane. These are the kinds of people who think they're on the side of justice, and I really think their country's education system is a failure. The English-speaking world is increasingly being infiltrated by idiocy, and next they'll probably start saying that intellectual property theft is not a problem. Because Russia and China are likely behind the scenes of this issue.

It's because North Korea is a buffer state. Occupying North Korea would bring no benefits whatsoever. While North Korea is an adversarial force to the United States, it is not the real enemy. In this case, the real enemies are China and Russia, and North Korea is a buffer state to avoid conflict with them.

On the other hand, Iran is a clear enemy and an adversary of its allies in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Iran is politically unstable, so the US believes it can defeat Iran and is attacking it.

In a democratic world, the only people who think China is decent are Chinese spies, naive people, or those who profit from China.

I thought the pandemic had finally made the whole world aware of China's abnormality, but it seems their memory is weak, or their online manipulation has intensified.

It's surprising that there are Westerners who dislike Russia but have a favorable view of China. They are unable to comprehend anything even slightly complex, such as the fact that China is supporting Russia. They may not know it, but they are long-time allies, two peas in a pod, and a truly evil dictatorship. It's really amusing how the West treated them as if they weren't for so many years. Now the monster has grown up nicely. Good for them. Well, it's truly wonderful that the US made a Russian puppet its president.

It looks nice on the outside, but it's not so great on the inside. In many of their toilets, you can't even flush toilet paper. The low building standards are another example.

What are some things about Japan that aren't reported in Japan?

I read both Japanese and English media, and I've noticed that English media tends to focus on specific issues in Japan and often has a particular agenda, while Japanese media is neutral.

English-language media often use contrarian approaches or stereotypes favored by foreigners to gain clicks.

For example, the tendency to portray the Takaichi administration as far-right is part of this trend. However, what foreigners misunderstand is that she was actually elected to prevent votes from going to the far right.

Regarding the situation in Japan, it's far better than in the US. You should first focus on the problems of your own country. American media is truly a propaganda machine. The fact that there are Fox News personnel within the Trump administration is just awful.

To me, the fact that you're even reading a tabloid like Shukan Bunshun is a red flag.

Honestly, I think that in any country, people who make an effort to speak the local language are viewed favorably.

If there are any countries where this is not the case, they are probably only those where the language has a large number of speakers, such as English or Spanish.

It's an old-fashioned tradition, like a funeral. Giving around 500,000 yen to a corrupt monk really pisses me off. I will absolutely not have a funeral.

Religious corporations should be taxed. Don't let them get away with it forever just because it's tradition.

The vast majority of Japanese people don't think highly of tattoos, whether they're meant as amulets or whatever.

In my personal opinion, women with tattoos detract from their attractiveness. I don't understand why anyone would deliberately make their skin look dirty. If you're a man, it's like saying, "I'm antisocial."

The only exception I can think of is when it has meaning within a national tradition. And those kinds of tattoos have a different kind of beauty than cheap tattoos. However, most people get tattoos just because they feel like it, and I think that's stupid. It's as if they're saying they don't understand the meaning of tattoos at all. They are thoughtless enough to do something irreversible, like it's a fashion . They say they like tattoos, but I think they're actually demeaning them.

This is probably what the majority of Japanese people think.

While the water itself is drinkable, eating and drinking in a toilet is not exactly hygienic.

All you need to do is walk to the kitchen or keep a bottle of water and a glass in your bedroom.

Japan is higher in other indices. This is an index by British company, by the way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index

Your problem is that you're oversimplifying the situation and being highly subjective. If you're going to reject the index, you should at least provide some data. Not even doing that is just pathetic.

By the way, you seem unaware of the problems in Britain, but that country was misled by false information and chose Brexit. I don't understand why you have so much faith in British democracy.

No, what you're saying is simply incorrect. You need to admit that first. You're oversimplifying the situation. First of all, it's still a coalition government, but why are you ignoring the situation before that?

Coalition or not, the leading party in a coalition can effectively ignore the other party.

That's complete nonsense. What on earth are you talking about?

It's far less of a democracy than the UK is, Japan and UK should be switched around.

No, objectively speaking, Japan has a higher democracy index. You really don't understand anything.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/democracy-index-by-country

Why are there so many people spreading this lie in this thread? Japan had a change of government in 2009, and there had been changes of government before that as well, so why are you ignoring all of them? Moreover, Japan has been under a coalition government for quite some time now. How exactly is this a single party?

That calculation doesn't make sense, because the Republican Party is the ruling party in the US, but the Sanseito only won 3% of the seats in the last election.

Incidentally, the US has far more hikikomori than Japan.

The internet is the same everywhere, isn't it? At least in Japan, there's less blatant insult and violence than in the West.

Most of Japan's debt is owed to its own banks. It's not like it's paying large sums of money to foreign countries. On the contrary, Japan has one of the world's highest net external assets.

The main reason Japan hasn't raised interest rates is because it's benefiting from the current situation.

And the reason the US raised interest rates in the first place was because it failed to contain the pandemic. However, Japan managed to get through it without ever having to go into lockdown.

The US has continued its trade wars and is experiencing massive inflation. Trump said he would bring manufacturing back to the US, but he's just sabotaging it by constantly raising domestic manufacturing costs lol

The reason the Japanese currency is cheap is because Japan hasn't raised its interest rates. In reality, Japan is making enormous profits by lending money to countries like the US that are raising interest rates, and its current account balance is at an all-time high. In other words, contrary to your intuition, the Japanese economy is in better shape than other countries.

Otherwise, it would be ridiculous for Trump to be asking Japan for investment.

Have you heard the story about Trump telling his daughter he's poorer than the homeless? That's because he only looks at his debts and ignores his assets.

Japan's net external assets are among the highest in the world. In other words, it is one of the countries that lends the most money to the world.

I think OP should focus more on non-fiction stories than fictional ones. For some reason, there are a lot of foreigners on Reddit who are interested in the fictional world of Japan, but you guys should really do something about the fact that your own country has a higher rate of sex crimes.

It's particularly surprising that Americans still haven't resolved the Epstein issue. In Japan, Trump would probably have resigned in about a month.

Do you understand that Reddit is in English and X is in Japanese? Many Japanese people on Reddit are left-leaning.

In my view, these narratives are nothing more than content created by Japanese people, for Japanese people, solely to satisfy their need for external validation.

That's right, and I don't think this is unique to Japan.

However, in my opinion, this is far better than the opposite viewpoint. In other words, if Japanese people look at Reddit, a large number of them will become xenophobic lol

Japan's net external assets are among the highest in the world.

There's a lot of talk on Reddit about Japan being a heavily indebted country, but they're not looking at its assets. In reality, Japan is one of the countries that lends the most money in the world. This is similar to the story of Trump telling his daughter that he was poorer than the homeless. However, that's because it only looks at Trump's debts and not his assets.

As a result, Japan is making a fortune from dividends on overseas investments, but these are not reflected in its GDP. Japan's current account balance is actually at its highest level ever.

Tell me that when it actually happens. In the last election, the Sanseito approval rating was literally halved, and it managed to secure only 3% of the seats. Yet, foreigners on Reddit love to talk about the Sanseito forever. When I said they were exaggerating, I got a lot of downvotes.

Meanwhile, in America, the Trump administration, which is literally a copy of the Sanseito, is leading the charge and doing ridiculous things. In short, they just want to project their own views, right? They keep calling Japan far-right, but their own country is far more far-right, which is laughable.

That's not the reason why anti-immigrant sentiment is rising in Japan. You are oversimplifying different situations.

However, in countries where large numbers of immigrants are actually arriving, these immigrants tend to perform low-skilled work, which is like importing a large number of competitors for the country's own low-skilled workers. When the labor market is flooded with supply, working conditions deteriorate. Those who support immigration are mainly corporations, who are looking for low-wage workers. Left-wing pro-immigration groups are jumping on the bandwagon, but one has to say they are ignorant of the situation of their own citizens. Objectively speaking, there is an oversupply of immigrants, but they refuse to acknowledge this, which is leading to the rise of the right wing.

You should take a look at the unemployment rates in various countries. Unemployment is particularly high in Canada, where there is an excessive influx of immigrants. In countries with high unemployment rates, the idea of ​​a labor shortage is an illusion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_unemployment_rate

I don't have a particularly good impression of it. It's actually a bit on the bad side. Because some of them have received a ridiculous North Korean-style education. But you probably wouldn't even notice who the Zainichi are in the first place.

And foreigners often have misconceptions about the Zainichi. They say that Zainichi are not treated as Japanese, but that's because they are not actually Japanese. They are foreigners who have chosen to remain in Japan as Koreans rather than becoming naturalized Japanese citizens. According to the survey, 70% of them said they do not need to become naturalized citizens.

https://www.mindan.org/old/shinbun/010404/topic/topic_h.html

The actual percentage in the US is likely much higher because their wealth inequality is overwhelmingly worse than that of other developed countries. Therefore, the percentage would be far higher if we used median income rather than average income. And that's why there are so many homeless people in their country.

The general sentiment is that her administration is quite popular, and there are expectations for some kind of change. However, I haven't noticed much of a change so far.

One thing I want to say is that those who criticize Takaichi do not understand the reasons why she was elected.

One of the reasons is Trump. Takaichi was a disciple of Abe who was able to get along with a madman like him. Another reason is to win back votes from the far right.

What I'm trying to say is that while foreigners in particular are making a fuss about Takaichi being far-right, the reality is that she was chosen to prevent the country from becoming far-right. And some claim she's a Trump fangirl and a far-right extremist, but that's a necessary diplomatic move, and if you're going to blame someone, blame the Americans who elected such a foolish president.

In conclusion, she is not as far-right as foreign media portrays her to be. However, she is disliked in China, so we can expect to see a large number of Chinese bots criticizing her, especially on Reddit.

The average age of marriage in Japan is around 30. Reddit's echo chamber is a real cancer. People are stuck in stereotypes from 30 years ago and can't understand that times have changed.

Oh, let me tell you, getting a tan damages and deteriorates your skin. That's really not good for your skin.

White people, in particular, have sensitive skin but love to tan, which is the worst combination.

1:There's a big difference between having a siscon/brocon and incest. You're shifting the topic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest

Incest (/ˈɪnsɛst/ IN-sest) is sex between close relatives, such as a brother, sister, or parent.

2:I'm not familiar with other works, but the siblings in No Game No Life are step-siblings.

3:Your logic, which simply cites examples, is insufficient. For example, you could conclude that because Western media features incest in popular works like Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and Gladiator, incest is surprisingly common. However, this is clearly a subjective sophistry. The meaning of "incest" itself is different.

4:I think you already know why you're being downvoted. Your opinion is highly subjective and lacks evidence. First, it would be best to specify what percentage constitutes a "surprisingly large percentage." Since we don't know what percentage your opinion is, it seems like a huge exaggeration. For example, how many anime like that were there in the previous season?

It's in a surprisingly large percentage of even the most popular anime and manga.

That's a very subjective opinion. Is there any data to support that?

Aikido. You won't actually get much stronger by learning this, but it's very good for your health. Even elderly people can do it, so it could become a long-term hobby. It doesn't require much language, and it doesn't cost much money either. And injuries are rare in Aikido.

Well, this is a classic example of the opposition failing. While they were in opposition, they could ignore reality and only spout platitudes, but once they actually took power, they couldn't implement most of their manifesto promises due to budget constraints.

Well, it was unfortunate that the Tōhoku earthquake happened in 2011. The prime minister at the time was trying to promote nuclear power, but that incident drastically damaged the image of nuclear power.

And their diplomacy was also terrible. There's no way friendly relations with China can be achieved. It's the same as the relationship between Europe and Russia. They live in their own world, and if we make concessions, they'll just take advantage of it. The only way to live peacefully with them is to show them power and make them reconsider their actions. I believe it was under this administration that the Senkaku Islands issue truly became a major topic of discussion.

I have no idea how many Chinese spies there were within the Democratic administration. America must have been appalled. However, Japan is appalled that America has become a puppet of Russia these days.

The broadcast time is irrelevant. Originally, it was broadcast at 7:00 PM. And Dragon Ball is an old anime.

Dragon Ball was originally published in Shonen Jump. Naruto was too. The main readership of Shonen Jump is teenagers.

In Japan, there are manga magazines like CoroCoro Comic that target younger age groups. And CoroCoro's signature works are manga like Doraemon and Pokémon.

The negative reputation surrounding Japan is always exaggerated because China and South Korea have online propaganda groups.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_Agency_Network_of_Korea

The internet in English-speaking countries is truly in the midst of an information war, and it's like hell itself. That's probably why Trump was elected and Brexit happened. Speaking as a Japanese person, I'd say 90% of the opinions about Japan on Reddit are either exaggerated or lies.

Because it's an appeal to their own people. Reddit users have forgotten how crazy China is. They censor information, shut their citizens out of the international internet, and instill absurd patriotic education, so the government moves along with that narrative to avoid criticism. Especially now, when the Chinese economy is not doing well. Wolf warrior diplomacy began with the pandemic.