Category: Social-Japan-Politics

Abe Administration Put at Bay U.S. Issues Ultimatum: “Commitment not to Visit Yasukuni” – Welcome Pressure on Dangerous Abe Administration from Obama Administration –


photo: (C) Nikkan Gendai

Abe Administration Put at Bay   
U.S. Issues Ultimatum: “Commitment not to Visit Yasukuni” 
– Welcome Pressure on Dangerous Abe Administration from Obama Administration –

 As described in this article, the Abe administration has been driven into the corner. Pressure from the Obama administration on the dangerous Abe administration is welcome in that the Abe administration, a puppet government of the Bush/Nazi camp (warmongers), is driven into the corner. However, Internet right-wingers, who do not understand that Japan is originally nothing but a province of the U.S. or rather a dependence, would increasingly object to the U.S. for the reason of intervention in Japan’s affairs. Although they collapsed the Hosokawa/Hatoyama administrations, which looked for a way to be dependent from the U.S., under the influence of the mass media, they have apple-polished the Abe administration and tried to act tough against the U.S., to which we originally cannot say no, by saying that it’s intervention in the national affairs. By any stretch of the imagination, their behavior is irrational. Like Tamogami and Ishihara, Abe’s words and deeds seem to be nothing short of crazy. Since Abe has power, he is all the more dangerous. This problem would not be resolved unless the force which promotes nuclear power generation behind the scenes, or the group that makes profits by selling nuclear power plants or weapons should be expelled from power. I feel tempted to tell them that they should utilize science technology at least for the betterment of society instead of making something to kill people and destruct the environment.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 26, 2014


English translation of an excerpt form a Japanese article: Nikkan Gendai – January 25, 2014 –

The Wall Street Journal carried an exclusive article that according to multiple U.S. government officials, “The U.S. government calls for Prime Minister Abe to make a commitment not to visit the Yasukuni Shrine again”, which has given a significant impact on the Abe administration. Although the demand is allegedly unofficial, it cannot be neglected. Prime Minister Abe has been driven into the corner.

State Department Deputy Spokesperson Harf said, “We have no idea whether it is true or not” but she did not deny it. The demand from the U.S. is true and the leakage of this to the media indicates the serious attitude of the Obama administration.

Mr. Naoto Amaki, a former diplomat, says:
“Japan and the U.S. are allies. They should share the concept of values. However, they announced a talk that U.S. is ‘disappointed’ at Prime Minister Abe’s visit to Yasukuni Shrine, which emphasized that they cannot share the concept of values with Prime Minister Abe. This demand is more than unusual. They have made more excessive demand this time and it’s an unprecedented demand. They have never made such an unreasonable demand on Japanese government or the fact of demand has never been revealed. They showed their anger against Prime Minister Abe to the world by leaking a strong message:” Never visit the shrine again” to the media. This is the last possible resort that can prevent its alliance with Japan from being destroyed. This will be the last time. It should be interpreted as ultimatum.

The U.S., of course, has no intension to review the bilateral alliance. Close economic ties with Japan and U.S. military bases in Japan are beneficial to them. However, they show their stance that they won’t forgive Japan if Abe continues causing unnecessary frictions with China and Korea. They don’t want East Asia to be shaky. For this reason, they intend to restrict Abe’s action.

“At Davos Forum, Prime Minister Abe compared the current Japan-China relations to those between Britain and Germany before the World War I. That foolish remark might have delivered a final blow. The Yasukuni issue made the U.S., which has tried not to mention Japanese historical perception, move forward. Japan and the U.S. are entering a new phase in bilateral relations. How will Prime Minister Abe respond to it? If he stops visiting the Yasukuni Shrine, he would be put under pressure by some hard-core supporters for the reason that he accepts U.S. demand though he went ahead with a visit to the shrine regard less of apprehensive voices within the government. On the other hand, if he revisits the shrine, the U.S. would start to drive Abe from power. Prime Minister Abe has completely been driven into the corner.” (Mr. Naoto Amaki)

Reportedly, the U.S. also requests Japan to offer apologies like the statement by Murayama that by Kono and to respond to the issue of comfort women.

This is a quite a tough problem for Abe, an extreme right-winger. It appears that before revisit to the shrine, he will have no way out and give up the government again.

“Are Japan and China on the eve of war?” Prime Minister Abe’s remarks give a shock to Western media – What matters in the Tokyo gubernatorial election? –


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“Are Japan and China on the eve of war?”  
Prime Minister Abe’s remarks give a shock to Western media  
- What matters in the Tokyo gubernatorial election?  -

 Japanese major mass media have covered nothing about Prime Minister Abe’s controversial remarks at a meeting in Davos. As shown in the second article, Prime Minister Abe gave away his true feeling. He made it known at home and abroad that he is steadily preparing to wage a war. Of course, the Bush/Nazi camp, neoconservatives who are looking forward to a war between Japan and China are pulling strings from behind the prime minister.

As I have mentioned so far, I suppose Prime Minister Abe thinks it is his duty to pave the way for a war.

His real intention would be more easily understood if we think that he gave this remark against the backdrop of a move in which the next prime minister, who is probably Ishiba, will actually wage a war instead of Abe, who has health problem.
While the Tokyo gubernatorial election has been discussed in terms of various points of issue, we will have a war unless the Abe administration is toppled. I think that people who raise the issues of employment and children on waiting list as points at issue lack an ability to read the trend of times. I may as well tell you what is important now is to eliminated the Abe administration, which is too dangerous, as soon as possible. The only possibility to enables such elimination is the Tokyo gubernatorial election.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 25, 2014

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English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: J-cast – January 24, 2014 –

“Are Japan and China on the eve of war?” Prime Minister Abe’s remarks give a shock to Western media



On January 22, 2014, Prime Minster Abe, who attended the World Economy Forum Annual Meeting (Davos Forum) held in Switzerland, had a get-together by inviting overseas media. His remarks on explanation of the relationship with China at the meeting surprised the press.

A reporter of the British Financial Times (FT) writes at the beginning of an article dated January 22: “I asked Prime Minister Abe if there is a possibility of war between Japan and China. Interestingly, he didn’t rule out a possibility that such a military clash will occur.”

Additionally, according to him, Prime Minister compared the current tension between Japan and China to the rivalry between Britain and Germany before the First World War and said there was a similar situation. Although Britain had strong economic ties with Germany at that time, just like between the current Japan and China, this had not prevented tensions leading to a military clash in 1914. Prime Minister Abe gave an explanation by comparing Britain/Germany to Japan/China based on the fact.

The reporter commented that “The comments were made by a Japanese leader, not a commentator. It gave all the more great shock to us.”

The article continues. Since Japan and China are trade partners who produce mutual benefit, which is the same as the relations between Britain and Germany at that time, peace serves as a breakwater to make the two countries and neighboring countries prosper. However, it is apparent that Prime Minister considered it provocative for China to increase its defense budget by 10 percent a year.

Western media got indignant at Abe’s remarks, which alluded to a possibility, they interpreted, that a “nightmare” of 100 years ago would resurge between Japan and China.

The electronic version of the New York Times dated January 22 gave a provocative headline: “Will Japan and China walk the path to war?” It cited the words of the prime minister saying “It is possible that incidental clash or friction might unexpectedly occur.” He has no policy to ease tensions between the two big countries in Asia. He continued to say: “Regrettably, we have no explicit road map for problem solution.” On the other hand, the prime minister reportedly said that the establishment of contact system between the defense authorities of the two countries might result in breaking the deadlock.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga explained at a press conference on January 23 that the real intention of Prime Minister Abe’s remarks is not to deteriorate the Japan-China relations as those of Britain and Germany leading to the World War I. The two countries, though having economic ties, went to war 100 years ago. We should never make the same mistake again. He emphasized that in case of some problem between Japan and China, it is important to make a close mutual communication. Additionally, he said that Japan has a policy to explain the prime minister’s intention to overseas media.

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English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: Sakurai Journal – January 24, 2014 –

Prime Minister Compares Japan-China Relations to Britain-Germany of World War I at Davos Meeting with Disparity between Rich and Poor as Topic

“Global leaders,” who are criticized as eroding democracy by NGO Oxfam, got together in Switzerland to have a meeting. This is called “Davos meeting.” At a press meeting, Prime Minister Abe, a participant at the meeting, gave insensitive remarks of comparing the Japan-China relations to those of Britain and Germany before the World War I, which has caused controversy.

When he was asked by Financial Times’ Gideon Rahman about the possibility of outbreak of war between Japan and China, he did not rule it out and cited the Britain and Germany before the World War I.

Needless to say, the first speech of response is important because it is most likely to reveal the true nature of a speaker. It, therefore, was natural for foreign media to pay attention to it. The problem is not the phrase of “similarity,” but the citation of Britain and Germany before the World War I.

Obviously, Rachman asked about a possibility of war between Japan and China, only because Prime Minister Abe has continued his belligerent behavior, as pointed out by Professor Ezra Vogel of Harvard University. The prime nimister clearly claims the revision of the war-renouncing Constitution and has a plot to delete the description of the war responsibility of Japan from the textbook.

Another problem is his visits to the Yasukuni Shrine, which symbolizes Japan’s invasion of East Asian. Visit to the Yasukumi Shrine is naturally interpreted as indicating that Japan justifies the East Asia invasion.

The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands territorial issue had been shelved between Japan and China. It was the Democratic Party of Japan that foiled the shelf agreement. Taking over the stance, Abe has brought about heightening military tensions between the two countries. This corresponds to the report “Restructuring of U.S. National Defense” released by PNAC, a think tank affiliated to neoconservatives, in 2000. It cannot be helped even if the nationalization of the islands is interpreted by China as indicating that Japan has decided to engage in war with China.

Division of votes support for abolishment of nuclear power generation in two is action to help support nuclear power generation – Vision many people secretly image –


Division of votes support for abolishment of nuclear power generation 
in two is action to help support nuclear power generation 
– Vision many people secretly image –

Although I have already mentioned this matter, I share the same opinion with Mr. Uekusa. Although I think that Mr. Utsunomiya is the most suitable person as Tokyo governor, the support of Communist Party and Social Democratic Party will never give him a chance to win. Furthermore, I don’t think that residents in Tokyo have such a good eye for people that they choose Mr. Utsunomiya as Tokyo governor. If so, votes for abolishment of nuclear power generation are divided in two, it is favorable to the LDP/Komei coalition government which will develop organizational election campaign. As Mr. Uekusa says: “Here we have to engage in strategic thinking,” it is the best strategy that first, a person with political experience assumes the post of Tokyo governor and then when the public will gets ripe, Mr. Utsunomiya becomes deputy governor. The vision many people secretly image is that Mr. Hosokawa becomes Tokyo governor and Mr. Utsunomiya deputy governor and that Mr. Utsunomiya, who has been known better, will win in the next Tokyo gubernatorial election, I think.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 13, 2014


English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: “Unknown Truth” by Kazuhide Uekusa – January 13, 2014 –

Division of votes for abolishment of nuclear power generation in two is action to help support nuclear power generation

The media have held off on the news on the information on candidacy of former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa in the Tokyo gubernatorial election.

They take precautions not to create a trend which enables Hosokawa to be elected.

The Nago mayoral election and the Tokyo gubernatorial election are held on January 19 and February 9 respectively.

Additionally, the Yamaguchi mayoral election is expected to be held on February 23. These three elections are likely to affect the fate of the Abe administratin.

Above all, the Abe administration is extremely vigilant of the possibility that the gubernatorial election will become an elction to debate over the pros and cons of its nuclear power plant policy.

The Abe administration has to have a governor under the thumb of it come out in order to take full control of vested interests caused by the Olympics.

Prime Minister Abe reportedly presented the following three requisites for candidates for governor:

1. A sure winner
2. A person with administrative career
3. A woman if possible

Taking into consideration the first requisite, in particular, they showed the policy to support Mt. Masuzoe.

However, if Mr. Morihiro Hosokawa, former Prime Minister, runs for the election, the situation would drastically change.

The force to promote nuclear power generation claims that zero nuclear power plant will raise power bills. It is, however, a wild argument which ignores the fact that if the use of s nuclear power plant should cause an accident, it will cost far more money than to handle the plant.

Many people as sovereigns call for zero nuclear power plant and abolishment of nuclear power generation.

The Abe administration is running out of control, neglecting the voice of the sovereigns.

If the Metropolitan gubernatorial election is held in this difficult time and former Prime Minster Hosokawa runs for the election, appealing for abolishment of nuclear power generation, it is not surprising that it will bring about a drastic repercussion.

Additionally, the gubernatorial election is scheduled to be held in Yamaguchi Prefecture, a home territory of Prime Minister Abe, too.

Construction of a nuclear power plant is a big point of issue in Yamaguchi, too. If an influential candidate who calls for abolishing nuclear power generation runs in the election, nuclear power will become the biggest point of issue in the election as in Tokyo.

In Tokyo Metropolis, Mr. Kenji Usunomiya has announced to run in the election, calling for abolishment of nuclear power generation.

He has shown the policy to speak for us sovereigns in various problems of the Constitution, TPP, consumption tax and Henoko. He is an excellent candidate, who is qualified to represent the sovereigns.

It can be easily imaged that many sovereigns want to give more support to Mr. Kenji Utsunomiya than to Mr. Morihiro Hosokawa, because behind Mr. Hosokawa stands Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, who deteriorated Japanese society into the society with the law of the jungle.

However, the people as sovereigns have to engage in strategic thinking.

We have to think of what is the most important thing for us people.

We have to take into consideration the possibility that support of Mr. Utsunomiya to stick to their principles might allow Mr. Masuzoe to win the election.

Division of votes in support for abolishment of nuclear power generation will be advantageous to Mr. Masuzoe.

It is important to compare with simply supporting Mr. Utsunomiya the advantage of unification of votes cast in support for Mr. Utsunomiya and Mr. Hosokawa, which will make it possible to prevent Mr. Masuzoe from being elected..

Birth of Tokyo Governor Hosokawa to Change Japanese Politics – Unification Church, International Federation for Victory over Communism and NHK Join Nathaniel Camp/Dangerous Abe Administration Not to Last Long –


Birth of Tokyo Governor Hosokawa to Change Japanese Politics 
– Unification Church, International Federation for Victory over Communism and NHK Join Nathaniel Camp/Dangerous Abe Administration Not to Last Long –

 I share the same opinion with Mr. Motozawa that although in terms of personality, Mr. Utsunomiya is the most suitable to become Tokyo governor, he cannot have the Assembly move even if he becomes the governor and it is difficult for him to change the world in terms of politics. I think that to topple the dangerous current administration, running for governor by Mr. Hosakawa is welcome news and former Prime Minister Koizume could give significant damage to the Abe administration with his understandable performance.
Mr. Motozawa says,”Is it possible to legally bankrupt TEPCO?” or “It is said that the president of Toray Industries, Inc. will assume the post of chairman of Japan Business Federation. Toray is under the control of Mitsui. So is the president of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). The Mitsui Zaibatsu (or finance group) taking hold on the financial world and freedom of speech and Mitsubishi are cooperating to control the Abe administration.” As impossible to overcome the situation it may sound, but in reality it isn’t.

As introduce in my comment on the first article posted yesterday, I let you know that the Unification Church and International Federation for Victory over Communism have been controlled by deities. They have joined the Nathaniel camp today. So have NHK. In the process of removal of obstacles, the president of Toray, who supposedly assumes the post of chairman of Japan Business Federation, should join the Nathaniel camp. Such arrangements have steadily been made. Although I don’t specifically know about how it is being done, I understand approximate date. I have never missed my tip. Judging from invisible level of arrangements being steadily made, I can assert that the Abe administration will not last long.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 10, 2014


(1) English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: BLOG OF AMAKI NAOTO – January 10, 2014

Birth of Tokyo Governor Hosokawa to Change Japanese Politics

Some people laugh at what I write.

However, sleep talking sometimes comes true.

It appears that Prime Minister Abe is likely to take a foolish risk of taking a hardline policy seriously.

If so, we want the Abe administration to be toppled.

There is no doubt that Mr. Hosokawa with support of former Prime Minister Koizumi will become Governor of Tokyo.

What would happen if Mr. Hosokawa moves under the slogan of anti-hardline policy by Abe-led LDP?

We want Tokyo Metropolis to express a stance to oppose to the right-wing administration led by Abe.

Every policy of the Abe administration will go nowhere before too long.

The tyranny of the administration has been overlooked only because there are no places where opponents are received.

Birth of Tokyo Governor Hosokawa will make it possible to speedily create such places. And political reorganization will take place.

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(2) English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: “Media Association” Club Bulletin – January 10, 2014 –

<Tokyo gubernatorial election affecting political situation strats>

The lineup of candidates in the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be announced on January 23 has been announced. Although Utsunomiya, Hosokawa and Masuzoe are frontrunners, this writer bets that Hosokawa will be the winner.

<Former Head of The Japan Federation of Bar Associations Utsunomiya in terms of personality and insight>

Normally, Mr. Utsunomiya who served the head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations is perfect for governor in terms of personality and insight. He has keen sensitivity to the Constitution. He will be able to brake on reckless actions of Abe. He should devote much effort to welfare, too. It appears that he has the most excellent sensitivity to human rights among all candidates. Although I might be a lenient grader, he is the most favorable candidate to the people in the lineup of candidates.

<Lack of campaign strategists as drawback>

Regrettably, however, Utsunomiya has no campaign strategists. He has the Communist Party come to the front, which is partly due to the mood in media. Under the current political situation in Japan, it is impossible for the Communist Party to get votes as the dominant party. Utsunomiya prevents himself from gaining the votes from independent voters, which are supposed to be gained.

Recently I have keenly felt that the Communist Party, though it is never be a bad party, always employs every election strategy which provides a benefit to the LDP. If the party is serious about supporting Utsunomiya, all it has to do is to support him quietly behind the scenes. If the party comes forward, he is unlikely to be elected. This shows Utsunomiya has no campaign strategists. I wonder they have left in a hurry.

<Masuzoe supported by LDP/ Komei vs. Hosokawa>

The LDP/Komei controlled by the Zaibatsu or financial combine back up Mosuzoe. If Hosokawa, former prime minister, runs for the election, however, Masuzoe will probably lose in it. Masuzoe is past his use-by date. It is impossible for him to gain more votes than antinuclear and anti-Abe Hosokawa.

The international community responds against the Abe reckless politics with aiming at creating a war state. It is only some of Middle East and African countries with interest in money that work together with Abe, who has got stuck in strong objections from Asian, U.S. and Europe. Abe’s official trip overseas is stingy and miserable.

No countries evaluate a visit to war-related shrine. No counties aim to collapse the postwar structure. Abe’s perception of history and fanatical politics of visits to Yasukuni and Ise shrines will never hold water in the 21st century. Even if he rides on a portable Shinto shrine, Masuzoe can’t be a winner. Originally, he was just a personality-turned politician with superficial sense for diplomacy.

The Zaibatsu specializing in creation of a war state and production of weapons and ammunition are now at their wits’ end because a stop signal has been given to the victory of their favorite Masuzoe. I assure that they are thinking real hard of how to have Hosokawa cancel his candidacy.

The LDP and Komei are not so strong. The election system has them won. The two parties lose in local elections. Abenomics has revealed its true character. The citizens have awaken due to rise in prices by a rapid drop in yen.

<TEPCO disorganization, vested interests of the Olympics and Abe recklessness to be affected>

The budget of the Tokyo Metropolitan government boasts of its scale which is equal to that of the finance of a small country. It is a great source of vested interests. This is why Ishihara stuck to it. Utilizing the interests, he brought his two sons to the political world. It is the results of the policy which keeps the people ignorant.

Is it possible to legally bankrupt TEPCO? The reason to avoid it is the intention of megabanks managed by the Zaibatsu. I wonder Hosokawa, who chants a slogan of “abolishiment of nuclear power generation,” can move ahead to have disorganize TEPCO. I want to know it. Disorganization of TEPCO will significantly reduce the burden of the people. I wonder he will also oppose to Abe’s intention to militarize Japan.

<Be careful about prominence of Mitsui>

It is said that the chairman of Toray Industries, Inc. will assume the post of chairman of Japan Business Federation. When examined, it turns out that Toray is affiliated with Mitsui. NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) President is also connected with Mitsui. The Mitsui Zaibatsu dominating the business world and freedom of speech cooperates with Mitsubishi to control the Abe administration.

To cope with such forces, Utsunomiya is still a perfect candidate. I am afraid that even Hosokawa is absolutely helpless against them. I doubt that such Japan is right.

All I can say is that if Masuzoe loses in the election, it will help put a brake on reckless actions of Abe. In this sense, it is not a bad thing for Hosokawa to run in the election.




(Note) Font change into red letters made by Mr. Takeshita


Astonishing Information of Sudden Surfacing of Former Prime Minister Hosokawa Likely to Overturn “Ascendant of Masuzoe” in Tokyo Gubernatorial Election – Interesting Development to Make it Possible to Change Trend at Once –


image: (from left) IWJ, Gendai, 47News(Kyoudou)

Astonishing Information of Sudden Surfacing of Former Prime Minister Hosokawa Likely to Overturn “Ascendant of Masuzoe” 
in Tokyo Gubernatorial Election 
-  Interesting Development to Make it Possible to Change Trend at Once –

 This seems to be an interesting development. Since the group to promote nuclear power generation seems to keep an eye on the abolishment of nuclear power generation which is likely to become a point at issue in Tokyo gubernatorial election. If former Prime Minister Hosokawa runs for the election, it would exert an enormous impact on it. My investigation shows that he has a prospect of receiving funding because former Prime Minister Koizumi has met influential figures behind the scenes many times. Changes in trend might be made at once.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 5, 2014


English translation of a Japanese article: Nikkan Gendai – January 4, 2014 –

Sudden Surfacing of Former Prime Minister Hosokawa Likely to Overturn “Ascendant of Masuzoe” in Tokyo Gubernatorial Election

(c) Nikkan Gendai

Tokyo gubernatorial election will be announced on January 23 and the voting date will be determined on February 9. Each political party will start full-fledged nomination for governor from 6, the first work day of the year. The LDP has conducted a public opinion poll twice, either of which shows former Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Yoichi Masuzoe, 65, as the top candidate.

“I hear that in the first public opinion poll conducted before Christmas last year, which list 13 candidates, Mr. Masuzoe, Mr. Ikegami, a journalist, and Mr. Higashikokubaru had an approval rating of 17%, 12% and 7% respectively, and in the second poll, which was conducted the following week with candidates pared down to four or five, Mr. Msuzoe was an incomparably greater candidate.” (A person involved in LDP)

Since the New Komei Party with a coalition to LDP accepts Masuzoe, it appears that backup of Masuzoe will be determined soon only if he can meet the condition set out by the Metropolitan LDP Union that he establish after solving the feud with the LDP.

Since the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has also publicly stated “Mr. Masuzoe meets the criteria,” he can accept the ‘endorsement of the LDP, New Komei and DPJ.’

Mr. Kenji Utsnomiya, the former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, 67, who has already decided to run for the election, is likely to be supported by the Japanese Communist Party and Social Democratic Party. It is likely that the Metropolitan gubernatorial election will cast a chill over voters with the predictable outcome of the election between Masuzoe vs. Utsunomiya even before the election.

Backup of Former Prime Minister Koizumi with Abolishment of Nuclear Power Generation

However, “astounding information” which crushes this futile election system is whispering in Nagata-cho.

“As part of public promotion to abolish nuclear power generation, former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, 75, might run for the election. Information that former Prime Minister Koizumi sands at the shadow of him has spread, too. If Mr. Koizumi supports Mr. Hosokawa, who shares the same idea of zero nuclear power generation with Mr. Koizumi, it will cause feverish excitement with Mr. Masuzoe blown up. Mr. Hosokawa has administrative career as former Kumamoto Governor and is such an internationally high-profile figure that he can serve as a symbol of the Olympic Games.” (An experienced secretary)

Although Mr. Hosokawa has spent the last decade living in quiet retirement, he has returned to center stage of politics after the nuclear power plant accident by encouraging former Prime Minister Noda to break with nuclear power generation as his mentor or meeting with Koizumi. On the New Year’s Eve, the newspapers carried a full-page advertisement with a photograph of his face, which is for a promotion campaign, in which he serves as director, to construct forest breakwater in the afflicted areas. He accepted a New Year’s interview to Jiji Press.

“It is premature to determine that Mr. Masuzoe will be a certain winner. There is the law of “atodashi janken” – waiting the opponent’s move before playing the scissors-stone-paper game – in the Metropolitan gubernatorial election. If an influential candidate runs for the election immediately before the announcement, it is likely that the person will win the game far beyond expectation. Additionally, it the candidate plans to fight over one issue of “abolishment of nuclear power generation,” it is likely that he will agree on the issue with Mr. Utsunomiya.” (Mr. Tetsuo Suzuki, political journalist)

We suspect that the office of Prime Minister Abe, which keeps watch on the possibility that abolishment of nuclear power generation will become a point of issue, is in a panic now.

Leader Watanabe Says “A New Party with No Good Cause Sure to Fail.” – Looking at this facial expression of Your Party leader Watanabe, I and my wife burst out laughing. –


image: NHKNews
Leader Watanabe Says “A New Party with No Good Cause Sure to Fail.” 
– Looking at this facial expression of Your Party leader Watanabe, I and my wife burst out laughing. –

 I’d like to this article to yesterday’s article. I sent a mail to provide a comment to Hatchi-san, editor of Shanti Phula blog, at 19:01 yesterday. Subsequently, I and my wife saw this facial expression of Your Party leader Watanabe on the NHK news at 19:00, we burst out laughing. As I commented on the leaders of Your Party and Restoration Party, Mr. Watanabe altered his facial expression. Since it appears that some Restoration Party members will join this new party, the leader of Restoration Party will also alter his facial expression as I commented on it. It is most likely that the party will come to an end before it due to co-leader Ishihara’s involvement in the Tokushukai scandal. At any rate, there is no doubt that Restoration Party Leader Hashimoto will alter his facial expression.

Masatoshi Takeshita
December 9, 2013

(Editor’s Note) I can assure you that I received a mail covering Mr. Takeshita’s comment at 19:01 yesterday. I’d like to briefly explain in what process to post an article introduced by Mr. Takeshita in a few days. (Hatch)

English translation of NHK News – December 8, 2013 –


(Video is available in Japanese only)

On 9 Mr. Eda, former secretary general of Your Party, submitted a written notice of departure from the party and clearly stated his intention to form a new party. In response to it, Your Party leader Watanabe criticized him, saying “A new party has no good cause and it is sure to fail.” He also said “We’ll have Mr. Eda leave the party.”

Party leader Watanabe gave a speech in Tokyo. He criticized former secretary general of Your Party, who had submitted a written notice of departure from the party on 9 and clearly stated his intention to form a new party, saying “A new party formed in December just for party subsides has no good cause and is sure to fail. Mr. Eda criticizes our party outside without attending any party meetings. Who has devalued the party?”

After this, Mr. Watanabe told reporters “Mr. Eda’s act is anti-party action, which violates the party decisions stipulating that a political reorganization be carried by “a block of political party” on the premise of continuation of the party. We’ll have Mr. Eda leave the part” and called for him to leave the party.

As for how to deal with possible defectors who sympathize with Mr. Eda, Mr. Watanabe said: “The seats gained in proportional representation belong to the party, not to each lawmaker. If leaving the party, they should return the seats to the party. We’ll issue recommendation of resignation from the Diet.”

Mr. Eda to Form a New Party & to Submit a Notice of Resignation from Party Breakup of Your Party — Harbinger of Anti-Nuclear Power Generation Party Led by Former Prime Minister Koizumi

photo: Wikimedia
Mr. Eda to Form a New Party & to Submit a Notice of Resignation from Party  Breakup of Your Party 
Harbinger of Anti-Nuclear Power Generation Party Led by Former Prime Minister Koizumi



I made a comment on an article dated November 22 that it is likely that “with a mounting public criticism against the bill, Your Party and Japan Restoration Party will oppose a secret protection bill.” Although they subsequently voted in favor of the bill, with a mounting public criticism against it, they walked out to abstain from voting in the Upper House. I made another comment that “we will see the leaders of Your Party and Japan Restoration Party alter their facial expression soon.” Reading this article, you will understand that just such situation has exactly happened. The second article was written in July this year. I don’t think that a movement mentioned in this article is seen at present. Reading this article, it appears that Toru Hashimoto and Seiji Maehara will get involved in a new party which Mr. Kenji Eda is going to form. However, I can sense that this will not happen. I feel that a movement to form a new party by Hosono, Eda and Matsuno is a harbinger of an anti-nuclear power generation party led by former Prime Minister Koizumi, about which I wrote the other day, and they will join the party in time.

Masatoshi Takeshita
December 8, 2013


English translation of a Japanese article: Tokyo Shimbun – December 8, 2013 –

Mr. Kenji Eda

Mr. Kenji Eda, former secretary general of Your Party, has decided to submit a written notice of resignation from the party on 9 and form a new party before the end of the year. A number of diet members belonging to the party are expected to get into line with him and breakup of the party is decided.

A person involved in the party said: “It is certain that more than ten people get into line with Mr. Eda.”

Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe gave a warning to Mr. Eda, who moves ahead with a plan to form a new party, saying “It is an antiparty action to prepare for forming a new party.” However, Mr. Eda won’t obey him and openly criticized Mr. Watanabe who had made a modified agreement with the ruling parties in dealing with a state secret protection bill, which Mr. Watanabe took the initiative in. Mr. Eda walked out to show opposition to the party’s policy approving of the bill when the bill was brought to a vote in the Upper House.

Mr. Eda has a plan to create a study group with Mr. Tsuyoshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Mr. Yorihisa Matsuno, Diet Representation secretary general with Japan Restoration Party on 10. A total of eight lawmakers including Mr. Eda took part in a preparatory meeting in late November.

On 7, Mr. Watanabe told reporters in Tokyo that he was even to ready to break up the party to “stick to the policy to exclude dissidents from the party” because Mr. Eda seemed to solicit party members to join a new party.

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English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: kojitaken’s Diary – July 25, 2013 –

Mr. Hashimoto Intends to Break up Reformation Party and Form a New Party with Mr. Maehara

In response to the results of the Upper House election, Toru Hashimoto, leader of Japan Restoration Party, 44, had an interview in a ballot-counting place set up at a hotel in Osaka.

Mr. Hashimoto appealed for the need to create a new party, which is not Your Party or Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). According to him, a key person of the new party is Seiji Mehara, former leader of DPJ, 51.

Mr. Hashimoto tamely accepted defeat in regard to the election results, saying “It isn’t a victory. I cannot proudly boast of the results as leader.” Contrary to the words, however, he didn’t look somber at all.

“There has already been a movement toward forming a new party,” a person concerned revealed. Mr. Hashimoto himself flatly stated “It is good thing for the country to create forces capable of competing with the LDP. The Restoration Party is a step toward it? I originally organized the party with such intention.”

According to him, a lineup of a new party has been almost determined. The above-mentioned person says: “The most important person is Mr. Maehara. He has such good relationship with Mr. Hashimoto that he often gets in contact with him.

He has no impediment to joining with him.” Participation of Mr. Mehara, who has a certain number of supporters in Kyoto, will have great effect. The Restoration Party has gained a seat thanks to Mr. Takayuki Shimizu, a fresh recruit and former announcer with Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, who beat a DPJ incumbent lawmaker in the Kyoto constituency battling over two seats for re-election. Mr. Toru Azuma, General Council Chairman of the Restoration Party, revealed his strength and won the election at the top in Osaka constituency battling over five seats for re-election

The person explained the reason, saying “If Mr. Maehara can unify Kyoto, the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area will be as firm as a rock. That would make us increase our voice in a nation-level policy such as a wide-area local government system. Furthermore, if Mr. Maehara, who served as DPJ leader, joins a new party Mr. Hashimoto is going to form, the party will provide a sense of togetherness with a great force competing with LDP.”

According to him, Secretary General of Your Party Kenji Eda, 57, is also likely to join the party.

It can be said that breakup with Co-leader Shintaro Ishihara, 80, and Mr. Antonio Inoki is an established policy. Will forces of resistance to LDP, which won big, be created mainly by Mr. Hashimoto and Mr. Maehara?

(Tokyo Sorts July 23, 2013 11:00)

What Abe is going to do and Shigeru Ishiba’s Role Aspiring to the Position as Next Prime Minister


(photo: Japantimes)
What Abe is going to do and Shigeru Ishiba’s Role Aspiring to the Position as Next Prime Minister


 I have almost the same opinion as this writer. Particularly what Abe is going to do is to make the entire Japan sweatshops, which is written in this article. It seems to me that he thinks of sending the Self Defense Forces as security forces to Africa, Myanmar and other countries to protect big companies which invested overseas but does not think of a war with China.

I think that he is managing the government so as not to incur the elite’s displeasure with the aim of taking charge of a long-stand government for the next three years. Therefore, it is natural to think that the next prime minister will play the role of engaging in warfare with China and Shigeru Ishiba is promised to hold a position as prime minister in return for it. Seen in this light, it is Ishiba that is the central figure involved in the secrecy protection law. However, I have an opinion that differs from this article: the Abe administration does not probably think of resuming nuclear power plant operation, which is different from the original plan. I’d like to explain about this in a coming article.

Masatoshi Takeshita
December 7, 2013


English translation of a Japanese article: richardkoshimizu’s blog – December 7, 2013 –

A Good Wind Blows.


The Abe administration which made a debut as the result of election rigging has aggressively pushed a number of policies the public don’t want one after another, making use of the “number” of the members of the ruling coalition party of LDP and New Komeito, who were illegally elected, as its advantage.

An extremely extraordinary hawkish policy they applied has awakened the people. Yesterday I heard a remark of a person ranked B.

“I wonder what Abe is going to do with a State Secrets Protection bill. Everything he does is ridiculous. His support rate will definitely drop to 30 percent. Next year he will be fired.”

Jews behind Abe rushed to push themselves hard. I wonder if they might have been scared of our attacks in a trial to grill them in election fraud. Being driven into a corner, they seem to force through everything before B-ranked people realize the “election fraud.”

The more they push themselves, the more people have been awakened. I feel a good wind blow. “To investigate election fraud” is a key to eradicate the underground community.

December 7, 2013 00:22

What Prime Minister Ahe* is going to do from now on are: full-scale resumption of nuclear power plant operation, participation in TPP, liberation of fiancé and farming, big consumption tax hikes, postage cost gouging, voluntary conveyance of the whole pension to Jewish financial institutions, exercise of the right to collective-self-defense, establishment of defense force, review of three principles on arms exports, building of magnetic levitated trains, opening of Tokyo Olympic Games, bidding for FIFA World Cup, lowering food safety standards, deteriorating the medical insurance system to the level of the U.S., and lifting the ban on casino. A secrets protection bill and Japanese version of NSC serve to blaze a trail to get there. If they succeed, the entire Japan will become sweat factories!

We have no need to have casinos in Japan.

(Note)
*Prime Minister Ahe – expression to make a mockery of “Abe”

“Secret Protection Law” Passed Diet Breakthrough Not Realized – Importance of Sensitivity and Biggest Factor to Restrain it –



“Secret Protection Law” Passed Diet Breakthrough Not Realized
– Importance of Sensitivity and Biggest Factor to Restrain it –


There is a phrase in the article: “We just want to protect children.” I feel that most people do the right thing thanks to this wish.

Secret Protection Law, radioactivity, electromagnetic waves, vaccination, food additives, genetically-modified food – from the viewpoint of protection of children, we have to be careful about every single of them. However, very few people specifically put their ideas into action. This is because, I think, they cannot actually be driven by a sense of crisis. First, since they don’t know the dangerousness, many people gain information mostly from the advertisement of media or government’s propaganda. It is hardly possible that big corporations which make enough money to advertise provide information unfavorable to their products. So such dangerousness never reaches their ears. Secondly, ordinary people are of good character and do not realize that most people give priority to making money, ignoring a slight possibility to cause damage on the environment or health. For this reason, they do not realize that there are scarcely decent commercial products in this world. You cannot know the truth only with automatically provided information. You cannot see the truth unless you independently go out and collect information.

I think the underlying cause of such matters is poor sensitivity. With high sensitivity, you will naturally realize what is right. For example, when you pick up a tofu made from genetically-modified soybean, you get tensed up, compared with a tofu properly made without such ingredient. It is very important to have such sense of body refusal and we should not have values that restrain such sensitivity. The biggest cause is probably education, I think,

Masatoshi Takeshita
December 7, 2013

English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: Ryusaku Tanaka Journal – December 7, 2013 –

“Secret Protection Law” Passed Diet Breakthrough Not Realized



A mother spoke: “I have taken my daughter to have her imprint the moment to leave a blot in Japanese history.
=December 6 around 11:20 p.m. in front of the gate of the Diet building Photograph: Ryusaku Tanaka =


December 6 has become the day when a top of history has started spinning reversely.

If a peace preservation bill of Heisei is passed into law, it is enforced within one year. It is at risk of depriving us of public right to know or right of freedom to expression. People who got together around the Diet building are filled with a sense of crisis.


Demonstrators, who stand face to face with the police, are prevented from moving forward by iron fence and a picket line of the police. = around 9:15 p.m. Photograph: Rodhi Shimazaki =

Policemen in uniform doubly or triply set up a picket to prevent demonstrators from moving forward. In front of the gate of the Diet building, riot police wagons were tightly lined up. Demonstrators who tried to move forward scuffled with the police for a while. “Absolute opposition to forcible passage!” echoed shout.

A man spoke to each of policemen standing in line. “Do you have a child?” “We just want to protect children.”

At 11:23 p.m. when there was a report that a “State Secrets Protection Bill” was passed in the Upper House, Demonstrators in front of the Diet building howled in rage “WO!”

A mother and her daughter who came from Nerima ward had tears in their eyes. “I have thought that politics is for us people. But politics has abandoned the people,” the daughter spoke, looking gravely at the Diet building.

“We have completely depended on democracy and have not taken care of it. This is the result,” the mother appropriately said.

Shigeru Ishiba’s remark “The same as terror activity” Discloses Abuse of Secret Protection Bill – No other person is dangerous than Shigeru Ishiba –


(image:  Kaleidoscope)
Shigeru Ishiba’s remark “The same as terror activity” Discloses Abuse of Secret Protection Bill  
- No other person is dangerous than Shigeru Ishiba –
As declared in this article, it has been disclosed by his remark that no other person is dangerous than Shigeru Ishiba. His dumbness was lucky for the people. He blurted out his hidden real thought that this bill is danger, about which I have repeatedly dealt with on this blog. This will cause such plan to foil.

Judging from the whole process in the past, Hashimoto was supposed to succeed to Abe, but his possibility has vanished because Hashimoto made a misstep in his remarks about the comfort women controversy. Then, who will make war against China instead of him? Judging from Ishiba’s remark, Fuhrer Geru* is considered to have been appointed by the Bush/Nazi warmonger.

I suspect that the Secret Protection bill was developed mainly by only a small number of former bureaucrats. My opinion is that basically, politicians including Prime Minister Abe are moving under the instruction of a pivotal group consisting mainly of former bureaucrats who have promoted this conspiracy. His remark has disclosed that Shigeru Ishiba as a politician is a group member.

Given the situation, the Light side will make the next move. We will see Ishiba change his facial expression and attitude more than ever before.

Masatoshi Takeshita
December 3, 2013

(Note)
*Fuhrer Geru – nickname given to Mr. Shigeru Ishiba

English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: Kaleidoscope – December 2, 2013 –

Shigeru Ishiba’s remark “The same as terror activity” Discloses Abuse of Secret Protection Bill

He has made a fatal mistake presumably because he let his guard down.
After establishment of a Secret Protection Law, This madman let out what he intended to do after establishment of a State Secrets Protection Bill.

As I recall, Shinzo Abe and Shigeru Ishiba had initially declared: “The law is limited to diplomacy and defense and not applied to the public.”

However, it has turned out that what they said was downright lie. They have disclosed that “not only public servants but the entire nation are subject to criminal punishment.”

Additionally, they have slinkingly disclosed at the last moment of passage in the Lower House that the bill aims at not only “diplomacy and defense” but “countermeasures against terrorism.”

Shigeru Ishiba who carries out verbal act of terrorism toward the people should immediately resign from the Diet.

Shigeru Ishiba seems to feel pressed.

On his own blog (“about Okinawa, etc".) dated November 29, he criticized the people’s demonstration against the State Secret Protections Bill, saying “It appears that mere yelling tactics is basically not so different from act of terrorism.”

His brain structure must be the same as that of Shinzo Abe, who yelled our loudly “Everybody, anybody who is going to oppose TPP are demoted!” in the final stump speech for the Upper House election.

Shigeru Ishiba has deleted the part of “considered to be terrorism” from his blog, but he seems to maintain his stance that “yelling demonstration is the same as terrorism.”

In a word, kid gangster like Shigeru Ishiba and Shinzo Abe imply that when the bill is legislated, even a demonstration will be under surveillance and any citizen who yells out will be arrested.

Shigeru Ishiba undoubtedly has gone insane.
We cannot find any other dangerous “verbal terrorist” than Shigeru Ishiba in Japan.

A party where such politicians equal to or lower than scum get together is about to have the worst violence and suppression bill of the century, which has been criticized around the world, pass on December 6.
When the bill is passed, Japan will really be destroyed.