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   Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jul-2024 16:01:42 JST Minoru Saba

   "...concern is mounting that more people are running in the election just to gain fame"
   "Some candidates...have been criticized for making a mockery of the electoral process by posting sexually explicit posters"
   https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240629/p2g/00m/0na/020000c
   #Tokyo #governor #elections
   🔸Was surprised Mum thought Koike's opponent Renhō belonged to the Japan Communist Party, but seems many like Mum, who saw WW2 firsthand and are not enamoured with LDP antics, are wary of the JCP, China, and Russia.

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     Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jul-2024 20:23:20 JST Minoru Saba

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     "The Japan Communist Party is...the largest nonruling Communist party in the world [and] harshly critical of China"

     "[It's] about as radical as a beige cardigan: antiwar, pro-democracy, pro-economic equality"

     "Still, Japan’s National Police Agency has continued to treat the group as a menace [without making clear] what actual threat the group poses"
     https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/world/asia/japan-election-communist-party.html
     #scapegoat #Japan