#Japanese politician

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2022-Shinzo Abe

Shinzo Abe (/ˈʃɪnzoʊ ˈɑːbeɪ/SHIN-zoh AH-bay; Japanese: 安倍 晋三, Hepburn: Abe Shinzō, IPA: [abe ɕindzoː]; 21 September 1954 – 8 July 2022) was a Japanese politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020. He was the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, serving for almost nine years in total. Abe also served as Chief Cabinet Secretary from 2005 to 2006 under Junichiro Koizumi and was briefly the opposition leader in 2012.

Abe was a staunch conservative whom political commentators had described as a right-wing Japanese nationalist. Associated with the Nippon Kaigi, he held negationist views on Japanese history, including denying the role of government coercion in the recruitment of comfort women during World War II, a position which caused tensions particularly with South Korea. Under his premiership, relations further strained in 2019 over disputes about reparations. Earlier that same year, Abe's government initiated a trade dispute with South Korea after the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that reparations be made by Japanese companies who had benefited from forced labor. Abe was considered a hard-liner with respect to Japan's military policies.

In 2007, he initiated the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue during his first tenure as prime minister, aimed at resisting China's rise as a superpower. He advocated for amending Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution to legally codify the status of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), however this was never achieved during his lifetime. He enacted military reforms in 2015 that allowed Japan to exercise collective security by allowing JSDF deployments overseas, the passage of which was controversial and met with protests. Economically, Abe attempted to counter Japan's economic stagnation with "Abenomics", with mixed results. He was also credited with reinstating the Trans-Pacific Partnership with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Abe was assassinated on 8 July 2022 while delivering a campaign speech in Nara two days before the 10 July upper house elections. The suspect, who was immediately arrested by police, confessed to targeting the former prime minister because of Abe's alleged ties with the Unification Church. This was the first assassination of a former Japanese prime minister since 1936. A polarizing figure in Japanese politics, Abe was described by his supporters as having worked to strengthen Japan's security and international stature, while his opponents described his nationalistic policies and negationist views on history as threatening Japanese pacifism and damaging relations with East Asian neighbors China and South Korea. Commentators have said that his legacy pushed Japan towards more proactive military spending, security, and economic policies.

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Daigo Matsuura (deceased)

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 3 October 1969 

Ethnicity: Japanese

Occupation: Politician (Independent), journalist

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was I supposed to know Nobuko Sasaki was the name of Kunikida Doppo's first wife or was I supposed to find that out while looking up Kunikida Doppo's wikipedia article to try to figure out who the "Takekoshi" he mentions at the start of Entrance Exam is

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[redbuddi]

GATE would have been so fun if only it wasn't overt military propaganda

[valkaryah]

one of my fave things about gosling is that he decided to become fat so he could play the dad in the lovely bones and then the studio execs just fired his ass

[alchemistdetective]

((Hoyo really put the concerns of some of the elders in Modern Day China here, good gosh

A bit of China talk under the tags))

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The Burning of Sto. Domingo, Ruins of Legislative Building, The Burning of Manila, Fernando Amorsolo / The Open City, Japanese photograph (no further credits were listed)

On the 26th of December, Manila was declared an open city. Banners were hung in Manila with Open City written on them, and defenses were removed as to avoid provoking the Japanese military.

The Fall of the Philippines, Louis Morton

The voluntary disarmament of Manila went ignored.

The Fall of the Philippines, Louis Morton

Manila would become one of the most devastated capital cities in the entire war.

Kristoffer Pasion/(indiohistorian) wrote a twitter thread on this that I only just noticed when I got halfway through making this post, and it has more depth and detail! here's the link for further reading.

[weedle-testaburger]

something something declining birth rate

[cometchasr]

east asia is much more of an ethnonationalistic clusterfuck than you think

[cosmomoore]

I feel like we are continually on the verge of discovering that Elongated Muskrat is a D@rling in the Fr@nxx stan and that the propaganda worked on him.

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1918 - Kakuei Tanaka Birthday

Kakuei Tanaka (田中 角栄 or 田中 角榮, Tanaka Kakuei, 4 May 1918 – 16 December 1993) was a Japanese politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1947 to 1990, and was Prime Minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974.

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Suzukas F1 race will move to spring date in 2024 Japanese politician claims | 2024 F1 season

The Japanese Grand Prix will move from its regular late-season slot to a new date in spring in the future, a local politician has claimed. Keiji Furuya, a member of Japan’s house of representatives, claimed on social media next year’s Japanese Grand Prix will take place the week after Formula E’s new round in Tokyo. The FIA announced yesterday the inaugural Tokyo EPrix will take place on March 30th, indicating the Japanese Grand Prix will be held on April 7th. A spokesperson for F1 declined to comment on the claimed date change for the race, which will be held in September this year. Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Corniche Circuit is expected to take over from Bahrain as the opening round on the 2024 F1 calendar. The promoters of the two Middle Eastern races wish to hold their events outside of the Ramadan religious period, which occurs between March 10th and April 9th next year. F1 is also working to rearrange races in order to reduce the amount of travel to ease the strain on teams and reduce emissions, in line with its target of becoming a net zero emitter of carbon by 2030. Moving the Japanese round from the latter half of the year may allow it to be twinned with other flyaway races at the beginning of the season, such as the Australian Grand Prix. Next year’s Japanese GP is the last on the Suzuka circuit’s current contract. However the Mobilityland company which runs Suzuka is owned by Honda, which is likely to continue supporting the race while it participates in the championship. Honda resumed its branding of Red Bull’s power units after its departure at the end of 2021, and will supply its motors to Aston Martin from 2026. The Suzuka area sees average temperatures of 10-19C in April, with average monthly rainfall of 142mm. This year’s race will take place in September, which on average is wetter, seeing 213mm of rain, but also warmer, with temperatures of 21-28C. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free 2024 F1 season Browse all 2024 F1 season articles via RaceFans - Independent Motorsport Coverage https://www.racefans.net/

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[totallyseiso]

If there was ever a perfect time for the queen to finally drop, now would be it