🇯🇵🇺🇸 Post by Hideki Kakeya, Associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba:

The assassinated Charlie Kirk once said, “The left keeps shouting that ‘diversity matters,’ but there is one kind of diversity they refuse to tolerate—diversity of thought.”

https://twitter.com/hkakeya/status/1966499983869231379

Post by Hatakeno Tomato, transgender activist, opposing the above post by Hideki Kakeya:

It’s so disappointing that a post like this is getting so many likes… Since the last world war, the common understanding around the world has been that we must reject fascism. That’s why the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was created and adopted. When Japan regained independence and joined the UN, it was explicitly reminded to uphold these principles.

Charlie Kirk’s statements, no matter how “good” some might think they are, are fascist and discriminatory. The world has pledged to stop such things because allowing them would mean some people’s human rights would not be protected. It really shows there’s a serious problem with education that so many people can’t even grasp this.

🇯🇵🧵THREAD: A look into Sanseitō (参政党) — a rising political party in Japan with growing influence, widespread controversy, and a deeply troubling track record.

There are far too many issues to list them all, but I’ll cover as many as I can👇 1.

A user says,
"It seems the real name of Sanseitō member Saya is Sayaka Shioiri. But if the party's draft constitution says all lawmakers must use their real names, why did she run under an alias? That’s contradictory. Her husband appears to be this man. Was she trying to hide something? 🤔"
[Note: "Saya" posted an explanation today.]
x.com/justastrawdog/…

In Japan, we avoid disagreeing with the people we talk to.

In political & business meetings, the groundwork is laid in advance, and meetings are often ceremonial.

Why? So that no one gets hurt. Faces are saved.

We have a culture that values harmony.

Acceptance is also key. It is also said that having "Omoiyari" is a good deed.

The word omoiyari is made up of two parts: omoi, which means "thought", and yari, which comes from the verb yaru, meaning "to give" or "to send". The word literally translates to "sending one's altruistic feelings to others".

Basically, it means to put yourself in the shoes of others.
It would be translated as thoughtfulness, compassion, etc.

Lately, I feel that this concept is fading as our lifestyles are becoming saturated with a materialistic environment.

Nevertheless, it is still considered the ideal attitude when communicating with others.

"TRUE MILITARY POWER"!? HUH!?!?
This cover is CHINESE PROPAGANDA! THIS IS WRONG!
PM Kishida hasn't said such a thing, nor is he going to.
Even if Japan doubles its defense budget, China's more than triples that.
Japan is finally preparing for China's threat though not enough.

https://twitter.com/TIME/status/1656101759721299968

Westerners probably have no idea, but Japan's war guilt imprint is coming from China's propaganda against Japan which says Japan was a military power that tortured other Asians and that's why the country should never have military forces, nukes etc. Time says we're going BACK.

Kamala Harris is here! 🇯🇵
No Biden 👀

🗓
- talks with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio later on Monday to discuss the situation over Taiwan and Indo-Pacific issues
- an address at the US Navy's Yokosuka base on Wednesday
▶︎www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne…

#ShinzoAbe #StateFuneral #Japan WHITE HOUSE:
President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to Japan to Attend the State Funeral of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo of Japan
▶︎ whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

#Biden #KamalaHarris

ひろゆき氏のファン層の知的レベルの低さが異常で。侮辱なしに、普通に頭が弱いのがうかがえるが、一つ学ばせてもらったことがあり。
彼等は傾向として暴論・極論が多い。私が指摘をすると『その方が分かりやすくて良いじゃないか』と開き直る。つまり、教祖の暴論を寧ろ歓迎する程思考力のない信者。 ひろゆき氏のような発信のみならず、我々保守派の間でも、近年まとめ系や陰謀論が蔓延し、一部論客に暴論が目立つ程であるが、要は一定の教養や知識がある前提で論理的に説明しても分からない層がネットで簡易的な物に飛び付いている図なんだなと。ネットで暴論が多いわけだと。崇める人達含む悪循環。