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Drop Bass Not Bombs: Tokyo Rave Calls for Takaichi’s Resignation (at tokyoweekender.com, adblock advised)

the article said:
A steady stream of participants turned out for the gathering staged at the plaza in front of Shinjuku Station’s southeast exit. They danced to sets from local DJs such as CMT, Phonehead and Mayudepth. Organizers stressed it was more than just a music event — it was a “block party against fascism and racism,” and a protest against the governments of Takaichi and Donald Trump.
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Of course what "fascism" and "racism" are isn't defined (do they mean "wrongthink" about immigration enforcement?), and it's not stated just how many attended such an event.
 


virtually every demonstration in tokyo is comprised mostly of professional demonstrators, called プロ市民. they are mainly underemployed leftists with who attend protests on weekdays and hold english signs hoping to get foreign news coverage. they are not serious people. useful idiots for various foreign influence operations.

Similar but distinct terms include "full-time" and "professional revolutionary" (職化), which refer to individuals who, rather than working for a company while engaged in activities in labor unions, the Japanese Communist Party, or other political organizations, receive a salary from the organization itself and dedicate themselves to its activities [Note 2][1]. Citizen activities are activities such as discussions and meetings on politics by individuals who have acquired some knowledge of politics, or by beginners, with a sense of awareness of the issues. However, the term "professional citizen" is used in a negative context by those who view the activities of such activists as "engaging in activities to influence the interests of a particular group of citizens or political parties, or specific propaganda or foreign powers."

This "professional citizen" is similar in meaning to "professional shareholder" (corporate racketeer). Insofar as they are perceived as "individuals who engage in activities to influence the interests of a particular group of citizens or political parties, or specific propaganda or foreign powers," professional agitators and agents, as well as lawyers (especially those known as human rights lawyers), politicians, and scholars who are involved in citizen activities as a profession, can also be called professional citizens.

Furthermore, in societies like those commonly found in Europe and the United States, where large-scale personnel movements occur between senior government officials and NGO or NPO executives with each change of government, there exists a class of civil society professionals who are perceived as the social elite. When a government whose principles and beliefs do not align with theirs comes into power, they work as executives of NGOs and NPOs or as activists in highly specialized departments. When a government whose principles and beliefs align with theirs comes into power, they are welcomed as senior government officials and work as government staff. In addition, think tanks that formulate and recommend policies are also run by non-profit organizations composed of this class.
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Apparently the recent USA/Japan twitter crossover has caused a huge surge in japanese people booking reservations at American style BBQ restaurants in japan
 
Steve Pinto said:
virtually every demonstration in tokyo is comprised mostly of professional demonstrators, called プロ市民. they are mainly underemployed leftists with who attend protests on weekdays and hold english signs hoping to get foreign news coverage. they are not serious people. useful idiots for various foreign influence operations.
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roadkill7447 said:
On June 8, 2001, Mamoru Takuma, a former janitor with a history of mental illness and criminal behavior, entered Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka armed with a Deba knife.
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Japan really was better in the '80s. Since then it's been endless "Lost Decades", the sarin gas attack in the '90s, the stabbing in the '00s, the Kyoto animation studio fire in the '10s, coronapanic in the '20s, and now they're getting endless waves of migrants from the Third World? As well as increasing "astroturfing" of loony leftist bullshit?
 
ToroidalBoat said:
Japan really was better in the '80s. Since then it's been endless "Lost Decades", the sarin gas attack in the '90s, the stabbing in the '00s, the Kyoto animation studio fire in the '10s, coronapanic in the '20s, and now they're getting endless waves of migrants from the Third World? As well as increasing "astroturfing" of loony leftist bullshit?
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"Did you know a bad thing once happened in Japan? That means they're doomed."

Almost 40 fucking years of this kind of bullshit, and Japan is still standing and doing better than just about all of Europe.

None of those things are even 1/1000th as damaging to Japan as globalism & postmodernism have been to every individual country in the West. The fact that Japan has been so resistant to them is why the leftist-infested establishments in the West hate the country so much, and go out of their way to paint it as doomed.
 
I wouldn't exactly say Japan is doomed, but their hardheadedness is a real double edged sword. Things don't really change when it comes to traditions and practices which can be a good thing until it becomes a failure to adapt. Japanese industry giants aren't what they used to be. A lot of them have downsized, and/or sold divisions to other countries like the US or China if they haven't been sold themselves. Toshiba's a good example of the former and Sharp is an example of the latter. The only giants that can really act as freely as they used to are Sony and Toyota. Even Sony's not immune to this. You can look at how Vaio spun off as its own company or how TCL makes most Bravia TVs now.

If we look at media, we can see more outsourcing for things Japanese people can't do themselves because they're overwhelmed. The anime industry has infamously been outsourcing their work to the Philippines when they can't get Koreans which results in things people frequently mock and are later redrawn for Blu-ray releases. Giant AAA games are often outsourced to China, Vietnam, and India.

Lately, people are getting upset about Hideo Kojima saying that he's embracing globalism and inclusivity as if it's a new thing when he had live action David Hayter in the beginning of MGS4 which indicates to me that he saw the English language version of Metal Gear as his vision. Getting the English voice actors to do the motion capture in MGSV reinforces that. Suda51 and Swery65 also prioritized English voice acting in their games. Killer7 is about a black man with magical powers. Basically, I don't think Japan has really been affected by DEI or anything like that. They just do whatever they want.
 
Crant said:
Lately, people are getting upset about Hideo Kojima saying that he's embracing globalism and inclusivity as if it's a new thing when he had live action David Hayter in the beginning of MGS4 which indicates to me that he saw the English language version of Metal Gear as his vision. Getting the English voice actors to do the motion capture in MGSV reinforces that. Suda51 and Swery65 also prioritized English voice acting in their games. Killer7 is about a black man with magical powers. Basically, I don't think Japan has really been affected by DEI or anything like that. They just do whatever they want.
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These things aren't the same thing as paying lip service and actively seeking to hire the predatory DEI consultants groups the thing I just found out about basically was a flier for. Man's fallen to the patriots.

People seem to be slowly forgetting that having english VAS as your vision and incorporating different cultures into a game is not the same thing as supporting wealthy california media oligarchy hamfisted shit we've put up with the last decade.
 
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