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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 10h

This is giving me really bad feels - it strongly gives the impression that she embraced the conspiracies and is “trying to dismantle the MOF cult”

This will not end well.

日経電子版 @nikkei.com · 10h

高市総裁「自民税調をガラッと変えたい」　財務省出身で固めず（無料記事）
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

党税制調査会は「インナー」と呼ばれる幹部会のメンバーが政策決定に大きな影響力を持ちます。

高市氏は税調会長に小野寺五典前政調会長を内定。ほかのメンバーは小林鷹之政調会長に委ねたと説明しました。

会長を務めた宮沢洋一氏にも触れ、参院の重要ポストに就任する見通しだと明かしました。

#ニュース

高市総裁「自民税調をガラッと変えたい」　財務省出身で固めず - 日本経済新聞

自民党の高市早苗総裁は12日、X（旧ツイッター）で党税制調査会の人事に言及した。小林鷹之政調会長に「スタイルそのものをガラッと変えてほしい」と指示したと明かした。「財務省出身の税専門家だけで役員を固めない」と強調した。「国会議員たちが必要だと考える税制の方向性を闊達に議論できる税制調査会」をめざすと表明した。「国会議員は税制で達成したい目標を示すのが主な役目だ」と強調した。税率や対象など詳細

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 1d

If it were to happen (I sincerely do not think it would do any good), I also very much doubt the CDPJ would win that many seats as some estimates suggest - the last upper house election was terrible for them as well.
The far right celebrated they won votes while CDPJ-like moderates were stagnant.

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 1d

I would not write off a snap election after all - regardless of how destructive it would be for the LDP - since Takaichi and Aso (mostly the latter) are pros in the school of hubris

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 2d

In a free edition of the Japan Daily Briefing — I’m starting “free Fridays” — I look more at the causes and effects of Kōmeitō’s break with the LDP and discuss Ishiba’s reflections on the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II.

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The end of the coalition | Japan Daily Briefing

As the coalition breaks, Ishiba delivers an impassioned defense of democracy

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Levi McLaughlin @levimclaughlin.bsky.social · 2d

Japan, ostensibly one of the least religious countries in the world, had its political order upended by the lay Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai. That is THE story about Friday's epochal shift in Japanese politics (thread follows):

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日経電子版 @nikkei.com · 2d

石破茂首相の「戦後80年所感」全文（無料記事）
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

石破茂首相の「戦後80年所感」全文 - 日本経済新聞

石破茂首相の戦後80年所感全文は次の通り。戦後80年に寄せて（はじめに）先の大戦の終結から、80年がたちました。この80年間、わが国は一貫して、平和国家として歩み、世界の平和と繁栄に力を尽くしてまいりました。今日のわが国の平和と繁栄は、戦没者をはじめとする皆さまの尊い命と苦難の歴史の上に築かれたものです。私は、3月の硫黄島訪問、4月のフィリピン・カリラヤの比島戦没者の碑訪問、6月の沖縄

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 2d

Seriously, is Hagiuda such an irreplaceable genius that risking the breakdown of the coalition was deemed a worthy risk?

Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 2d

It is baffling that what brought down the coalition was reportedly not the hyper-conservative stances Takaichi took throughout her career, it was the insistence on a bad political donations legislation and on reinstating someone who was suspended due to *you guessed it* a faction funding scandal.

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 2d

So fitting that they picked an orange background for this 👏

日経電子版 @nikkei.com · 2d

ノーベル平和賞にベネズエラの野党指導者　マリア・コリナ・マチャド氏（無料記事）
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

#ノーベル賞

ノーベル平和賞にベネズエラの野党指導者　マリア・コリナ・マチャド氏 - 日本経済新聞

【ロンドン=湯前宗太郎】ノルウェーのノーベル賞委員会は10日、2025年のノーベル平和賞をベネズエラの野党指導者のマリア・コリナ・マチャド氏に授与すると発表した。授賞式は12月1

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Dan Sneider @dcsneider.bsky.social · 2d

asia.nikkei.com/politics/jap...

Japan's Komeito withdraws from ruling coalition with Takaichi's LDP

Quarter-century of formal partnership comes to end over political funding scandal

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hakusangazette.bsky.social @hakusangazette.bsky.social · 2d

At least Liz Truss managed to become PM.

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日経電子版 @nikkei.com · 2d

【号外】公明党、連立離脱へ　党首会談で自民党に伝達
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning issued after 7.4 quake hits Mindanao

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuate Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the earthquake in the Philippines. A quake measuring 7.4 has struck the Mindanao region, triggering a tsunami warning. The Philippines seismology agency has warned of damage and aftershocks after the quake struck the southern island. Continue reading...

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 2d

“Sankei, meaningful[ly], is suggesting that it may be better for the LDP and Kōmeitō to separate.”

Not surprised that the Fox News of Japan wants the party that moderated LDP stances to leave government.

Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 2d

In a new Japan Daily Briefing, Komeito debates breaking the coalition ahead of a meeting of party leaders Friday, Takaichi tries to salvage it, and the CDP continues to try to organize an alternative coalition to prevent a Takaichi premiership.

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Can the ruling coalition be saved? | Japan Daily Briefing

Kōmeitō debates whether to leave the coalition, Takaichi tries to thread a needle, and the CDP continues its attempt to organize an alternative government

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James Brady @frogjumpsin.bsky.social · 3d

If you missed it yesterday, here’s the link to my discussion with @victordcha.bsky.social and @tobiasharris.bsky.social on the implications of Takaichi’s LDP leadership victory for Japan, East Asia and the US, on @csis.org’s Impossible State. Really enjoyed our chat.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0BV...

What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan | The Impossible State

YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies

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Levi McLaughlin @levimclaughlin.bsky.social · 3d

Tensions between the LDP and Komeito have been building over recent years, but Japan's ruling coalition has hit a crucial stage. The combo of Takaichi at the helm, plummeting election results for Komeito, a Soka Gakkai base that's facing its own existential crises after Ikeda Daisaku...a new era.

Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 4d

With the LDP and Kōmeitō at odds, sharing my conversation with @levimclaughlin.bsky.social from after the upper house elections.

observingjapan.substack.com/p/the-past-p...

The past, present, and future of Kōmeitō

A conversation with Levi McLaughlin

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 3d

Not even one week on the job and we already feel the first waves of the incoming Takaichi shock.

The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 3d

The yen reached its weakest level since mid-February against the dollar on Wednesday on rising concerns about an increase in fiscal spending in Japan.

Yen weakest since mid-February on fiscal fears

The dollar has likely benefited from a lack of U.S. government economic data as the federal government remains shut.

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 3d

This is not a sarcastic take btw, just stating a fact.

(And a reminder: the mentality that “Russia=bad” is nonsensical and you should broaden your horizons)

Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 3d

Oh guess what, same amount of years as Russia’s specialist system that up until recently was not accepted as equivalent to a Master’s degree.

The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 4d

Japan is preparing to overhaul its graduate education system in a bid to boost enrollment and increase the number of highly skilled professionals in its dwindling workforce.

Japan to move toward five-year integrated bachelor's-master’s programs

The proposed reform would allow students to complete a one-year master’s program after a standard four-year undergraduate course.

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永原宣 Hiromu Nagahara @hiromunagahara.bsky.social · 4d

I hear that yet another politician somewhere is lazily labeling humanities and social sciences as "rip-off" which is of course BS. Also: this year's Japanese Nobel laureate for chemistry credits a Daoist idea he read about as the inspiration for his work.

digital.asahi.com/articles/AST...

北川進さん「役に立たないものも役に立つ」　ノーベル賞に導いた本は：朝日新聞

ノーベル化学賞の受賞が決まった北川進さん（74）が開発したのは金属有機構造体（ＭＯＦ）という多孔性の材料だった。物質にあいた無数の「孔」（穴）。着目したきっかけは学生時代に読んだ書籍にあった老荘思想…

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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 4d

We 👏🏻 are 👏🏻 the 👏🏻 three 👏🏻 percent

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 4d

How many browsing tabs do you typically have open?*

1: 6%
2-5: 54%
6-10: 14%
11-20: 8%
21-30: 2%
More than 30: 3%

*across all windows, on desktop/laptop

yougov.co.uk/topics/techn...

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 4d

My work notebook has something like 50 tabs open - I dread it every time I have to restart the pc 🫠
Honestly surprised that the massive tab gang is just 3%

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Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 4d

Daniel is right, but I could not stand that half of his feed was either his political views or reposts of Chinese propaganda

Shikinami @shikinami.bsky.social · 4d

Go Komeito, go

Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 5d

In a new Japan Daily Briefing, I look at the worsening outlook for coalition talks between the LDP and Kōmeitō, which are complicating the process of launching a Takaichi government. open.substack.com/pub/observin...

Coalition troubles | Japan Daily Briefing

Takaichi unveils her leadership team, but ongoing coalition talks with Kōmeitō cast a shadow over her pending premiership

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Satoshi Sugiyama @satoshijournal.bsky.social · 4d

The dollar against the yen this morning ....

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