[Mr. Naoto Amaki] “An Inconvenient Truth” on Japan’s Next Fighters F-35 Issue Mass Media Keep Concealing

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If people do not have the slightest idea that Japan is sliding into war even after reading a series of articles I have introduced today, I can only say that such people are very insensitive.  I wonder if such people will do anything whatever it may be, for instance, wage war, as ordered by the country.

Masatoshi Takeshita
February 7, 2013
F-35A (photo from Wikipedia) 

English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: Blog of Amaki Naoto – February 4, 2013 –


“An Inconvenient Truth” on Japan’s Next Fighters F-35 Issue Mass Media Keep Concealing

Today on February 4 the Asahi Shimbun has posted on the front page a scoop on the next fighters F-35 issue.

The U.S. plans to sell to Israel the fighters F-35 for which parts made in Japan are used.  The article reads that the Abe administration has established a policy that it will admit the sale as a special case.

However, such conclusion was obvious because it would be the biggest gift for the U.S. when the prime minister visits the country at the end of February.

Instead, I doubt of the attitude of the Asahi Shimbun’s reporting of this issue.

True nature of F-35 issue is not an issue of violation of Three Principles of Arms Exports.

The problem lies in an astonishing reality that Japan will introduce underdeveloped F-35 fighters and Japan will become a hub for development, production and maintenance of the aircraft.

To put it in another way, the problem is the fact that Japan is finally going to become an accomplice to U.S. military-industrial complex.

The Sankei Shimbun got a scoop on it on January 29.

It is impossible that the Asahi did not know it.

Why will the Asahi try to make no reference to it?

No only Asahi but other media outlets in this country won’t investigate the Sankei’s scoop and report it.

It appears that they try to conceal “an inconvenient truth.”

[Mr. Ryusaku Tanaka] Environment Minister Ishihara Avoids Appointing Reporter Who Grills Him at Press Conference

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It is Mr. Yoshiki Kamide that is the reporter in the news.  I’d like to remember his name.  Just the sight of his picture makes me find that he is a fine person.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 17, 2013


English translation of a Japanese article: Ryusaku Tanaka Journal – January 15, 2013 –

Environment Minister Ishihara Avoids Appointing Reporter Who Grills Him at Press Conference

Environment Minister Isihara who has difficulty in
 answering a question of a freelancer
In the Environment Ministry on 15th morning.  Photo by Tanaka


Government agencies ignore distasteful questions in collusion with politicians.  The press club that usually brandishes the public’s right to know won’t make an issue of it.

At the time of the LDP government (until 2009 when the JDP took power) press conferences held with ministers were controlled by the administration due to the cozy relations between the administration and the media.  After the LDP took back the power, a press conference in the Environment Ministry seems to be returning to the original state: it was open to the public.

It is reflected by the response of the Environment Ministry and Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara over the “slipshod clean-up work” reported by the Asahi Shimbun in its morning paper on 4th.

A reporter of the Asahi Shimbun with an aim to write a sequel repeatedly raised his hand at a press conference on 11th.  However, he was never appointed.  It would be the case with a freelancer, but the reporter is a member of the press club.  It is apparently abnormal that he was not chosen as a questioner.

The Environment Ministry budgeted one trillion 108.8 billion yen as the clean-up expenses for 2012 alone.  If “sloppy work” is found in a project which a lot of money has been invested in, the Environment Ministry is to be blamed for it.  The Environment Minister, chief executive, is naturally placed in a more difficult situation.

For the public relations office, a facilitator of a press conference (in charge of appointing reporters), and the ministry, it is “crisis management” not to make reporters inquire about the slipshod clean-up issue.

The public relations office has an instinctive character that “they should protect the minister.”

“You stand in the between the minister office and the reporter (of Asahi).  You’re in a tough situation, aren’t you?” this writer asked the public relations office chief such a leading question.  “Can’t you understand?” he said while scratching his head.

Strangely, other press club members never care that a colleague has been ignored.  It cannot be helped if a reporter is not appointed next time when the reporter wants to grill the minister. What misfortune befalls on others today might happen to them tomorrow.  It is not too much to say that the cozy relations among government agencies, politicians and the press club have prevented the public from knowing truth.

Mr. Yoshiki Kamide, a freelancer, opened a crack in this at today’s press conference.  “Although a reporter of Asahi desperately raised his hand at the previous press conference, he was not appointed.  Minister Ishihara seemed to avoid doing so.  The minister should achieve accountability for the public.” Reporter Kamide grilled him.

Minister Ishihara unconvincingly explained himself, saying “I have to answer questions of many reporters within limited time frame.  I have a sense of crisis toward CO2 issue.”  He just repeated empty phrases in pain because he was stuck for an answer.

He himself says “I have to answer questions of many reporters.”  Then, why did he exclude the reporter of Asahi alone?


 “The minister should achieve accountability.”  Yoshiki Kamide, a freelancer, (person on the left with a microphone) grills Mr. Ishihara.  = Photo by Tanaka =


A reporter of NHK, the coordinator of the press club, asked a question, using the word “improper clean-up” not “slipshod clean-up.”  He said “As for the slipshod clean-up work issue, have you found another improper clean-up work after questioning subcontractors?”

Minister Ishihara answered: “Clean-up work is the foundation of reconstruction.  ………… We will work out a policy after carefully examining whether there has been improper clean-up work or not.”  It appears that the press club coordinator asked the minister a question which he was able to answer confidently.

[Mr. Eiken Itagaki] Beijing Government Invites Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Respect for Former DPJ Leader Ichiro Ozawa, to Listen to His Opinion about Improvement of Japan-China Relations

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Although I don’t deny a concept of “East Asian Community,” it is nonsense if it is a Japanese version of EU.  It is apparent that regional currency will hold the key to creating future.  If they aim at creating a unified currency, after all, Mr. Ozawa and Mr. Hatoyama turn to be puppets of bankers.
As it appears that Mr. Hatoyama used to be a member of Lodge P2 Freemaisonry, I am not surprised about his disorganized thinking.  Mr. Hatoyama, do study PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory) advocated by an Indian philosopher Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar.

Masatoshi Takeshita
Janauray 13, 2013


English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: “Untold Story behind Politics and Economics Not Covered by Media” – January 13, 2013 –

Beijing Government Invites Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Respect for Former DPJ Leader Ichiro Ozawa, to Listen to His Opinion about Improvement of Japan-China Relations



* Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama who advocates “diplomacy of fraternity” will visit Beijing City from January 15 to 18 to meet Chinese key figures.  Reportedly, he has accepted an invitation of the Beijing government.

Mr. Hatoyama did not run in the December 16 election and is retired from politics.  He, however, seems to be attached to politics.  Mr. Hatoyma, though he wears no Diet member pin, is strongly eager to establish an “East Asian Community,” a Japanese version of EU.  For this reason, he has fretted about to how to restore Japan-China and Japan-Korea relations which were deteriorated by former Prime Minster Yoshihiko Noda.

In particular, the Beijing government desires to improve a relationship with Japan before Xi Jinping, President-elect, and Li Kequang, Premier-elect, officially assume the posts on March 15.

However, the Japanese government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which is far from showing a willingness to improve relations with China, has a sense of vigilance against China’s strong stance on the territorial rights over the Senkaku Islands.

So, it appears that the Beijing government desires to invite former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who is an advocate of “diplomacy of fraternity” and an ally of Ichiro Ozawa, former DPJ leader, with an aim to listen to his opinion about bilateral relations in the future.  Their true intention seems to personally invite Ichiro Ozawa, former DPJ leader, (Life Party) who enjoys intimate relations with Xi Jinping, President-elect, and Li Kequang, Premier-elect, and to renew old friendship.  However, it seems that considering Ozawa’s position in Japan’s political world and relations with the U.S., they are going to tentatively have a talk with Hatoyama and exchange opinions with him about future bilateral relations.  It is truly a loyal diplomacy.

*As for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he has no fixed schedule for a summit meeting with U.S. President Obama.  On top of this, he is “in a standoff” where he finds it difficult to have a summit meeting with Xi Jinping, President-elect, and Li Kequang, Premier-elect.  Therefore, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe feels “displeased” with Hatoyama, who will visit China at the invitation of the Beijing government without fully discussing with the Abe administration.  This is because the Abe administration is concerned that this might make the world feel dubious of the administration’s “skill of diplomacy with U.S. and China.”

Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga expressed an uncomfortable feeling at a press conference on 10th, saying “We have heard about it for the first time now.  That’s all.”

Beijing has still felt genuinely indebted to former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka as “a benefactor who dug a well for the first time” since he contributed to normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.  As the government still has such feelings toward Ichiro Ozawa who learned directly from Tanaka, they think that they should not improve bilateral relations without taking any thought of Ozawa.  This is the reason why they purposely invite Hatoyama.

[Soon Northern Wind Will Blow] Entertainers and Highly-Educated People, Proponents of Nuclear Power, Flocking around TEPCO

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At present, deities are watching over all people and checking action of each individual.
It is only one sincere person among 1000 people that can survive.
Fools who have been sorted out will suffer a miserable end.
This is no joke.  CIA staffers, you know that many of your colleagues are actually missing, don’t you?

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 10, 2013




English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: Soon Northern Wind Will Blow – January 7, 2013 –

Entertainers and Highly-Educated People, Proponents of Nuclear Power, Flocking around TEPCO


Highly-educated people, who are supporters of nuclear power, electric companies and related organizations have been utilizing many celebrities as billboards to get publicity for “safety” of nuclear power and improve its image.

In what way has the Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPCO) led by TEPCO bought up public opinion by using a huge amount of money?  In what way have easy-going entertainers and highly-educated people made the safety myth of nuclear power known to the public?

One example is a case of Antonio Inoki who gave support to a candidate in Aomori gubernatorial election. According to the book “Desperate Confession of Secretary of Diet Member” (published by Kodanshan) by Kumiko Sato, a former secretary of Inoki, at first Inoki intended to support a candidate, an advocate of suspension of nuclear power use, who had asked Inoki to support him in exchange of a 1.5 million yen reward.  And then, however, the FEPCO, which was behind another candidate, an advocate of promotion of nuclear power use, offered to pay him 100 million yen.  Inoki quickly paid back 1.5 million yen to the former candidate to switch over to the latter candidate.

This is a dirty trick as if a cheek were flapped with a bundle of notes.  Even Jinzaburo Takagi, a diehard opponent of nuclear power, was done this trick on.

Takagi’s “I Live as Citizen Scientist” (published by Iwanami Shinso) reads that he was asked by a chief editor of a nuclear power information magazine to preside over an energy policy study group as the editor had 300 million yen offered.  Takagi noted that “300 million yen would be worth around 10 billion yen in today’s currency.”  The amount 100 million yen offered to Inoki would be manyfold as high now.

Tale-bearers of Safety Myth of Nuclear Power Plants

I criticized Main Kouda, a writer, for working cooperatively for an electric company ad.  She justified herself by saying that she had not received much money.

She also becomes a member of NHK management committee probably due to Heizo Takenaka’s recommendation.  The writer who has no philosophy is very convenient to the electric company as an ornament.

Susumu Nishibe, a critic, was invited to a symposium sponsored by an electric company and said that scientifically speaking, there is no absolute guarantee of safety of nuclear power plants.  He says with a laugh that he has never been invited again since then.

In a word, nuclear power supporter entertainers and highly-educated people who are invited by electric companies are considered to be people who are believers of “absolute safety.”

The biggest tale-bearer of safety myth is Kenshi Hirokane, a cartoonist, followed by Kenichi Mogi and Takeshi Yorou, who have gained publicity as brain scientists.

Yorou is an author of a bestselling book “The Walls of Fools.”  I suspect that he himself is “the wall of fool.”  As for Hirokane, he drew illustrations of you-know-Kousaku Shima for “Evening paper Fuji” on March 19, in which he sent to the afflicted people and workers at Fukushima nuclear power plants a message “Please never give up and do get through a difficult situation.”

However, “cheers” of Hirokane, who has trumpeted the safety of nuclear power plants, simply make the people evacuated from Fukushima nuclear power plants feel like vomiting.

Unbelievably abusive remarks of Takeshi

Kazuyo Katsuma appeared on a live TV show “Live TV until the morning!” at the end of March and said that there is more coverage on the nuclear power plant accident than on the earthquake, which became a controversial issue.  She also appeared in a commercial for Chubu Electric Company.
She has revealed her true character.  Far more sinful than nuclear entertainers in recent years are so-called “forerunners” such as Kenichi Omae, Taichi Sakaiya and Beat Takeshi (Takeshi Kitano).  Well, Katsuma respects Omae and has aimed to be “female Omae.”  As for Takeshi, his brother Masaru Kitano and his disciples Asakusa Kids are also proponents of nuclear power plants.


Although he is a comedian, we cannot laugh with Takeshi’s remarks now after the nuclear power plant accident due to the earthquake.

In the 2010 June issue of “Shincho 45” Takeshi repeatedly has a talk with Shunsuke Kondo (emeritus professor of Tokyo University), chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, where Takeshi makes unbelievably abusive remarks.

“People who criticize nuclear power plants quickly say “what will happen if an earthquake breaks out and nuclear reactor is destroyed.”  This means that conversely, electric companies should be more careful about nuclear power plants than about any other facility so that they can endure possible earthquakes.  Therefore, if an earthquake breaks out, it is safest to run to a power plant (laugh).  However, wolf criers who give a cry against “danger” of new technology are received more well by the media.”  Why didn’t Takeshi give a try to assure whether he was “well received” or not?

If he thinks that a power plant is the safest place to run to, Takeshi had better run to the nuclear power plant in Fukushima now.  Kondo, who is supposed to be an expert, gave a terrible response, but it is impossible to restrain Takeshi from going out of control.  The following remarks he gave make me completely speechless.

“Some people still oppose to nuclear power plants, but such people never say that we should not take a ride in a car in view of annual death toll from traffic accidents.  This is because it is convenient to use a car.  Although we tend to mention only risks of nuclear power plants, actually we live in the society filled with more danger.  The odds are far greater that we would be stabbed by a pervert (laugh).

I was surprised to see Antonio Inoki appear in a CM for Japan Advertising Council or AC, which was suddenly often seen, and warn against being deceived by erroneous information.

They Have No skill to Sell, So Sell Themselves

Kiyoshi Nakahata, a native of Fukushima, who appeared in a CM for TEPCO, says that he has been deceived by TEPCO.  It made me laugh.  Unlike Tsunehiko Watase, Ryoko Moriyama and Kumiko Okae, entertainers, and Senichi Hoshino, a baseball player, Haruo Kitamura and Hiroko Sumita, lawyers, who appear on a TV program “Law Centers with many people queuing up,” Sakuji Yoshimura, a university professor, Hisayuki Miyake, a self-claimed pundit, Jin Kusano, Eiko Oya and Hiroko Kiba who identifies herself as a newscaster are far more sinful.

Although Kumi Fujisawa, an investment consultant, often appears in an advertisement for FEPCO in a weekly magazine “Bungei Shunju,” she says that she’ like to “hold from making a comment” on nuclear power plants.

There was a period when it was the spirit of geisha to sell skill but not chastity.  I wonder if “nuclear geishas” listed here have sold their chastity because they had no skill to sell.  They have no sense of shame.  In addition, there are 180 entertainers who appeared in a CM for nuclear power.  Most of them are entertainers.

[Nikkan Gendai] Prime Minister Visits U.S. With Present

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We have to bear looking at this rotten face for a while.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 5,, 2013


English translation of a Japanese article: Nikkan Gendai – January 4, 2013 –

Prime Minister Visits U.S. With Present

Purchase of Osprey Priced 10 Billion Yen per Aircraft – Don’t be Silly!


There is a danger that death toll would rise.  It is almost certain to equip the Japan’s Self-Defense Forces with Ospreys, defective helicopters used by the U.S. forces.  The Self Defense Forces has decided to make a budgetary request of 10 million yen of “investigation expenses” for the 2013 budget.  If “investigation expenses” are accepted, it is certain that the Osprey will be adopted some day in the future.

However, the “Osprey” is a defective aircraft which has caused many accidents, resulting in a heavy death toll.  And yet, it costs as much as 10 billion yen per aircraft.  Why do we have to pay enormous amount of money to the U.S. in order to purchase them?  This is obviously a “present” with which Prime Minister Abe will visit to the U.S. in the middle of January.


“Every Japanese prime minister’s visit to the U.S. used to be poked fun of as ‘sankin koutai’* and he always brought some present with him every time he visited it.  Prime Minister Abe are going to make the purchase of the Osprey his present.  It is certain that the U.S. will be delighted.  It is said that the U.S. has spent $2 trillion developing the Osprey.  It is their real intention to have other countries purchase Ospreys to recoup the development costs as much as possible.  With the sale of one Osprey, the U.S. not only gets 10 billion yen but makes a great deal of money due to a combined sale with its operating system.”  (Mr. Tetsuo Maeda, a military commentator)

*(Note) alternate attendance to the capital by a daimyo in Edo period

It is possible to have Japan purchase at least 12 aircrafts.  However, Prime Minister Abe is going to purchase defective helicopters by using Japanese taxpayers’ money to please President Obama.  By no means!

“Prime Minister Abe tries to be bossy but weak-kneed to the U.S.  He is a typical person obedient to Washington to gain its favor.  To my astonishment, the foreign policy the prime minister has set is completely the same as a report by the “Heritage Foundation,” a U.S. think tank, without any change.  The Foundation suggests what the U.S. should promote: (1) to have Japan assume greater international services, (2) to have the country increase defending expenditure and (3) to have the country flexibly interpret the right of collective self-defense.  Prime Minister Abe seems to believe that it is enough to curry favor with Washington to maintain the security of his administration,” a person in political circles says.

How can he take responsibility if a dangerous Osprey should crash over the people?  This man is never concerned about the national interest.

[Kaleidoscope] Threat of High Incidence of Cardiac Disease among Children in Fukushima! #Impact of Cesium! Dr. Basby Warns (video with Japanese subtitles)

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Dr. B has given the following warning to us from early on.  People split over this warning.  Some listen to him, but others never listen to him.
Watching Dr. Basby on the screen, however, I see him emitting very beautiful light from all over the body.  This proves that he never tells a lie.
People who are poor judges of character accept as information only what is well suited for them and ignore the rest of it.  Such people will not understand that they have been deceived by the government before their children develop the disease Dr. B has given a warning on.  Although such people one-sidedly blame the government for its fault without admitting their faults, not a small number of people seem to get what they deserve.  They seem to have no idea that their present action will determine their future.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 3, 2013


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


Evacuation from the Tokyo metropolitan areas – Is it fine to stay living in Tokyo?

Threat of High Incidence of Cardiac Disease among Children in Fukushima! #Impact of Cesium!  Dr. Basby Warns (video with Japanese subtitles)




In case that this video has been deleted, please view the video of Heart Attack of Children in Fukushima by Dr. Basby .

Dr. Basby has also given a warning about the possibility of birth of babies with congenital malformation (posted on my blog October 26, 2011), which is regarded as taboo in Japan.

[Mr. Jiro Motozawa] Colossal Japan Colonization by Washington

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The Lehman’s fall has destroyed neoliberalism. has already been destroyed.  Near-sighted politicians represented by Obama seem to completely fail to grasp the trend of the times.  Fools will be destroyed in a moment, though they make last-minute fruitless struggle for a while.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 1, 2013

photo from wikipedia

English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: “Media Association” Club Bulletin – January 1, 2013 –

Jiro Motozawa’s “Japan’s Landscape” (1239)

<Colossal covert operation against Japan by Washington>

An unhappy new year 2013 has started.  There are people who enjoy a life like slaves or mistresses, though derogatory expression.  Such people do not always have to be women.

Sly leaders in small countries are willing to be prepared to offer gifts or sacrifices to the great power.  When   a new leader requests an audience with Washington like ‘Sankin Koutai,’* he mentions such gifts secretly to ask it to secure his security and protection.  Japan’s new leader is such a typical example.

(Note) * The system of alternate attendance by a daimyo in Edo period

<Japan colonization policy>

Etsusaburo Shiina, a bureaucrat-turned politician and foreign affair minister, called such Washington “my dear watchdog” and swooned to its feet.  Officials in the foreign ministry spoke highly of Shiina as a “capable foreign minister.”  This proves that Japan is an unhealthy nation.  Smooth words make smooth ways.  It is true that I catch his enthusiasm for becoming a clever mistress and slaver.

Washington, watchdog and lord, has been exclusively waging wars and its financial condition or economy has been impoverished.  For this reason, it starts to operate a colossal colonization policy to wring profit from whomever its close slave and mistress is.

Some conscientious people have appeared before my eyes and taken the trouble to let me know such seemingly false truth.  It is about some confidential information that is available exclusively to people who have worked at core areas of Washington and Tokyo.  Many of their comrades take such top secrets to their graves.  However, a small number of people refuse to do so in Japan.  Top secrets are sure to be disclosed by such people.

There exist honest people.  Some get such secrets down on paper.
Now I can reveal such top secrets about “colossal Japan colonization policy” on January 1, 2013.  I wonder if I have enjoyed a great New Year’s Day.

<Target of TPP>

The liar prime minister pretended to go down on his knees in front of Washington with using TPP as a point of issue in the December 16 general election.  However, what TPP is all about is still uncertain.  Interest of the people was attracted by totally-unrelated issues of the Senkaku, amendment of the Constitution and economy.

However, all concerned who know Washington and Tokyo had already been well informed about it in detail.  Financial clique elite, bureaucratic elite and academic elite had received detailed instructions a long time before.  TPP is a perfectly free trade policy with no tariff barriers imposed and it is also a neoliberalism policy, in which the weak are the victims of the strong.

<TPP covering food, clothing and medical services>



A net has been spread around Japan with Singapore, New Zealand, Mexico and Canada prepared as fishing fries.  What comes to the net is something related to food, clothing and medical services instead of food, clothing and sheltering.

Medical services include everything on human health such as welfare.  It is easy to say, but introduction of TPP would actually bring about disastrous result.

Japan’s agriculture, fishery and food service industry will also be affected by TPP.  TPP will seriously affect food, whose self-sufficiency rate has already been rapidly reduced.

Additionally, arenas of housing, construction, road and bridgework will be besieged.  In comparison with overseas, each cost is absurdly expensive in Japan.  This will make some consumers feel happy but drive many industries into bankruptcy or merger and acquisition.  Industrial arena cannot afford to be easygoing.

In short, Japan will be deprived of the foundation of people’s life.  “TPP is utilized to colonize Japan,” well-informed conscientious specialists have clearly stated.

<Education also targeted>

In the last election, Abe of the LDP made many remarks about educational reform.  So did Nakasone.  Specialists point out that human remodeling is incorporated in TPP operation.

Educational reform to extreme-rightwing bias is also an order from Washington.  It is an educational theory available to Japanese who never think.

<Discrimination against the yellow race>

Japan had already been forced to accept a strong yen resulting from the Nakasone bubble economy.  It had lost its assets equivalent of 1,500 trillion before the country knew it, and encountered the second defeat.  On top of it, they are going to drive Japan into the third defeat by depriving it of foundation of life.

It is said that the same thing will come to the surface in China and ASEAN.  Whys so?  Experts point out that there exists Caucasian discrimination against the yellow race.  Using your head, you will understand why A-bombs were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

This is the horrible part of masked American democracy and humanitarianism.  We have to watch it out.  Korea has already been taken over by Washington.  I should be safe and say that such is the case with Taiwan.

[J-CAST] “NUKE IS OVER” Seen on Screen of “Kohaku” – Kazuyoshi Saito’s Performance Attracts Attention on Twitter

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Information from Mr. Masatoshi Takeshita and our readers posted on his blog – January 1, 2013 –
  
I’d like to applaud Mr. Kazuyoshi Saito and the resistant forces of NHK personnel.  I also admire Mr. Mad Amano’s brilliant insight.  With the start of a new year, I feel as if I saw a light.

Masatoshi Takeshita
January 1, 2013


English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: News US – January 1, 2013 –

“NUKE IS OVER” Seen on Screen of “Kohaku” -   Kazuyoshi Saito’s Performance Attracts Attention on Twitter


 On December 31, 2012, Mr. Kazuyoshi Saito, a singer, appeared on a TV program “Kohaku Utagassen”* with a guitar.  A phrase of “NUKE IS OVER” written on the strap he put on the guitar is becoming popular on Twitter.

(Note) *Annual singing contest held on New Year’s Eve, sponsored and broadcast by the NHK



Comments on Twitter: “Well done!” or “I am concerned if his behavior might cause trouble.”

This is the first appearance on the program for Mr. Saito.  When introduced before starting his performance, he answered quietly “I feel like a fish out of water.”  He sang a song “I want to be kindhearted,” a theme song of a TV drama.

Although the lyrics of the song had no relation with nuke, a phrase “NUKE IS OVER” written on the strap of his guitar was visible on the TV screen, too.

Mr. Saito has maintained his stance against nuke.  After changing the lyrics of his hit song “I have been in love with you” into those for an anti-nuke song “It has been lie” in April 2011, Mr. Saito sang the song personally, which was uploaded on YouTube and attracted great public attention.

Audience who watched the TV program was quick to respond to it on twitter.  There are responses in favor of him such as “Natural message, terrific!” and “Really awesome!  It’s Rock music sticking to his claim.”  On the other hand, some people question his behavior, saying “Is this acceptable?  I am concerned if his behavior might cause him a trouble later.”

Source: J-CAST News


[Nikkan Gendai] Far from having no independence, the Bank of Japan is already dead.

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The monetary easing policy the Abe administration is going to take is basically right.  However, as I have mentioned so many times, a combination of issuance of government bonds and monetary easing policy as Mr. Mitsubashi proposes will not help pump money into real sector of the economy unless banks lend money to corporations.  This is because banks will pump the money gained through monetary easing policy into the financial market.
Direct assumption of the country’s debt by BOJ makes it possible to lend money to corporations contributing to GDP.  If this is mentioned, some people immediately claim the nonsense that it would give damage to the central bank’s independence.  However, if the central bank take a monetary policy to benefit bankers and their families, that really gives a remarkable damage to its independence.  The central bank cannot be an organization which works for the profit of a specific family or group, or politician.  Any monetary policy should be fair and transparent and should entail accountability.  Regrettably, there seems to be no such a central bank at all.

Masatoshi Takeshita
December 24, 2012
Bank Of Japan (photo from Wikipedia)

English translation of a Japanese article: Nikkan Gendai – December 21, 2012 –

Far from having no independence, the Bank of Japan is already dead.
Abe’s threat makes BOJ easily raise the white flag

<Complete acceptance of additional monetary easing measures and inflation target>

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has already completely surrendered to the Abe “administration.”  Whereas Abe has blatantly urged the BOJ to accept an inflation policy, BOJ at the monetary policy meeting on 20th unanimously decided on an additional monetary easing package worth 10 trillion yen and virtually decided to introduce a 2 percent price hike Abe proposes.  In a word, “Abenomics” has been swallowed.  Although it has spoken about the central bank’s independence, the BOJ has been back to its old palace waiting woman.

The BOJ has aimed for a 1 percent hike as a tentative “goal” for price stabilization.  However, Abe criticized that “the goal is not set in the stone.”  He has clearly claimed to “have the BOJ target” a 2 percent price hike.  At first, BOJ President Shirakawa resisted such blatant political intervention.  He said that “we want the government to respect the central bank’s independence” and with regard to a 2 percent inflation target, he rebutted by saying that “the people don’t simply want an inflation.”  However, after the LDP won a landslide victory, he bothered to visit Abe personally and yielded to him so easily at the monetary policy meeting on 20th.  It is far from the BOJ’s independence.

“Before the Lower House election, there were some BOJ old boys who got furious about (the way how Shirakawa let Abe say whatever he wanted to say) and President Shirakawa kept on resisting Abe.  However, with two-thirds of the seats gained by the LDP and New Komeito, revision of the Bank of Japan Law, which will strengthen the invention by the government, is about to become realized.  Such being the case, an atmosphere (that no response should be allowed) has been created within the BOJ.  As they were worried that revision of the Law might make it possible for the government to intervene in the personnel relations about positions lower than the president, they tried to tentatively show their allegiance.  This really shows a bureaucratic approach to defending the organization.”  (BOJ informant)

This is involved with the election of president planned for April next year.  Personnel relations on decision of BOJ president require the approval of the Diet; approval of the Upper House and the Lower House, respectively.  The LDP and New Komeito have 102 seats in the House of Councilors, which fall short of the majority by 16 seats.  The BOJ was too optimistic.  Seeing the House of Councilors, however, there are many political parties which can agree on monetary easing policy with the LDP and New Komeito.  This seemed to scare the BOJ.

<Mr. Kazumasa Iwata as Next President to be Decisive?>

Combined with Your Party (11 seats), Nihon Ishin no Kai (3 seats) and Kokumin Shinto (3 seats), all advocates for revision of the BOJ Law, they get the majority.   However hard President Shirakawa may resist, an aggressive advocate for monetary easing policy will be nominated a new president as Mr. Abe expects.  Mr. Kazumasa Iwata, director of Japan Center for Economic Research, is considered to be the most likely candidate.  President Shirakawa has given up.  This indicates that the BOJ wants the government at least to grant it a right to choose its vice president.  (Kasumigaseki official)

President Shirakawa, completely in constraint state, made an excuse, saying “if we deepen the understanding that there is a framework to carry out monetary policy flexibly, it has no meaning to discuss prospect or target.”

As for an inflation target, he had good deception, saying “we will give a conclusion at the next meeting next year.”  He is just putting off the inevitable.

“How deplorable the BOJ is!  The Abe administration has not yet been formed.  Mere “unofficial approach” has made the BOJ move around.  I can only say that the BOJ itself gives up its independence.  It does not seem that they live up to their responsibility to take a monetary policy for the people.  The BOJ, which plays ostrich, makes a fool of us.”  (Doshisha University Professor Noriko Hama specializing in international economics)

The common people had better be prepared for hyperinflation and protect their life. 

[Shinshu no Izumi] I don’t know why, but I cannot help but be skeptical about the election returns. (I have a hunch that the dark ages are coming.)

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I think that things will go like this at least temporarily.  However, they have tried too hard because they have been driven to the edge of the ring.
Soon, they will be destroyed even if we leave them alone.  At present, this world is completely controlled by deities.

Masatoshi Takeshita
December 22, 2012

LDP Shigeru Ishiba & Shinzo Abe
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English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: Monju Bosatsu - December 17, 2012 –

I don’t know why, but I cannot help but be skeptical about the election returns.  (I have a hunch that the dark ages are coming.): Shinshu no Izumi – December 16, 2012

Seventy or eighty percent of the people think they dislike operating nuclear power plants.  In spite of this, why did the election returns make the LDP led by Abe win a landslide victory?

I wonder if many people who voted for LDP thought that it would help things change for better to entrust everything to the LDP without confronting the three pending problems which put Japan in danger, namely, the dangers of nuclear power, accelerated deflation and the downturn in economy due to consumption tax hike.

And the consumption take hike was decided by an agreement of the three parties – LDP, New Komeito and JDP.  As the consumption tax hike is what originally the LDP asked for, the repugnance people have for JDP which tries to destroy their life should also be directed to the LDP in terms of nuclear power and consumption tax hike.  Speaking of a coalition government of the LDP and New Komeito, a nightmare of structural reform strategy Koizumi and Takenaka adopted would be resurrected.

In a word, as explained by the Fujisankei Communications Group and others, did votes heavily go to LDP as pendulum effect or backlash against the DPJ-led politics?  If so, it turns out that the people were almost never concerned about the above-mentioned “nuclear power,” “consumption tax hike” and “TPP.”  However, this writer does not feel so intuitively.  At least I feel that people around me had a sense of crisis about nuclear power and consumption tax hike.  It is consistent with those massive demonstrations in front of the prime minister’s official residence.

I can hardly think that the people have neglected the above-mentioned three issues and their interest changed over revision of the Constitution and national defense force.  This transition seems to be too queer.  Suppose the number of votes is counted normally and the election returns are right as the mass media reported, it turns out that majority of the people were agitated by the mass media and followed blindly what the LDP had said without questioning.  Does it mean brainwashing of the major mass media had a profound effect on the people?  Or was large-scale ballot-counting manipulation involving the Board of Elections operated?  This reminds me of the case of Al Gore and George Bush Jr.  What happened in the U.S. happens in Japan, too.

Mr. Toru Hashimoto and Mr. Shintaro Ishihara are supported by the CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies) behind the scene.  If they form a coalition government with the LDP, the Abe-LDP-led coalition government will be a puppet government of international financial mafia, which will pave the way for fascist regime soon.  In view of major mass media’s abnormally biased coverage and strategy to manipulate people, using psychology, it is possible that they will use a dirty trick to secure victory in a House of Councilors election slated for next year.

What I am most deeply concerned about is a great possibility that the Abe-led coalition government will follow in the footsteps of Mr. Yoshihiko Noda and put in place a system for extensive suppression of free speech.  Once such a huge network of political organizations led by the government is created, it is impossible to break down unipolar domination network in the House of Councilors, which is obedient to Washington.  International financial mafia is sure to order Abe, the president of LDP, to enact the Japanese version of “Patriot Act.”