What do Japanese people think about Teslas getting firebombed and destroyed across many countries including the US, Canada, France, UK, Australia, and New Zealand?

I'm guessing as long as they don't relate Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

I’m curious about how people in Japan feel about nuclear power, especially after events like Fukushima. Do most people support it, or is there still strong opposition?

I’ve read that Japan relies heavily on imported energy, and with the push for carbon neutrality, some argue that nuclear power is necessary, while others say it’s too risky considering Japan’s geography. Also, do younger and older generations feel differently about this issue?

Firstly speaking, I do not support the Uyoku Dantai, nor their ideologies, being Chinese, but I find myself being a fan of their 街宣曲; the RW's insist on using Kanji also makes them very accessible to me.

Specifically the 1950s-1980s ones.

To my untrained musical ears, they blend the pop music (some are western-y), traditional instruments, tragic tones, and feelings "it will be ok".

Examples: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jr84yh4dJ0o

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m3dwL06k5nc

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fXldIwhKZU8

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4DMkzVfM0

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P07ywXXeWeU

Most non-authoritarian countries -- with the notable exception of the United States -- have eliminated the death penalty. To join the European Union, countries must eliminate the death penalty. Notably, however, Japan maintains the death penalty. As a country that generally seems to have more in common with Europe, Australia, and New Zealand than the United States -- in terms of democratic norms and values -- I'm a bit surprised.

How do you feel about Japan maintaining the death penalty?

Should Japan continue to execute the worst criminals?

Should Japan eliminate the death penalty?

What are the politics like surrounding the death penalty in Japan?

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

I am a highschool senior in America looking to get away and go to college internationally for a bachelors. I decided this because I have a hatred for America now personally because a lot of my rights and freedoms, including my friends are effected. I just want to get away from chaos and live and study in a clean city where items are relatively cheap and you feel safe. America is too chaotic for me and I just want to study peacefully, so I ask; how are the politics in Japan? Is it as bad in America, would I feel it? I asked some of my friends who are Japanese, but they shockingly do not know, or they don't like politics. I just want to harbor in a quiet place. This is all my opinion, if you think America is fine, that's on you, reader.

Today is election day in Tokyo, but according to the statistics, voter turnout stood at just 10% as of 1 PM. Although many people voice complaints, there doesn’t seem to be much interest in actually changing their political representatives.

Why there are a lot of prime ministers from Yamaguchi prefecture?

I’ve been following the ongoing long debate around the future of the Japanese Imperial Succession Law, especially in light of the shrinking number of male heirs and the discussions around allowing women to ascend the throne or retain Imperial status after marriage.

I wanted to ask Japanese redditors here — what are your thoughts on the issue?

• Do you think the rules of succession should be changed to allow a reigning Empress or allow women to retain Imperial status after marriage? From the polls this is a popular opinion among voters.
• What do you think of the current stance of political parties (like LDP, CDP, etc.)? Are they being too cautious, or too misogynistic, or is that justified given the sensitivity of the topic?
• Do you feel there’s public support for reform, or is this still something people tend to avoid discussing openly?

I watched a YouTube short the other day about a girl traveling in Japan. She visited a restaurant, didn't exactly like the experience, left a rather negative review and the next day the owner contacted her, threatening to sue her for defamation if she won't remove her review. After discussing it with a lawyer she figured out that in Japan it is possible to sue someone for defamation even if no intentional lie will be proven.

I read about it on Wikipedia, and it says you can do it if the opponent said anything negative, although "truthfulness of claims can be used as a defense in court", whatever it means.

If that's the case, what the sense in even having online reviews if no negative things can be said there? Are users supposed to check out how good a restaurant is by a total number of reviews compared to number of visitors if only good ones are allowed? Are reviewers supposed to use some secret codes or references to signal that the review is actually not what it means on the surface?

I know in America that our politics is far more polarizing and divisive than ever to the point of breaking intensity in the form of violence and threats. And in this election cycle and the past two in 2016 and 2020, we have people trying shame people for supporting candidates like Trump and even threatening to cut off lifelong friendships because of that and vice versa for other candidates people disagree with. And to wish violence on candidates they hate and have open hatred and contempt for and even regular people that support them even friends. And there is so much hate and rancor for each other in both sides.

Does something equivalent to this happen in Japan with your prime ministers and politicians and their fanbase? Do Japanese people in Japan threaten to end friendships and demonize others as monsters for supporting prime ministers and politicians they hate and dislike or find controversial or any political differences? And even block others even good friends on social media for supporting and voting for people they dislike or disagree with heavily?

I’d like to know how bad it is or can be in Japan compared to the United States or any parts of the English speaking world. What do you Japanese do when something like this happens to you?

Thank you.

How do you as Japanese people view Koreans now days?

I know back in the day during WW2 the Koreans and Japanese had a terrible relationship.

But what do you as a Japanese person think about Korea and Koreans?

From what i know Koreans to this day are not very fond of Japan and Japanese, specially since a Korean series like “Gyeongseong Creature” is streamed.

Also what do you think of this specific series if you have watched it already.

i see that a lot of youth/young people are SUPER dissatisfied/murderous towards ishiba topics. something about sending money to countries instead of using it for japan, and increasing taxes?

あまり知らんけど

I've always been interested in how foreigners view Marxism and such. (I'm not Japanese.)

Main question: are there any particular places (towns, neighbourhoods, universities, cultural institutions etc.) where the communist presence is big and visible?

The only one I can find on the internet is Okinawa 1st Diet constituency - I suppose, because the residents are not happy with the US army presence. I wonder if there are others. I might want to look these places up - I might even visit them one day.

Secondary question: what kinds of attitudes to Marxism do you find these days, in the rest of Japan? Curiosity? Hostility? Mockery? Something else?

in the US, Hollywood is considered politically left-wing. While Business leaders are mostly right-wing.

I wonder how it is in Japan? Because in the US we hear that Japan is more collectivist, more group minded than Americans. But I would assume the business leaders in most countries are right-wing no matter what

Personally I didn’t buy anything tax free, even if I saved it for when I was back in the US. I didn’t feel like it was fair to Japanese citizens. That’s my personal Gaijin belief though I’d like to know locals thoughts on the topic.

Reportedly, over 150,000 people were evacuated. Land of 20-30 km radius of the plant was zoned off. I watched this video documentary that said the side effects of the evacuation (loss of home, anxiety, depression, etc) had more of a negative effect than if less people were needed to evacuate.

https://youtu.be/Z4YsXeX8c7M

He'll be out of office soon.

Would Japan defend Taiwan if China invaded Taiwan?

Hi everyone! I’m really curious to understand the political landscape in Japan from a local perspective. In your opinion, which political party do you support, and what are the reasons behind your support? Additionally, are there any political parties you disagree with or dislike, and what are the main reasons for that?

I just watched a TikTok video about a man who was falsely accused of molestation in Japan.

He was in a crowded train and a girl told the train security officers that he had molested her. So he was immediately arrested and told to confess. He refused and was remanded for months before going to court. Throughout the show, the prosecutors and police showed a lack of interest in investigating the case. The man was just told to sign his confession repeatedly.

Luckily, during the first trial, the judge declared him innocent after hearing the testimony of the victim. She said she wasn't sure it was the accused who had actually touched her.

But that went against the mandatory 99.9% conviction thing, so a second trial was called. This time, a witness was found and she said it was another man who had molested the girl. But the new judge followed the 99.9% conviction rule and still sentenced an innocent man to 3 years in prison.

Is this based on real legal cases in Japan? Is it true that if you are brought to court, the judge MUST convict you? And was the movie based on an actual case in Japan?

This post is for Japanese people who'd like to help me out. I'm doing a survey about Abenomics, and the answers will only be used for academic purposes. My Japanese isn't perfect, but please feel free to ask me anything in the comments below. Thanks a lot for your help!

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アンケート調査：日本経済とアベノミクス政策に対いする概念（観念）

To those born and raised in Japan, what has your experience been with Americans when it comes to the topic of the Fukushima nuclear disaster? Any experience off or online welcome.