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Hi Blog. I write Debito.org SNA “Visible Minorities” columns once a month (SNA website here) and send Debito.org Newsletters to subscribers sporadically. After sending, I archive them here, and below, Debito.org Readers have been adding recent issues and articles that concern them regardless of the content of the post over the past several years. It’s been a good way to allow Readers to be heard and engaged.
I still put out Debito.org Newsletters, but since I’m only posting on Debito.org approximately once a month, there’s only one article to repost (my SNA column), and I have it here as Debito.org post anyway. So it’d only be a repeat if I dedicated another post to the Newsletter.
But I don’t want to deprive Readers of a forum, so let me continue this “Issues of Concern” section (still categorized under “Newsletters”) and let it be a free space for articles and comments germane to the mission of Debito.org.
Past “Issues of Concern” pages are getting filled with comments that are running farther afield than the original title, so let’s create a new one now.
This month, after the landslide election in favor of the LDP under a PM pandering to xenophobia, I think Debito.org Readers should be particularly concerned about where life is going.
Thanks as always for reading and contributing to Debito.org. Debito Arudou, Ph.D.
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1 comment on “DEBITO.ORG READERS’ ISSUES OF CONCERN, POST-ELECTION FEBRUARY 2026”
I don’t really have anything to say, but it is kinda interesting how easily predictable Japanese politics are.
Everyone here on debito.org predicted that the LDP under Takaichi will go full fascist mode to take away votes from Sanseito. Funnily enough some journalists who should now better claimed that the Unification Church scandal could potentially bring down the LDP, but everyone who’s even a bit familiar with Japanese politics knew that they would easily bounce back. As predicted, it was viewed as a “foreign problem” and since Takaichi is “tough on foreigners”, she will surely deal with those Unification foreigners the right way (and not take bribes).
LDP will govern Japan till the end of time and nobody can convince me otherwise. The only thing that still amazes me, even after 20 years, is how all the opposition parties except for the Communist Party have no backbone. Amazing how the completely fold every 10 years or so and somehow think that a name change will do the trick, while they literally stand for nothing (Centrist Alliance? really?).
Only interesting thing is if Takaichi will become the female Abe like she wants to, or if she’ll be gone after 1-2 years, like almost every PM except Abe. Article 9 is pretty much done for in my opinion. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s gone completely in the next 5 years. Not going to be good for regional peace, but I honestly gave up on peace and the human race in general (like George Carlin). For some reason, whether it’s Japan, Europe, or the US, warmongers always get in power at the end.
Anyways, I’m looking forward to all the gaijin handlers explaining how getting rid of Article 9 and reintroducing WW 2 military ranks is going to be good for world peace (and that Japan needs a permanent security seat of course).