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PhD. Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies. Japanese Politics/International Relations Views my own. RT/Likes โ endorsements. Not a journalist.
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My latest article for @Diplomat_APAC
on, 'The #Squad# and the #Quad#: 2 Tracks of Security Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific'. I discuss the Defence Ministers' Meeting of the Squad countries on the sidelines of the 13th #ADMM-Plus๐#
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How do Japanese view the latest US midterm and what's next for Trump? A Japan @MofaJapan_en official told Nikkei:
"We canโt rule out the possibility Mr. Trump will claim the election was lost because Japan didnโt invest enough. We need to be prepared for that."๐คทโโ๏ธ
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Japan's NHK interviewed streamer Hasan Piker for its coverage of the US mid-term elections, depicting him as an important figure in the growth of the DSA.
He said young Americans facing hard times are beginning to look for alternatives to the current economic system.
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Leaders of the Japanese Communist Party have congratulated the American DSA after the US midterm elections.
The Japanese left has faired very poorly in recent elections.
Here's a scene from an anti-LDP protest they held on Tuesday:
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Another video of Takaichi Sanae and Reconstruction Minister Hosono Goshi is going viral, with some people describing the odd way she touches his hands instead of a signboard as "sexual harassment."
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This clip of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae smiling and talking to Reconstruction Minister Hosono Goshi has been going viral.
A lot of posts seem to be assuming Takaichi is attracted to him.
A male PM smiling at a minister wouldn't receive such reactions.
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JCP leader Tomoko Tamura congratulated the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) on their victories in the US midterm elections, praising their opposition to US military bases overseas and capitalism, while expressing hope that their success would inspire similar political change in Japan.
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Todayโs Headline:
โTrumpโs Republicans Suffer Historic Defeatโ
Some of the Japanese internet right are having a crash out over the US mid-term election results.
One is claiming that Muslims, who are less than 2% of voters in TX, flipped the state blue (Talarico won by 12%).
Others are claiming dead people voted.
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A Japanese news show featured drinkable trading cards in its ranking of possible hit products for 2027.
Each card contains 12ml of an energy drink and the card/drink company already has a collab with Capcom's Street Fighter.
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Some American Umamusume fans are claiming they voted against the Republican Party because a U.S. concert was cancelled last month after performers couldn't get visas from the Trump Administration's immigration authorities.
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Umamusume fans on their way to the polls:
"Total News World" - a right-wing Japanese account that posts news along with claims that the mainstream media is biased - predicted yesterday that the American Left would face a "total meltdown" in the mid-term elections.
As the MSM predicted, that did not happen.
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Japan's Asahi Shimbun shared this video of Talarico supporters celebrating his victory in Texas:
"This hope that I've always wanted is finally here and it feels real."
Japan's NHK aired live coverage of the celebration after James Talarico flipped Texas blue.
Their coverage emphasized that he's 37-years-old and the state hasn't had a Democratic Senator in 38 years.
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A Japanese artist's take on the weird shapes of American states:
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Some American Umamusume fans are claiming they voted against the Republican Party because a U.S. concert was cancelled last month after performers couldn't get visas from the Trump Administration's immigration authorities.
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NHK is using American stars in its graphics announcing US mid-term election results:
Japan's NHK aired live coverage of the celebration after James Talarico flipped Texas blue.
Their coverage emphasized that he's 37-years-old and the state hasn't had a Democratic Senator in 38 years.
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Japan's NHK aired live coverage of the celebration after James Talarico flipped Texas blue.
Their coverage emphasized that he's 37-years-old and the state hasn't had a Democratic Senator in 38 years.
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The White House has once again used Japanese manga/anime to promote itself, with Trump and his allies on ship from One Piece.
The Japanese government has previously requested that the U.S. government to stop using anime and manga without permission of the copyright holders.
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This clip of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae smiling and talking to Reconstruction Minister Hosono Goshi has been going viral.
A lot of posts seem to be assuming Takaichi is attracted to him.
A male PM smiling at a minister wouldn't receive such reactions.
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