Category: Social Situation

The strong support of Hashimoto, Mayor of Osaka, by Michael Green apparently shows his belief that Hashimoto is sure to start a war with China.

The strong support of Hashimoto by Michael Green apparently shows his belief that  Hashimoto is sure to start a war with China.  This is the same approach adopted by American bankers who picked out Hitler and continued funding the Nazis.  It is often said that “History repeats itself.”  It is quite natural because the same bad guys have been playing the rogue.
  Masatoshi Takeshita

* Posted by Mr. Takeshita on his blog – June 9, 2012 –


English translation of reprint from a Japanese article: Ashore blog

Original contributor: gikou89 dated March 24, 2012

[Washington, Correspondent Yoshihisa Komori, Sankei Shimbun]

Mr. Michael Green, the former Senior Director for Asian Affairs, U.S. National Security Council (NSC) made a comment on Osaka Mayor Hashimoto, who is shaking Japanese politics, and the “Osaka Restoration Association” led by him, at a seminar on new leaders in Asia on March 20th : “Mr. Hashimoto has exceptional leadership ability and will be able to become a kingmaker in national political arena who can influence the appointment of a prime minister.”

At a seminar on new leaders in Asia, Mr. Green, currently director of Asian affairs with responsibility for Japan and Georgetown University professor, commented “Popularity of Mr. Hashimoto is an exceptionally important phenomenon and he has his competent ability as a populist (politician appealing to the public).

While he pointed out that it was not structurally easy in Japan for a chief of any local government and his/her group to immediately make an advance into national politics, Mr. Green expressed the opinion that it was likely that he would break this framework and play an active role in national politics.  In that case, he said “It is thinkable that he will be able to become a kingmaker who can influence a prime minister or the appointment of a prime minister.  He may become a leader like the former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi who gained the public trust.”

As for the influence on Japan-U.S. relations, Mr. Green mentioned “Even though he should become a prime minister, considering his supportive stance on Japan-U.S. alliance and Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPP) Agreement, bilateral relations based on Japan-U.S. Security Treaty as well as economic relations would develop smoothly.”  However, he criticized Mr. Hashimoto's anti-nuclear stance, saying “Considering the Japan’s economy, it would be equal to a daydream.”


The People Are Not Fools. Expanded “Support of Ozawa” Makes Prime Minister Noda Turn White ( Nikkan Gendai, a daily tabloid – June 7, 2012 – )


* Introduced by Mr.Takeshita on his blog - June 8, 2012 *


English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article:
The People Are Not Fools.  Expanded “Support of Ozawa” Makes Prime Minister Noda Turn White ( Nikkan Gendai, a daily tabloid  - June 7, 2012 - )

Asahi Shimbun Survey Shows Surprisingly 47% of Swing Voters Support Ozawa!


Prime Minister Noda is rushing headlong towards a rise in consumption tax after delivering an ultimatum to Ichiro Ozawa, saying “We are going to carry on consultation with Liberal Democratic Party.”  The Prime Minister’s Office seems to have anticipated that a confrontation with Ozawa would boost the approval rating of the Cabinet.  Major mass media have spurred the prime minister to “cut off Ozawa and rush straight towards a rise in consumption tax.”  But the approval rating has not risen, while the public support of Ozawa has been expanding.  This has made Prime Minister DOJO (weatherfish) turn white.

72% Shows “Disapproval of Enactment of A Bill on Consumption Tax Increase in this Diet session”


Aides of the prime minister are greatly upset about the results of “opinion poll” conducted by Asahi Shimbun immediately after the Cabinet reshuffle.

Prime Minister Dojo has been all out to enact a bill on consumption tax increase, saying “I will stake my political life on enactment of the bill.”  However, only 17% say “The bill should be enacted in this Diet Session” and 72% respond “The enactment should not be clung to.”

The “pros” and “cons” on the bill itself are 32% and 56%, respectively.  The pros was the lowest in the past 6 opinion poll surveys.  The support rating and non-support rating were 27% and 51%.

What has upset Prime Minister Dojo more is unexpectedly higher approval rating of Ozawa.  As for the question of whether attitude of Ozawa is supported or not: “thorough administrative reform should be done”, there is little difference between approval rating and disapproval; 41% and 44%.  Solely concerning the swing voters, approval rating exceeds disapproval; 47% and 35%.

Advocates of consumption tax increase anticipated that if they did not describe a hike in consumption tax as a policy and repainted it as “Ozawa vs. Anti-Ozawa”, there would not be many opponents because a great majority of people dislike him.  However, the number of people who support his assertion that something should be done before a hike in consumption tax has been steadily increasing, which is contrary to their expectation.

According to informed source, the prime minister’s office had already had a sense of crisis on the fact that the Center within the party had started moving closer to “opposition to tax increase.”  The Kano group and Akira Naganuma have a strong complaint against the prime minister who tries just to promote tax increase, ignoring the problem of social security.  The fact that many of the people support Ozawa who sticks with his position “disapproval of a hike in consumption tax” not only will give an enormous momentum to the Ozawa group but make the Center oppose the plan without any hesitation.  Close aides of the prime minister are perplexed at an unexpectedly high acceptance of Ozawa.

Besides that, there is something queer with Asahi Shimbun.  The opinion poll survey it conducted shows that 72% of the public respond “enactment of the bill in this Diet session should not be clung to” but in the editorial they have spurred to advocate “10% of consumption tax.”  Do they think that public opinion does not matter?

“I wonder for what Asahi Shimbun conducts public opinion poll surveys.  Originally, journalism should take a supportive stance to the public, not to the Power.  Asahi Shimbun completely denies Ozawa’s assertion, but it is natural that the public supports him because his assertion is right.  The more often Ozawa publicly asserts his firm stance, the more the number of his advocates would be.  It is never too late.  Asahi Shimbun should apologize to the public and take the helm of anti-consumption tax increase.”
(Mr. Asao Yamaguchi, political analyst)

Asahi Shimbun should clarify their position on whether they are on the public side or not.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano (at that time) Says “I didn’t refer to the meltdowns because it’s self-evident”

“What an unspeakable remark of Edano!  I wonder why this remark has not come to an issue in media.  His remark is incomparably serious than the censure against Defense Minister Tanaka.  What do you think?  It seems to me that his remark is equivalent to a crime.”
Masatoshi Takeshita

* Posted by Mr.Takeshita on his blog - June 3, 2012 *



Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano (at that time) Says “I didn’t refer to the meltdowns because it’s self-evident”
English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: [ITAI-NYU-SU(Sore News)] June 3, 2012


On May 27, 2012, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Edano was called into the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant No. 1 Accident Investigation Commission of the Diet, which has been proceeding with investigation of the accident, as an unsworn witness and responded to witness interview.  On this day, Edano, who had played a role as spokesman of the Kan Administration, was asked about the way he had offered information about the accident.



Meltdowns finally admitted three months after the accident, in addition for overseas organization

It is in July last year, three months after the accident that the government admitted the meltdowns, about which the government reported to the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency).  Asked about a significant delay in public announcement of the meltdowns, he turned defiant, saying “As for a possible damage of reactor cores (RCA), I said at the press conference in the morning on March 13 ‘based on a great likelihood of such damage, we are taking countermeasures against it.”

When a commission member asked him a sharp question “Didn’t you think that many people seemed not to take the accident so seriously?” he answered as if it were somebody else’s problem, “Maybe I might have to regret that I got a delusion.”  Furthermore, he continued giving an unspeakable remark, “As core meltdowns had occurred and possible leakage was too self-evident, I missed a chance to refer to it anew.”




With information kept away from us by the prime minister’s office, an operation of nuclear power plant to be resumed

A woman who sat in on the Commission said with increased mistrust, “I doubt why he used such irresponsible language though being in a responsible position.”  Satoshi Aoki, a former Kyodo correspondent, also got angry over his irresponsibility.

“Watching at his attitude in the Commission made me very angry.  Though not seen in the video streaming of the Commission, Mr. Edano vented his anger on the fact that what had not been reported to the prime minister’s office has been disclosed in the press conferences by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA).  In spite of such situation, TEPCO has mentioned they will resume operating another nuclear power plant without ensuring its safety.  The fundamental problem remains to be solved whether it is safe to leave the resumed operation to such company.”

On 28th, Prime Minister Kan at that time will be called into the Commission as an unsworn witness for interview.  What an ‘unthinkable remark’ will he give?





Benjamin Fulford National Emergency Committee May 8 2012 Alexander Romanov

This movie is quite interesting. It's a little bit long but worth watching. I think it is important for many people to know such situation.
Masatoshi Takeshita

Benjamin Fulford National Emergency Committee
May 8 2012 Alexander Romanov
(starts from 18:55)

[Mr.Takeshita] NHK edited out the scene of explosion at Fukushima Reactor No.3



* Posted by Mr.Takeshita on his blog - May 18, 2012 *

Previously I've asked NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) over the phone about their biased coverage: "Why wouldn’t you stream the scene of explosion at Fukushima Reactor No.3?". Such deceptive acts make me feel all the more strongly that NHK as well as Bank of Japan should be dismantled.



NHK edited out the scene of explosion 
at Fukushima Reactor No.3 from the video streamed by BBC

Information Source:  Hibizakkan 
(bit.ly/JW6mrZ - Machine Translation by Google)

(Start both of two videos at the same time.)

BBC

NHK

One who read Mr.Takeshita's post called NHK, and he tweeted the conversation:

I: “Why did you replaced the scene of Reactor No.3 with another one?”
NHK: “It had already been edited out by the distributor because of the broadcast right”
I: “So, could you tell me contact information of the distributor?” 
NHK: “We can’t tell you.” 
I: “Why?” 
NHK: “We can’t tell you.”

Then, another person tweeted a comment on this:

"In the first place, 'the distributor' is just the Japan office of BBC
without any editorial facilities or staffs.
If the film had been edited in UK, things would be different. But I don't think that BBC does such kind of thing because they has respect for their editorial."

[Mr.Takeshita] Preparation for Crisis – Can you look at EU’s situation with indifference?


Referring to:

* Written to Japanese readers of Mr.Takeshita's blog - 14 May, 2012 *

Is this miserable situation in European countries fire on the other side of the river?  Some people say that Japan’s public debt is safe, but I don’t think so. 

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has inflated the debt bubble so that banks have made big profits and promoted disposal of bad loans. BOJ can intentionally have the bubble burst. Some banks which have bought in national loans may go bankrupt after suffering a great loss. On the contrary, however, major banks half of whose stocks are bought up by foreigners can make big profits from futures trading because they can get inside information from the deputy director of BOJ. It might be found afterwards that most of Japanese banks have been taken over by foreign funds.

 The same thing has happened many times in history.  Such confusion in financial system and fiscal austerity will result in mass unemployment and many suicide victims, which is the same situation as in Europe.

If the situation in Middle East should get worse and oil prices should rise, unemployed people with no income will suffer a rise in prices for daily necessities and the agricultural and fishery industries cannot survive, depending on the degree of a rise in oil prices.  This is because modern agriculture and fishery depend on oil.  Considering the Japan’s food self-sufficiency ratio of less than 1%, oil shortage might make this worst-case scenario change into an unthinkable tragedy.

This is why I have often advised you to have your own homes or second homes in the countryside and stockpile food for at least three months or for a half or one year, if possible.  I hope this will not happen.  However, looking at foolish leaders in Japan, all we can do is prepare for a possibility of the worst-case scenario.

Masatoshi Takeshita