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A #JapanPolitics thread (Part 2): The assassination of former Prime Minister Abe has led to greater attention to the controversial relationship between conservative Japanese politicians and the Unification Church. Let's look at what is being reported... 
2/ My previous thread on this topic, with 100 tweets following developments between July 22nd and July 31st, can be read at this link: threadreaderapp.com/thread/1550337โฆ
3/ One interesting new development is a UC front group's president saying that Donald Trump's decision to participate via video in a 2021 Unification Church event helped convince Abe to do the same. Police say the suspect decided to kill Abe after watching a video of that event.
A #JapanPolitics thread: The assassination of former Prime Minister Abe has led to greater attention to the controversial relationship between conservative Japanese politicians and religious groups, particularly the Unification Church. Let's look at what is being reported... 1/
2/ This is an offshoot of my older thread, which was more focused on media treatment of the assassination. This thread will be more focused on political news, but I recommend you check out the older thread, particularly from post #29 onwards.
3/ To briefly summarize from the last thread: Japan's Liberal Democratic Party has a decades-long history of ties to the Unification Church, which provides volunteers and voters for conservative politicians. Abe was one of them, but light is being shed on other politicians too.
๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๏ธ๐จThe campaign for the 49th Election to the House of Representatives started today in Japan.
13 days left.
This will be the first national election I follow since I became interested in JP politics. Sadly It won't be in Japan, but let's learn & have fun together from afar!
13 days left.
This will be the first national election I follow since I became interested in JP politics. Sadly It won't be in Japan, but let's learn & have fun together from afar!
+1000 candidates:
18% womenโ๏ธ
9 main political parties:
LDP
Komeito
CDP
JCP
DPFP
SDP
Ishin
Reiwa
antiNHK
465 seats:
289 Single-Member Districts
176 Regional Proportional list seats
โ 233 seats for a majority
18% womenโ๏ธ
9 main political parties:
LDP
Komeito
CDP
JCP
DPFP
SDP
Ishin
Reiwa
antiNHK
465 seats:
289 Single-Member Districts
176 Regional Proportional list seats
โ 233 seats for a majority
๐ค๐Right out of the gate:
First prediction about the election results (19/10/21):
LDP 238
Komeito 32
CDP 131
JCP 20
DPFP 15
SDP 1
Reiwa 1
Ishin 23
What do you think? #JapanPolitics #JapanDecides2021 #JapanElection21
First prediction about the election results (19/10/21):
LDP 238
Komeito 32
CDP 131
JCP 20
DPFP 15
SDP 1
Reiwa 1
Ishin 23
What do you think? #JapanPolitics #JapanDecides2021 #JapanElection21
๐จThe exciting part of the year for Japanese politics is rapidly approaching: with the race for the leadership of the LDP upon us, the general election for the Lower House is getting closer and closer.๐
Reports say that it could take place by Mid-October! Thus, this project:โ
Reports say that it could take place by Mid-October! Thus, this project:โ
I would like to make a rundown on the 289 Single-Member Districts that compose part of the Lower House of the Japanese Diet.
Let's see the conditions of each district, the candidates & how the Japanese media & history see the race. Join me and follow along! In for a long ride๐ข
Let's see the conditions of each district, the candidates & how the Japanese media & history see the race. Join me and follow along! In for a long ride๐ข
Yes. I'm THAT crazy. LOL
All in with the 289 districts. Let's do it for fun and in order to learn more (myself included) about JP politics.
Please don't hesitate to add info, point out mistakes or anything you want! #JapanPolitics
All in with the 289 districts. Let's do it for fun and in order to learn more (myself included) about JP politics.
Please don't hesitate to add info, point out mistakes or anything you want! #JapanPolitics
#JapanPolitics - a lot of folks are sharing images and videos of the intolerant and idiotic Representative MP Sugita Mio.
A few things to know:
1) She has a degree in forestry from Tottori University
2) After a couple of years at Sekisui House Ltd. she became a local bureaucrat.
A few things to know:
1) She has a degree in forestry from Tottori University
2) After a couple of years at Sekisui House Ltd. she became a local bureaucrat.
3) After 18 years as a local bureaucrat, she entered politics. In with the hyper-intolerant right clowns (Yamada Hiroshi, Hironuma Takeo, the Nakaharas) orbiting around Ishihara Shintaro, she snuck into office on the coattails of Hashimoto Toru's brief alliance with Ishihara
4) After the Ishin no To broke up, she joined Ishihara's laughably named Party of the Next Generations (laughable because its principals were all in at least their 70s)
5) After NexGen's demise, she joined the Nakayama's weirdly named "Nihon no kokoro o taisetsu ni suru" Party
5) After NexGen's demise, she joined the Nakayama's weirdly named "Nihon no kokoro o taisetsu ni suru" Party
