Mesi Schwarcz
@mesi-schwarcz.bsky.social
Japan observer, researcher of Japanese politics, professional feed lurker. PMs, cabinets, regional relations, security policy, revisionism, ridiculous misc.
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December 5, 2024 at 6:27 AM
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![A [FAKE] tweet from South Korea's soon-to-be-ex-President Yoon Su, reading "The haters said we couldn't do it. And they were correct. Honestly great call from the haters"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:aohq6g4pn4njqioimsxtvghu/bafkreihm76lxdvcctcmb4dcjrorqaqxrzujwztozstsk5hiodditj3vzoe@jpeg)
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Yeah, I love Korean pop culture. (Protecting democracy from authoritarian subversion.)
December 3, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Yeah, I love Korean pop culture. (Protecting democracy from authoritarian subversion.)
New NHK rating indicates and upturn in goverment support, despite the criticism received from the areas affected by the disaster.
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
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January 16, 2024 at 9:21 AM
New NHK rating indicates and upturn in goverment support, despite the criticism received from the areas affected by the disaster.
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
Time piece on the scandal. Despite the tone of the article, I do think Kishida is surprisingly proactive in handling the mess, and it says a lot that no other PM was able to survive a 20% support rate even for a day
Japan’s Ruling Party Faces Biggest Political Scandal in Decades
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is struggling to rein in the widest financial scandal to hit his long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party in more than three decades.
time.com
December 13, 2023 at 9:39 AM
Time piece on the scandal. Despite the tone of the article, I do think Kishida is surprisingly proactive in handling the mess, and it says a lot that no other PM was able to survive a 20% support rate even for a day
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The purge of Abe faction members continues. Nishimura out at METI, Takagi and Haiguda as LDP parliamentary and policy affairs chiefs: mainichi.jp/articles/202...
高木、西村、萩生田氏も更迭へ パー券収入裏金疑惑で首相
岸田文雄首相は、自民党の清和政策研究会（安倍派）が政治資金パーティーの収入の一部を裏金化していた疑惑を巡り、松野博一官房長官に加え、��...
mainichi.jp
December 9, 2023 at 7:21 PM
The purge of Abe faction members continues. Nishimura out at METI, Takagi and Haiguda as LDP parliamentary and policy affairs chiefs: mainichi.jp/articles/202...
Omg Kishida plans to withdraw from Kо̄chikai?
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
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December 8, 2023 at 10:10 AM
Omg Kishida plans to withdraw from Kо̄chikai?
www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20...
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