{"id":9071,"date":"2024-04-04T05:58:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T05:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/?p=9071"},"modified":"2024-04-05T08:19:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T08:19:20","slug":"japanese-politics-updates-24-3-2024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/en\/japanese-politics-updates-24-3-2024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Politics Updates &#8211; March 24, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9071\" class=\"elementor elementor-9071\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853cbf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"853cbf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/64kJr9EVqcs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c1f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"86c1f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/live\\\/64kJr9EVqcs&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/langleyesquire.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/2024-03-24-Japanese-Politics.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:8985,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Japanese Politics updates: Japanese Politics One-on-One #163&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2024-03-24-Japanese-Politics.png);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video about Japanese Politics updates: Japanese Politics One-on-One #163\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-play\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M838 162C746 71 633 25 500 25 371 25 258 71 163 162 71 254 25 367 25 500 25 633 71 746 163 837 254 929 367 979 500 979 633 979 746 933 838 837 929 746 975 633 975 500 975 367 929 254 838 162M808 192C892 279 933 379 933 500 933 621 892 725 808 808 725 892 621 938 500 938 379 938 279 896 196 808 113 725 67 621 67 500 67 379 108 279 196 192 279 108 383 62 500 62 621 62 721 108 808 192M438 392V642L642 517 438 392Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f844dc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f844dc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee301c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee301c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Episode 163 of Japanese Politics One-on-One is the latest weekly politics update brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/\">Langley Esquire&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/japanexpertinsights.com\/\">Japan Expert Insights<\/a>. Click on the image above to see the actual video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This last week was a 4-day-workweek due to the Vernal Equinox falling on Wednesday, marking the first day of Spring. Unfortunately, this year the cherry-blossoms don\u2019t seem to be cooperating. In years past, we were already in full-bloom at this time of year! Also, next week is the final briefing of March and then, April! Speaking of sprouting \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-boj-ends-negative-interest-rate\"><strong>BOJ ends negative interest rate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>BOJ ended the negative interest rate on Tuesday. The Abe Administration initiated the rate as a component of the Three Arrows to pull the economy out of the doldrums. Also, the end of the controversial (among the G-20) yield curve control policy. This is a key issue for PM Kishida. It is a sign of slogging-off all the lingering obligations foisted upon (whoever is PM) GOJ as a consequence of (a.) the dominance of the Abe Faction and (b.) the tremendous inertia imposed by 8 years of firm Abe control &amp; administration over things. PM Kishida wants nothing to do with that and is firmly on the march to imprint his own legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In the background: 3.2% inflation (excluding the more highly volatile fresh-food &amp; energy components), with consumer prices up year-on-year 2.8% overall. This is up a whopping amount from just January (2.0 then vs 2.8 now!). 23 straight months where prices have not obeyed BOJ predictions and exceeded targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The word is out that Services-prices require adjusting-up, and efforts to make Services more expensive after March are in order. Household spending is down for the 11th month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>In separate but hopefully-related news, Rengo (the national association of labor unions) has commitments from Management that their Members\u2019 wages will increase on-average nationwide 5.3%. This is the largest increase in 30 years, backed of course by PM Kishida.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Finance Ministry Annual Report this week also reveals households possess \u00a52.14 quadrillion (US$14 trillion) in assets. Securities are up \u00a5276 trillion, due in part to the new NISA investment vehicle introduced in January (and thus the boom in the Nikkei, with stock value bursting past \u00a540,000\/share average for the first time in history)! AND, experts predict that stockholder participation will grow more rapidly. Half of the wealth held by households is in cash(!) (explains the &#8220;ore-ore&#8221; and the Philippine Luffy scams). Contrasting this: GOJ hold 53.8% of the entire national debt; foreigners hold 6.68%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a709562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a709562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Japan experiences measles outbreak<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4265015 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4265015\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a45ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a45ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A UAE flight in February apparently carried some people infected with measles; now Japan is experiencing an outbreak. Prepare for some announcements from the Health Ministry as this highly contagious air-borne illness, which was fully eradicated for decades in Japan, begins to spread. Few children or young adults ever received the vaccine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b743fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b743fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5013def elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5013def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kishida's plans for U.S. visit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f77d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77f77d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9088537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9088537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While PM Kishida is in Washington, D.C. on 04\/10 ~ 13,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Philippine President Fernand Marcos will be there, too! There will be the first-ever three-leader summit, highlighting the Philippine\u2019s emerging naval\u00a0role in the South Pacific;<\/li>\n<li>During the same few days, AUKUS (Australia\/UK\/USA) defense summit will also take place to coincide with the Prime Minister\u2019s visit, weaving-in Japan as well. This alignment has been going on for only a few years but it is ambitious: full nuclear-powered submarine fleet for Australia and co- development in AI, hypersonic, underwater drone technologies. The AUCUS members expect the Japanese to be a participating partner. This follows on the trilateral US\/Italy\/Japan next-generation advance-fighter development making its way through the Parliament now;<\/li>\n<li>Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell was in town this week as sherpa for the White House to make sure this all goes without a hitch on the State Visit. Lots going on in this area!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0dca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d0dca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a626d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a626d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The LDP held their Annual National Convention<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9eefe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b9eefe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82d603 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e82d603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The LDP held their Annual National Convention last Sunday (after our briefing). Primary on the Agenda (it went through several re-writes) was addressing the kickback-scandal. Now the talk is about revising the Political Funds Control Law, even though 80 of 380 LDP Members have admitted to pocketing the money and not reporting on their tax returns. All said, the Prosecutors dropped investigations after indicting (only) 10 individuals (only 3 were Diet Members), and since then the formal Diet started (parliamentary-immunity kicks-in for the entire 150-day Diet session).<\/p><p>Abe, Motegi, Kishida &amp; Nikai Factions all complacent. PM Kishida decided at the last minute to forego talking about the guilty or the damage sustained by the Party or what form of punishment should be meted-out. Instead, he went with \u201c~\u2026 building harmony and goodwill among the fractured membership, and deal with who was guilty and how to punish them, later\u201d (paraphrased). So now, in the coming weeks, it is unavoidable. In fact, Kishida responded to a question about a possible snap-election by saying, \u201c~\u2026 nothing of that sort until the guilty have received what they deserve\u2026\u201d (paraphrased).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c175880 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c175880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfca06e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfca06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hakubun Shimomura testifies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15ec00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b15ec00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2003095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2003095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hakubun Shimomura 70yo, 9x, Indep. testifies \u2013 finally. To take center-court to report (voluntarily) to the UH Ethics Committee tomorrow. You will remember that Shimomura volunteered (over the strenuous objections of LDP bigwigs) (does that only seem strange to me?) to testify on the scandal for weeks. The opposition parties insisting, the LDP making excuses.<\/p><p>Apparently, Shimomura was hellbent on exposing former Abe Faction leader \/ former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori as the original architect of the kickback scheme&#8230; And indeed, the Faction grew vigorously since then to eclipse by 100%+ each of the other Factions! And Abe stayed in-power the longest in history! Then on Monday with everyone holding their breath\u2026 it seemed somehow the air in Shimomura\u2019s tires was let-out. He did NOT reveal anything that wasn\u2019t already known, he did NOT further implicate, and one could be forgiven for thinking that somehow in the 12th\u00a0 hour before his testimony, he experienced a \u2018change-of-heart\u2019 about his testimony\u2026 Somewhat disappointing yet somehow suggestive of a scene out of the\u00a0Godfather movie.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501147d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"501147d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbaed7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbaed7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 28 By-Elections<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeda8ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eeda8ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb49fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb49fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By-elections on April 28 \u2013 these three vacant LH seats must be filled in April. All three were dominated by LDP politicians. Two are now open due to resignations (political funding violations but not due to kickback-scandal), 1 due to death in-office. Nagasaki 3, Tokyo 15, Shimane 1.<\/p>\n<p>This is SUCH a\u00a0happening, SUCH an\u00a0opening-up such for complete &amp; utter\u00a0upheaval, that Dan Harada &amp; Timothy Langley will discuss this on April 12 (while Kishida is still in D.C.) in a free lunchtime webinar. Please tune-in (details below).<\/p>\n<p>In anticipation, the likelihood all three (!) are lost to the opposition\u00a0is high. In their strongest district, Shimane, the LDP candidate is a Finance Ministry bureaucrat while the opposition candidate is female: the daughter of long-running (formerly LDP) well-loved-for-decades\u00a0politician. She, too, ran and won a LH seat but lost it in the next election\u2026 she has been biding her time since then\u2026 in the opposition camp.<\/p>\n<p>You would think following-up on the seat of\u00a0the Speaker of the House \/ Leader of the Hosoda (later Abe) Faction would be an easy win for the LDP\u2026 but no heir had been groomed. If the LDP loses these three seats (essentially, they have ALREADY conceded on the other two), one could draw plenty of negative conclusions. As a result, and knowing this, it is thought that PM Kishida would close-down the LH for a snap general election of all 463 LH seats rather than face this result. Anyway, a complicated issue, which is why we will have a separate briefing on it at noon, April 12 (Friday): be there \u2264 be square.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da03cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9da03cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">                <div class=\"ml-embedded\" data-form=\"X4usxi\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba0881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aba0881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94eda6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c94eda6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e4a2e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e4a2e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">North Korea launches ballistic missiles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b565913 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b565913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd6046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fd6046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last but not least, N. Korea launched three solid-fuel ballistic missiles ( another gradual leap in capabilities) on Monday just as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived for talks. N. Korea is leaping into hypersonic technology rapidly and causing increasing alarm regionwide. At the same time, quiet overtures have been made for a Kishida-Kim summit though the going is slow. Expect developments within the next two weeks. Could happen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf3507 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abf3507\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa198d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fa198d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions poised during the 163rd Japanese Politics session<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed2a19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eed2a19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bb5f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2bb5f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; direction: ltr; caret-color: #6f6f6f; color: #6f6f6f; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-bottom: 10px;\">\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<p>Regarding parliamentary-proceedure, aren\u2019t all controversial issues\/matters first decided and approved for submittions by the Cabinet? I\u2019m not sure about this, could you please explain?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<p>Komeito &amp; LDP have been coalition partners for 20+ years&#8230;\u00a0a long time.\u00a0With the upcoming by-elections, will or can Komeito field\u00a0candidates for the available three seats?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 5px;\">Just some comments from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: \u201c\u2026 based on\u00a0my perception and local feedback, the position and presence of\u00a0Japan is noted and well-received here. But with the LDP and\u00a0GOJ overall, it seems from afar that\u00a0Japan lacks transparency (though I admit\u00a0governments of any country are like this to some degree). Yet,\u00a0Japanese nationals act based on our code of conduct as\u00a0part of our culture, and as such, the presence of Japan is there\u00a0and respected\u2026\u201d.<\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 5px;\">\n<p>My personal wish is that Japan, being a part of the greater world,\u00a0should consider working more with non-English speaking\u00a0countries instead of just focusing on (pandering to) the West.\u00a0What do you think?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 5px;\">Meeting with President Biden in this US\u00a0presidential election year: doesn&#8217;t this\u00a0put Mr. Kishida in an\u00a0awkward position if\/when Mr. Trump wins?<\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 5px;\">Could LDP do so badly in an election and Ishin negotiate so well\u00a0with other parties to form a coalition government and take\u00a0power?<\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 5px;\">Any update on who will be the LDP candidate for Tokyo 15 on\u00a0April 28? Is Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike still a potential candidate?<\/li>\n<li style=\"direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 5px;\">On the topic of the negligee entertainment at Wakayama LDP\u00a0Youth Rally, it seems nobody pointed-out to the organizers that\u00a0the entertainment \u201c\u2026might be considered inappropriate\u2026\u201d. How\u00a0could this happen: they lacked education, common-sense? Or is\u00a0it more a matter of insufficient remuneration?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137ce72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"137ce72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a128b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a128b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>If you gain something from these briefings, consider a tailored one for your Executive Team or for passing-through-Tokyo heavyweights. Also, feel free to spread the word of this blog and the weekly briefings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more about what we do, read <a href=\"https:\/\/langleyesquire.com\/the-dynamics-of-lobbying-in-japan\/\">this article.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In addition to these weekly briefings, episodes of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLdFBN0Nedy2yMBKgkglb1AE_GWdKBNZUn\">Tokyo on Fire<\/a>\u201d are available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvB_lO2gy7mzuETxYLDOgUQ\">Langley Esquire&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/a>. Please share with friends &amp; colleagues. 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