Month: August 2012

[Hibi Tantan] Future of People’s Life Likely To Be Determined　Next Week – Destiny of Noda Administration and Consumption Tax Hike


I think this is sure proof that Friday demonstrations have given considerable damage to Noda administration.
Takeshita Masatoshi

English translation of an excerpt of a Japanese article: “Hibi Tantan” Document Blog – August 7, 2012 –
(Source: Nikkan Gendai – August 6, 2012)


Future of People’s Life Likely To Be Determined – Destiny of Noda Administration and Consumption Tax Hike

It was not supposed to turn out like this.  I suppose that Prime Minister Noda and Finance Ministry bureaucrats have been taken aback with the situation.

Seven opposition parties* confirmed their resolve to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet within 7th.  This is of course to kill the consumption tax hike bill.  Therefore, they will submit it before voting on the bill.  This also aims at having LDP reveal their political stance.  If LDP rejects the no-confidence motion, it turns out that the party puts trust in Noda.  Common sense tells us that the LDP which has criticized the Noda administration cannot put “trust” in the Noda Cabinet.

Mr. Hirotada Asakawa, a political analyst, says:

“The LDP has been convinced that the House of Representatives will be dissolved immediately after the tax hike bill is established by the three-party agreement.
However, Prime Minister Noda mentioned the budget compilation for the next fiscal year and showed his intention to postpone the dissolution in a blatant way.  If the tax hike bill is enacted, the prime minister will evade the dissolution.  How stupid of LDP to have been cooperative with him!  They have been on the horns of dilemma; they want to enact the bill and also want to force the prime minister to dissolve the House of Representatives.  At that time the seven opposition parties expressed to submit a no-confidence motion.  But if LDP gets into line with them, LDP will completely lose face as the largest opposition party.  Therefore, they have begun efforts to independently submit a no-confidence motion as early as the beginning of next week.”

Although other opposition parties submitted a no-confidence motion to kill the tax hike bill, the LDP, which is unwilling to tune to them, is going to find another reason for no-confidence motion.  However, if the LDP submits a no-confidence motion, other opposition parties will go along with them regardless of difference in reason.


*Public anger starts getting Noda maladministration cornered.

Noda ignores the nation’s economic conditions, the people’s will and DPJ’s campaign pledge for the sake of a big consumption tax hike.  How insane he is!  To enact a bill on the hike, he joins hands with the political enemy LDP and shelves every issue on social security simply to pass the bill into legislation in the Diet.  What a confused person he is!

Although such gammon cannot go unmentioned, he used sophistry that “At this rate Japan will go bankrupt and so a tax hike is necessary” and bragged about his self-claimed “decisive politics.”  Finally, he talked tall about the compilation of the next fiscal budget and the review of right to collective self-defense.  Silly, incompetent prime minister put on airs like a great prime minister.

Even now Noda says about the no-confidence motion, “We will hold together within the ruling party and form alliance with considerate opposition parties, LDP and New Komeito and then solemnly defeat the motion.  The focus is on whether the no-confidence motion is passed or not.

Mr. Minoru Mori, a political analyst, says.

“It is safe to say that an election will surely make the country better.  The ultimate decision maker of politics is the people.  Lawmakers who support tax hikes or promote nuclear energy will never come back to political world any longer.  The LDP intends to come to power again and organize a coalition government with the remnants of defeated DPJ, but such scenario is no chance.  No-confidence motion is not the only problem.  If the opposition camp submits a censure motion against Noda in the House of Councilors, deliberations on the tax hike bill will be stopped.  Prime Minister Noda will have no way out.  This situation will be desirable for the people.”

On the other hand, a misfire of no-confidence motion will make a great difference and get this country into a mess, the above-mentioned Mr. Yaroku Kobayashi points out.

“If the three-party agreement is valid and the consumption tax hike bill is forced to be passed, economy will be terribly deteriorated.  With corporate restructuring proceeding, ordinary people cannot live decently and the number of the poor and needy will increase.  Politics will turn back to the prewar “yokusan” system, a totalitarian system.  Everything will be decided by a grand coalition government as it pleases.  Nuclear power plants will be restarted one after another.  Under the name of fortifying the Japan-U.S. alliance and TPP, subservience to U.S. will be accelerated.  Not only will People’s life be completely destroyed but state sovereignty and democracy will collapse.  I wonder whether incumbent lawmakers have the good sense to fight back such tidal stream.  We are about to reach a major historical crossroads.”

Probably the future of this country and people’s life will be determined this week.  We are approaching such a critical stage.

Note)  
The no-confidence motion in question was defeated at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on 9th.
*”Seven opposition parties” in the original text is incorrect.  Correctly, it is “Six opposition parties” except LDP and New Komeito.

[Ryusaku Tanaka] “Opposition to Deployment of Osprey” Rally & Demonstration in Tokyo


The first step to independence is to discard feelings of dependence on somebody.
We will create the future world.
Masatoshi Takeshita 

English translation of a Japanese article: Ryusaku Tanaka Journal – August 5, 2012 –


“Opposition to Deployment of Osprey”   
Rally & Demonstration in Tokyo


A woman from Okinawa, who said she had her ancestral land offered for the U.S. military base, attended a protest march with tears running down her face.
- On 5th at Chiyoda Ward     Photo by Suwa -


A rally of residents of Okinawa Prefecture to protest against deployment of the Osprey, U.S. marine transport aircraft which has a vertical takeoff and landing capacity, was scheduled to be held in Okinawa Prefecture on 5th.  However, the rally was postponed by Typhoon No. 11.  Tanana and Suwa were supposed to cover a story about Okinawa filled with anger but were forced to give it up.

However, a rally & demonstration, which had also been planned to be held in Okinawa, was held in Tokyo as scheduled.  We fully understand that deployment of the Osprey is not simply a regional issue limited to Okinawa and Iwakuni because test flights of the dangerous flying object whose accidents have repeatedly occurred will be made along eight or nine routes over the Japanese archipelago.

I hear that Defense Minister Bin Morimoto, who took the trouble to visit the U.S. to take a test flight on Osprey, said proudly “It gave me a comfortable, stable flight.”  The more strongly government officials emphasize “safety” of something, the more dangerous it is.  The nuclear accident in Fukushima is undeniable proof of it.

Mr. Hiroshi Ashitomi, a joint representative of Anti-heliport Council, sent a telephone message to the meeting place at Kanda, Tokyo from Okinawa.  “Defense Minister Morimoto should keep boarding the Osprey for one hundred thousand hours…….. We cannot trust the DPJ.  Let’s wage a campaign for building a new Japanese society.  We are going to create the future of Okinawa.”

Residents of prefectures where nuclear power plants are located and Okinawa are victims of the government which feels no shame about forcing a lot of burden on the weak.

Dancers dancing Eisa, an Okinawa bon festival dance, led a protest march, followed by long lines of protesters.
Photo by Tanaka

(Comment by Ryusaku Tanaka & Kyo Suwa)

[Ichiro Iiyama] The Day I Feel Empty (August 6)


English translation of a Japanese article: Ichiro Iiyama’s Little HP – August 6, 2012 –

Photo from Isehakusandou bit.ly/OPIBCM

The Day I Feel Empty, August 6, 2012


Today Hiroshima commemorated the 67th anniversary of A-bombing by U.S.  The annual peace memorial ceremony was held in Peace Memorial Park.  Mayor Kazumi Matsui appealed for the abolition of nuclear weapons to the world but did not mention “denuclearization” in the slightest.  HIROSIHMA, which knows the minutest details of the nuclear threat, just appealed for the abolition of nuclear weapons but never mentioned the abolition of nuclear power plants which are nuclear weapon manufacturing equipment.  Unbelievable!

Nuclear power plants with millions times as much uranium as that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb are scattered across Japan.  At the nuclear disaster site in FUKUSHIMA several ten thousands as much uranium of that of the Hiroshima atomic bomb is still burning and is spreading radioactive materials all over the world.  And yet, Mayor HIROSHIMA mentioned merely the abolition of nuclear weapons and never disseminated the fear of radiation to the world.

 They have learned nothing from the past disaster and turned their faces from the current disaster.  This is the actual state of HIROSHIMA and FUKUSHIMA (and Japan).  This is just the real world.

However, it would be fine because that is the way it is.
It is the wisest way of living to rack our brain about how to get through and survive this reality while facing it, I think.

OKINAWA is caught in a rainstorm caused by typhoon.
I can do nothing.
It is August 6.  It looks to me like an empty, frustrating and long day.

Footstep of Food Crisis (Mr. K’s Course of Lectures on Finance)

The warning in this article is just what I had a talk with my wife about.
To sum up,

“Money being invested in government bonds will flow into the grain market someday.  At that time terrifying inflation (or stagflation) will break out.  However much money you may have, it is useless because there is no grain itself.  We will see unimaginable tragedy.  However, it is much better than a third world war.  I think that humanity would learn to take good care of nature for the first time after experiencing such tragedy.”

Please brace yourself.
Masatoshi Takeshita

Picture: Wikimedia

English translation of an excerpt of a Japanese article: “Super professional” Mr. K’s Course of Lectures on Finance – July 2012 –    Yukio Funai.com July 2012


“We need two earths by 2030,” World Wildlife Fund (WWF) gave a warning.
According to it, people all over the world spend their life as a consumer, 50 percent above the limit the earth environment can continuously support.
It is no exaggeration to say that the earth keeps running toward a danger zone.  The current abnormal weather makes us feel that “the living earth” is giving a scream to humanity.

Food Crisis Is Steadily Approaching!?

However, people all over the world pay no attention to such warning and every country goes all out day and night to improve their own peoples’ lives.  The claim of “Lower your standard of living not to destroy environment” cannot be shared by people.  Unless we were hit with “fateful tragedy”, humanity as a whole would never be able to share the consciousness of “environmental conservation.”
And this “fateful tragedy” seems to be steadily approaching.

Capital markets are daily and hourly changing.   Especially in the grain market we see a big magmatic activity of change.

There are major crops in the world: rice, wheat and corns, whose production amounts to approximately 0.6 billion tons per year.  Included soybeans, it amounts to 2 billion tons.  These occupy almost half of the whole food production in the world.

In fact, these four major crops are the key for world food supply.
And now, except for rice, the prices of wheat, corn and soybean grains never stop skyrocketing.

Surprisingly, one bushel of corn and soybeans is priced 8 dollars and 17 dollars, respectively.  Ten years ago, it was common knowledge that the former was priced 2 dollars and the latter 5dollars.

This sharp rise in prices is never due to speculation in futures but is caused by complete shortage of supply.   Further rise in prices is predicted and how it will affect the world is still unknown.

At present, the world has not yet given a scream for these skyrocketing prices of crops just because the effects have not yet reached the world due to time lag.

Abnormal Weather Experienced In The World

Drought in the U.S. is not the only global abnormal weather.  Naturally, abnormal weather has incessantly caused great damage to global farming.

Surprisingly, yield of wheat in Russia expected to have a rich harvest has decreased by 20 percent due to drought.  Although it is the season of monsoon now in India, it never rains.  Sugar canes have a bad harvest and the price of sugar is rising.  On the other hand, in Brazil, a spell of heavy rain has prevented coffee farmers from gathering it.  Such damage causes the coffee price to be on the rise.  In northern parts of Europe it has incessantly have heavy rain.  In England, Sweden and Ireland it had record-high rainfalls in June.  This has caused great damage to barley beer is made from.  On the other hand, heat waves hit the southern part of Europe.  In the grain belt of Eastern Italy, Black Sea and Ukraine, abnormal high temperature, which was more than 35°C　in average temperature, five degrees higher than the average year, also has caused great damage to wheat and corns.

The problem is that abnormal weather phenomena started occurriing only one and a half months ago.  At that time, heat waves or droughts seen now were not predicted at all.

Inventor Jim Rogers predicts that the time will come when agricultural workers drive luxury cars.  He gives a warning that the world will face incredibly serious food shortage.

“The government should issue government bonds and loose monetary controls!”  The way to get out of recession is the same in the world.  There is a big chorus that the government should fight deflation by means of increasing the national debt and printing money.

At present, money with no investment destination is swarming into government bonds of Japan, U.S. and Germany considered as safe assets.  It is a great surprise that money is invested in government bonds in the face of negative interest rate.

Market price is very changeable.  What will happen if after a change in market tide, a vast amount of funds flows to the grain market, seeking profit?   True inflation breaks out at the time of supply shortage.  Corns and soybeans in stock are decreasing at an incredible speed.  The stocks are available only for one month.  I wonder what will happen in the future.

Japan ranks the world’s largest corn importer and depends almost on the U.S.  As an overall percentage of imports, importation of corns from U.S. accounts for 90 percent and that of soybeans 66 percent.

We are approaching the end of the age of plentiful food we are living in.  The period of time during which we can ignore food shortage with a cool face because we have enough stocks of surplus rice, will not last so long.  It is not until surging food prices bring a panic that people realize what actually has happened and how grave impact it will have on them.

[Ryusaku Tanaka] Question about “Personnel of Nuclear Regulatory Commission” Freezes Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Members in Discussion Forum with Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes


Information from Mr. Takeshita posted on his blog – August 1, 2012 –

English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: Ryusaku Tanaka Journal – August 1, 2012 –



Mr. Taichi Hirano, who called the public to join “Twitter demonstration,” base of Coalition Against Nukes, forces DPJ Diet members, antinuke proponents of “all talk and no action” to reveal their political stance.

At the House of Representatives Members’  Hall on 31st evening   
Photo by Tanaka


“This discussion forum has been made possible by the gathering consisting of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people.  This kind of gathering is the first one in the modern history of Japan.  This is the first time (Diet members) have met people who represent not organizations but the public.”  Moderator Mr. Eiji Koguma, Keio University Professor and historian, appropriately said at the opening remarks of the forum.

Members of “Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes,” the organizer of the discussion forum, and Diet members exchanged opinions on nuclear power plant policy in the Diet on 31st.  A total of 11 politicians participated in the forum: DPL members chanting antinuke slogan just for election campaign and bipartisan members of “Zero Nuke Society,” who have worked for denuclearization.  Eleven people from the Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (Coalition Against Nukes) joined the forum.




Appeal by citizens does not seem to get through to DPJ members.
Photo by Tanaka


Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan “gave an explanation” about how the key person, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda understood the situation.  According to the former prime minister, he let the current prime minister know over the phone the holding of this forum to exchange opinions.

 “Does Mr. Noda know that the public’s anger is directed toward him?”
“What?  Things are going that way?”

Members of Coalition Against Nukes have devoted themselves to denuclearization at the cost of their work.  They could not suppress their anger with easygoing attitude of DPJ administration.

Mr. Taichi Hirano, member of Coalition Against Nukes, hit the Diet members with an uppercut.  “Do you agree or disagree with the personnel of Nuclear Regulatory Commission?  Please give an answer, one by one!”

 The DPJ members froze for a second.  The moderator tried to dissuade him from demanding them to answer it.  There was a band of hecklers, yelling “Why can’t you answer it?” “Unless answered, secret agreement by DPJ won’t be disclosed!”

The DPJ members reluctantly answered as if boosted up by the yelling.  Four of six adeptly dodged his question, saying “I’d like to answer after considering the debate within the party.”  Only two answered “I can’t agree.”  This is the actual state of the ruling party.  It is natural that operation of nuclear power plants has been restarted.

(Writers: Ryusaku Tanaka & Kyou Suwa)

[Mr. Takeshita] Conspiracy of Israel and U.S.

“Israel and the U.S!  I wonder whether we can do anything about these two insane countries.  When U.K. is added to them, an axis of evil is formed.  The London Olympic Games are being held now.  The opening ceremony of the Games on alert against terrorism finished with no incident.  I hope nothing will happen in the days to come.
If something should happen, most likely it will be an inside job, the same as the 9/11 terrorist attacks.  But in any case, the Olympic Games seem to lack enthusiasm.”
Masatoshi Takeshita


English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: IRIB (Iran Radio) Japanese - 29, July 2012 -



“Israel Stands at Forefront of Conspiracy against Syria”



“Zionist regime Israel stands at the forefront of the conspiracy against Syria,” Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Salehi stressed.

According to an IRIB reporter, on 29th Sunday Minister Salehi held a joint press conference with the Syrian Foreign Minister in Tehran.  He mentioned the conspiracy of some countries which tried to confuse the situation in Syria and prevent President Asad from carrying out reform.  “Zionist stands at the forefront of the conspiracy to have the Syria government replaced and confuse its situation,” he said.

He also asked the regional countries to pay attention to Syria as main axis which resists against Israeli expansionism and said, “We should not take a stance which weakens the Syrian government and produces problems among the Syrian people.”

Furthermore, he considered that it is a meaningless fantasy to have another government come into power in Syria and expressed “The impact of Syrian crisis will spread over the region and finally the world.  It is impossible to estimate the negative impact.”

Minister Salehi expressed that the Syrian government and president try to meet the demands of the people and “The enemy goes all out to deprive the opportunity to carry out reform of the Syrian government.”

On the other hand, the Syrian Foreign Minister also said that some regional countries have become the perpetrators of the evil plan in Syria made by Israel, and expressed “All of these conspiracies will be defeated because Syrian people have resolved to resist them until they achieve victory.”



English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: IRIB (Iran Radio) Japanese - 29, July 2012 -

U.S. Insists on Plan Intended for Attack on Iranian Nuclear Facilities


National Security Advisor Tom Donilon spoke “The American Government has submitted to Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu a plan intended to attack Iranian nuclear facilities.”

According to Zionist regime Israel’s daily newspaper Haaretz, National Security Advisor Donilon has reported the plan intended to attack Iran.

And according to a U.S. government official quoted by Haaretz, National Security Advisor Donilo, who visited Israel two weeks ago, had outlined the plan to Prime Minister Netanyahu.

In this meeting, National Security Advisor Donilon explained to Israeli government officials “The U.S. needs to make a plan to attack against Iran and resort to military action in case of a breakdown in negotiations.”
Furthermore, he says “These remarks are not made to ease the concerns of Israel.”

[Shukan Asahi] Work Site in Nuclear Power Plant Drives Utility Workers Almost Crazy Cold Water Available to TEPCO Employees Alone


Information from Mr. Takeshita posted on his blog – July 29, 2012 –

English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: 2ch Ekusawarosu (Source: Shukan Asahi) – July 26, 2012 –

[Shukan Asahi]  Work Site in Nuclear Power Plant Makes Utility Workers Crazy
Cold Water Available to TEPCO Employees Alone

Mr. Shun Kirishima, a journalist working as utility worker in Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, never masks his anger, saying “Act of TEPCO is applicable to murder.”


Early in July, a large-size refrigerator was carried into the important quake-proof building (called hereafter quake-proof building) of Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

“A large volume of plastic bottled water is cooled in the refrigerator.  TEPCO employees were able to drink it at any time.  Looking at them, I felt myself feeling to get angry.  There is no refrigerator on the 1st floor where we utility workers are stationed, and we all drink lukewarm water.  Around this time, we sweat abnormally a lot from working in the plant.  However, only TEPCO employees who hardly appear in work site can drink cold water.  It is wrong.”  (Commented by a utility worker who witnessed the refrigerator carried into)

Some readers might think “They don’t need to get angry over trifles such as whether water is cold or not.”  However, summer is here and utility workers have to combat different enemy than radioactive materials.  It is heat stroke or dehydration.  When it is 30°C outside, utility workers’ sensory temperature reaches 50°C.

The outside work site has almost no shady area.  When I go to the outside work site, sweat streams down the body and the shield of my full-face mask is soaked with sweat.  Already I have a narrow view of things.  Additionally it is hard to see things around me.  With a raincoat on, unbearable volume of sweat starts to accumulate inside the mask.  High temperature and humidity drive me almost crazy

Why do TEPCO employees alone drink cold water and do utility workers drink lukewarm water?  They don’t think such situation is wrong.  It shows well TEPCO corporate character.

Shukan Asahi – August 3rd issue

[Eiken Itagaki] Scandals Associated with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Come Out One after Another Phenomenon Indicates Last Days of Administration and Time To Step Down


Information from Mr. Takeshita posted on his blog – July 29, 2012 –


English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article:
Eiken Itagaki’s blog “Inside Story about Politics and Economics Never Covered by Mass Media” – July 29, 2912 –

Scandals Associated with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Come Out One after Another
- Phenomenon Indicates Last Days of Administration and Time To Step Down -

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is destined to be sacked by an agent for Japan operations working for “Japan Management Committee,” U.S. Embassy in Japan.  He has had scandals associated with him revealed by weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun, an organization which sets up political traps following the instruction of the agent.

In the August 2 issue of Bunshun a scoop has been run “Scoop on demand for resignation of Prime Minister Noda:  The former head of the prime minister’s supporters’ group swindled social security cost of 2.1 billion yen.  This man is not qualified to carry out ‘consumption tax hike’!”  The prime minister got completely beaten.  Every politician the article about whom is written up by Bunshun is bound to lose his political life.
In sum, as a matter of fact, this is said to be the intention of the CIA agent for Japan operations.  Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has to realize that it is high time for him to step down, taking it seriously that he has been sacked by Washington because he is considered to be useless.  It is the destination of a politician in Japan, a country defeated in war.

This is not the only scandal.  The Asahi Shimbun disclosed the fact in the morning edition dated July 26th that the balance sheet reports on political funds made by his own political fund management organization “Future Club” contained erroneous occupations of not only two donors but additional 14 donors.  Though clerical errors, these are apparently fake statements.  They are nothing to be taken so lightly that making correction of the entry will end the matter.

*This is because in the scandal of “Rikuzankai,” party leader Ichiro Ozawa’s political fund management organization, the same clerical errors were investigated as apparently fake statements by the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office and former three secretaries including former secretary Tomohiro Ishikawa, a member of the House of Representatives, were arrested and pronounced guilty.  And yet, this is not the end of it.  Party leader Ichiro Ozawa was also placed under investigation by the Office but was not indicted by it.  However, the Tokyo No. 5 Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution decided to make the case prosecutable and granted approval for the Office to indict Ozawa.  Though he was found not guilty by the Tokyo District Court, the Office appealed through its designated attorney to the Tokyo High Court and he is still made the accused.

To put it bluntly, this is a “dark peoples” trial but a criminal case prosecutable upon Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has not yet been built.  This is truly discriminatory treatment.

*There is another scandal associated with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.  The prime minister has a younger brother Takehiko Noda, a city councilor of Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, who was found to have received policy research cost from Funabashi City.  The fact is shown by the receipts wrote by two corporations for which the prime minister’s policy secretary serves as a director.  Although he returned to Funabashi City 1,340,129 JPY he illegally received, this is surely a fraud case.

Actually, these scandals coming to light indicate the phenomenon peculiar to the last days of the administration.  In this sense, it is time for him to step down.