 Takashi Hashimoto

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 The world is being replaced by a new corona variant, Omicron, and the spread of infection continues unabated. In the U.S., the number of newly infected people is increasing at a rate of one million a day, and in Japan, which was said to have miraculously controlled the spread of the disease, the "sixth wave" of infection has finally hit.

The Sixth Wave of the Omicron: So Much Fear for the Kishida Administration

 Fumitaro Kuroi

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 Shaken by the "missile launch" early in the New Year. An urgent report by military journalist Buntaro Kuroi

 On the morning of April 5, North Korea launched a missile. It is said to be a possible ballistic missile. It has been ten years since Kim Jong-un succeeded his father, Kim Jong-il, as the heir to power. Since the beginning of the year, North Korea's Kim Jong-un has taken a vigorous "offensive" stance. The Dictatorship

Kim Jong-un shaken by early New Year&#8217;s missile strike: &#8216;Dangerous nuclear strategy for 22 years&#8217;

 Sayuri Saito

 The average wage in the US has almost doubled in 30 years. The current situation in Japan is that 40% of the workforce is non-regular, and those who have been laid off or hired off due to the Covid-19 disaster have become gig workers, day laborers who take on one-time jobs...

Japan has become a &#8220;poor country&#8221; abandoned by foreign workers

 Izumi Nakagawa

 With the prolonged Covid-19 disaster, the problem of child poverty is becoming more and more serious. It is said that many elementary and junior high school students suffer from poor nutrition during the winter and summer vacations when school lunches are not available. In response to this situation, "Gyoza no Ohsho" stood up to the challenge.

Save Children&#8217;s Food! Why Gyoza no Ohsho is donating 60,000 lunch boxes for free

 The quarantine stations at international airports in the Tokyo metropolitan area are increasingly staffed with temporary workers who are not qualified as doctors or quarantine officers. This is the true story.

The quarantine stations at international airports are full of temporary workers&#8230;the depths of the &#8220;anomaly&#8221; reported from the frontlines

 Born in 1973. After working for a publishing company and an advertising production company, became a freelance writer. In addition to interviewing actors for weekly and monthly magazines, she writes drama columns for a variety of media. JUMP 9 no Tobira ga Openitoki" (both published by Earl's Publishing).

 Wakako Tago

 On December 24, a limited amount of surveillance camera footage of the death of Sri Lankan national Wishma Sandhamari, who died in March at a facility of the Nagoya Immigration Bureau, was disclosed.

Background of &#8220;Start of a crafan to question the right to know&#8221; on the issue of Ms. Wishma

 Born in 1973. Worked at a publishing company and an advertising production company before becoming a freelance writer. In addition to interviewing actors and actresses for weekly and monthly magazines, she writes drama columns for a variety of media. JUMP 9 no Tobira ga Openitoki" (both published by Earl's Publishing).

 Interview with Director Arata Oshima

 The film "Kagawa Ward 1", a spin-off of "Why Are You Here", is now in theaters. It was supposed to be a touching story of Ogawa's victory over his powerful opponent Hirai, but when you open the lid, you will find a number of "hidden gems" that will make the audience cringe!

Behind the Election of Senator Ogawa&#8230; Shock after shock shown in the film &#8220;Kagawa Ward 1

 Kyodo News (Mr. Izumida)

 The "Don of Niigata" bites the dust, exposes his first date with his wife as a "free-for-all to get her to hold on to him," and even proposes to her, "We're poor, but we'll make it together. ......

 The Niigata region is currently in the midst of a "backdoor money racket". It all started when Hirohiko Izumida, 59, a member of the House of Representatives, tweeted on November 29 that he had been asked to pay back taxes for the Lower House election. At a press conference on December 1, Mr. Izumida said that he had been asked for back taxes.

Senator Hirohiko Izumida&#8217;s smiling proposal to his wife.

 Shutaro Iwashiro

 "Our ancestors used epidemics as an opportunity to turn the economy around! A smallpox epidemic in the eighth century led to the enactment of the Kenten Eien Private Property Law.

The contents are too messy&#8230; Kishida administration&#8217;s &#8220;internal document on new economic policy&#8221; obtained!

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 The third dose of the coronary vaccine has begun for health care workers. What is the appropriate way to bring forward the vaccination with the vaccine that is available? The experts say that it is better to leave the decision of who to vaccinate and when to vaccinate to the discretion of the medical personnel.

Omicron measures&#8230;third vaccination with limited vaccine &#8220;experts recommend&#8221;

 The CDP is a political party that needs to re-examine many things and make a fresh start. However, the time given to the executive committee is too limited, and I believe that the House of Councillors election in July next year is the first deadline.

Junya Ogawa, as Chairman of the Rikken Policy Research Council, talks about his determination to revitalize the party

 In the wake of the Covid-19 disaster, there is still an "emergency situation" on the ground.

 A large number of people are lining up at soup kitchens around the country. It has been one year and nine months since the spread of the new Covid-19. It seems that the infection has been contained, but the impoverishment caused by Covid-19 has not been contained at all, and it is getting worse.

Record number of people lined up for soup kitchens: The reality of &#8220;hell after Covid-19

 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is in the midst of an "ultra-safe driving" campaign that leaves no room for his enemies. His method is to repeat only safe statements with no ad-libs and a set chord progression. Throughout the last general election, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Kōmeitō have been calling for a "100,000 yen benefit" as a measure to support child rearing.

Kishida&#8217;s decision is too late&#8230;. The &#8220;100,000 yen distribution&#8221; will make local communities scream.

 Wakako Tacko

 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMF) has announced that it will stop using "Noriben" as its official campaign pledge. I contacted the Tokyo Citizens First Association.

The reason why the progress indicator of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government&#8217;s pledge became &#8220;realized&#8221; by &#8220;painting white from black

 This is a trial to protect democracy in Japan.

 On December 10, a lawsuit was filed in the Tokyo District Court for damages against the anonymous Twitter account "Dappi," which has been relentlessly attacking opposition party members with "untruthful content" by cutting out their words and actions. Through the lawsuit, opposition lawmakers

Dappi Trial Reveals &#8216;Dark Side&#8217; of Anonymous Attack on Opposition

 Motoo Naka/Afro

 With the opening of the extraordinary Diet session, the debate between the ruling and opposition parties has begun in earnest. How will the government achieve "distribution" and "growth"? The Japanese people have high expectations for the realization of what Prime Minister Fumio Kishida calls "new capitalism. Just after 8 p.m. on November 18, Prime Minister Kishida

Prime Minister Kishida prays to the god of war, Bishamonten, in his policy speech and the future of his administration

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 Former LDP member of the House of Representatives retires after allegedly having an affair with a beautiful witch.

 A trial is now quietly underway at the Yokohama Family Court. The plaintiff is Hiroshi Ando, 56, a former member of the House of Representatives, and the defendant is Ando's wife, a woman in her 50s. Mr. Ando has filed a divorce suit against his wife. Mr. Ando is in his 50s.

The contents of the &#8220;mud-slinging divorce lawsuit&#8221; filed by a former member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party

 Takeshi Abe

 Ginowan City Hall (2nd photo)

 Anger, Sadness, and a Huge Waste of Taxpayers' Money

 Not many people "know enough" about the bases in Okinawa. On November 30, a tank was dumped from a U.S. military aircraft in Aomori Prefecture. The absurdity of what is happening here is "something that happens all over Japan.

Report from the site just before the 50th anniversary of the return of the bases: &#8220;What is the problem with the bases in Okinawa?

 Omicron (Ο), a new variant of the new corona strain, has been confirmed in South Africa. The virus has also been detected and confirmed in North America and Canada, prompting the U.S. government to hold emergency talks between President Biden and Dr. Fauci. CDC, N

Kishida&#8217;s first major ordeal as he embarks on isolation

 The election for the Representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is scheduled for tomorrow, the 30th. Compared to the LDP presidential election, where a fierce power struggle unfolded, there is not much difference in the policies advocated by the four candidates, and some people feel that it is not enough. Some people feel that there is not enough difference in the policies of the four candidates.

Chinami Nishimura&#8217;s Determination to Run for the Representative Election: &#8220;I Will Realize a CDP Government in Four Years

 If the vaccine is ineffective, Japan must assume the worst possible emergency situation, with 50,000 new infections per day. I want you to hurry up with your countermeasures and preparations," Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed after listening to the explanation of the MHLW official. I want you to hurry up and prepare.

Prime Minister Kishida trembled&#8230; The severity of the &#8220;6th wave&#8221; emergency in the New Covid variant

 Junsei Todoroki (1st), Takeshi Kinugawa (2nd)

 "The reason for his defeat was the campaign to have him eliminated from the race from all over Japan.

 "I was consoled by [Taro] Aso, the vice president, who said, 'The whole party won, so you shouldn't quit. But this (resignation) is my pride as a politician," he said at a banquet in a hotel in Nagata-cho, Tokyo, on November 5.

&#8220;Former Secretary General Akira Amari speaks of his bitterness at a meeting closed to the media.

 My goal is not to become a representative. I want to think about the "future" beyond that.

 This was supposed to be a general election in which the Constitutional Democratic Party, the number one opposition party, would threaten the ruling party. I don't know what happened and how it happened, but the party unexpectedly lost its current seats. In a sudden turn of events, Representative Yukio Edano and his executive committee resigned and a new representative was chosen. The Election

Kenta Izumi, a candidate in the CDP election, aims for a &#8220;Japan that transcends division.

 Representative photo/Reuters/Afro

 Fumio Kishida's Ambition and Ability to Establish the Era of the Traditional "Koike Kai

 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi his "number three" in the Diet. Hayashi is the only new cabinet member in the second Kishida cabinet. The Konoike Group's plan to cultivate "stars" The seating arrangement in the ministerial reception room at the prime minister's official residence is also different, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the left and Cabinet Office Minister Seiko Noda on the right.

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The Sixth Wave of the Omicron: So Much Fear for the Kishida Administration

Kim Jong-un shaken by early New Year’s missile strike: ‘Dangerous nuclear strategy for 22 years’

Japan has become a “poor country” abandoned by foreign workers

Save Children’s Food! Why Gyoza no Ohsho is donating 60,000 lunch boxes for free

The quarantine stations at international airports are full of temporary workers…the depths of the “anomaly” reported from the frontlines

Background of “Start of a crafan to question the right to know” on the issue of Ms. Wishma

Behind the Election of Senator Ogawa… Shock after shock shown in the film “Kagawa Ward 1

Senator Hirohiko Izumida’s smiling proposal to his wife.

The contents are too messy… Kishida administration’s “internal document on new economic policy” obtained!

Omicron measures…third vaccination with limited vaccine “experts recommend”

Junya Ogawa, as Chairman of the Rikken Policy Research Council, talks about his determination to revitalize the party

Record number of people lined up for soup kitchens: The reality of “hell after Covid-19

Kishida’s decision is too late…. The “100,000 yen distribution” will make local communities scream.

The reason why the progress indicator of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s pledge became “realized” by “painting white from black

Dappi Trial Reveals ‘Dark Side’ of Anonymous Attack on Opposition

Prime Minister Kishida prays to the god of war, Bishamonten, in his policy speech and the future of his administration

The contents of the “mud-slinging divorce lawsuit” filed by a former member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party

Report from the site just before the 50th anniversary of the return of the bases: “What is the problem with the bases in Okinawa?

Kishida’s first major ordeal as he embarks on isolation

Chinami Nishimura’s Determination to Run for the Representative Election: “I Will Realize a CDP Government in Four Years

Prime Minister Kishida trembled… The severity of the “6th wave” emergency in the New Covid variant

“Former Secretary General Akira Amari speaks of his bitterness at a meeting closed to the media.

Kenta Izumi, a candidate in the CDP election, aims for a “Japan that transcends division.

In fact, he likes political games…! The inside story of Prime Minister Kishida’s elaborate plan to destroy Abe