Podcasts about Shinzo Abe

Amanda and Isabel popcorn all over the place and talk about: Adding Jeffrey Goldberg to signal chats (and other chats!), Shinzo Abe memes, The Daily Routine (banana involved?), and the Ghiblification of All Things. Also, Isabel doesn't know how to pronounce Charlemagne. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Adam and guest Danger Van Gorder discuss the 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the impact it had on a highly controversial church that financially exploited its members in Japan for decades.Show notes: https://conspirapod.link/ep330

Igor Prusa, Ph.D. is a Czech scholar in Japanese and media studies, currently affiliated with Ambis University Prague and Metropolitan University Prague. He received PhDs in media studies at Prague's Charles University and at the University of Tokyo. His research interests include media scandals in Japan and anti-heroism in popular fiction. Today we're going to talk about his new book, Scandal in Japan: Transgression, Performance and Ritual (Routledge, 2024). He recently started teaching a course at the University of Vienna on the subject.Prusa explains his definition of a scandal, emphasizing its public revelation and media framing. He highlights the Unification Church scandal involving former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, noting its unique trigger by a tragedy and the role of foreign media in revealing information. Prusa also discusses narrative aspects and media event characteristics of Japanese scandals, concluding that while controversies often serve as rituals, they rarely lead to fundamental societal improvements.They then mull over two major Japanese scandals. The first is the Olympus scandal of 2011, exposed by CEO Michael Woodford, which involved hiding company losses for over 20 years through creative accounting and mergers. The scandal was initially covered by outside media, with the Financial Times playing a crucial role. The Nissan scandal, involving CEO Carlos Ghosn, revealed millions in personal financial gains and a conflict between Japanese and French governance. Ghosn's extravagant lifestyle and a planned merger with Renault further fueled public outrage. This conversation also highlights the role of media in scandal coverage and the cultural nuances of whistleblowing in Japan.Lastly, Prusa tells what his 3 favorite books on Japan are:1. Shimbun Kisha (新聞記者) by Isoko Mochizuki  (望月衣塑子). Written in Japanese, this book provides insights into the role of journalists in Japan and how they have helped expose various scandals, including the Moritomo Gakuen and Shiori Ito rape cases. The book inspired a 2019 Japanese film by the same name.2. Media and Politics in Japan edited by Susan Pharr and Ellis Krauss, with a chapter on political scandals by Maggie Farley. This is a classic introduction to understanding the relationship between media and politics in Japan.3. Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture edited by Patrick Galbraith and Jason Karlin. Offers valuable insights into the role of idols and celebrities in Japanese media and culture, and how scandals can emerge in this context.Be sure to check out Igor Prusa's book Scandal in Japan: Transgression, Performance and Ritual.Visit him on social media at the following links:Academic website: https://mup.academia.edu/IgorPrusaLinkedIn (follow here for the latest Japanese scandals and Prusa's analysis)Facebook The Books on Asia Podcast is sponsored by Stone Bridge Press. Check out their books on Japan at the publisher's website.Amy Chavez, podcast host, is author of Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan and The Widow, the Priest, and the Octopus Hunter: Discovering a Lost Way of Life on a Secluded Japanese Island.Books on AsiaTwitter: @BooksOnAsiaSubscribe to the BOA podcast at https://linktr.ee/booksonasia

Tirsdag i denne uge besluttede en domstol i Tokyo, at den koreanske Moon-bevægelse skal opløses i Japan. Den magtfulde og politiske bevægelse, der især er kendt for sine massebryllupper, blev omdrejningspunktet for drabet på Japans længst siddende premierminister, Shinzo Abe, i juli 2022. Gerningsmanden mente, at bevægelsen havde infiltreret japansk politik. Vi taler med et tidligere medlem af Moon-bevægelsen om religionen og dens opløsningen i Japan. Siden Den Franske Revolution har Frankrig været Europas republikansk bankende hjerte. Men der findes tre mænd, der alle mener, de er den retmæssige arving til den franske trone - skulle landet genindføre monarkiet. Mændene er beslægtede med henholdsvis Ludvig 16., Napoleon Bonaparte og den sidste franske konge, Ludvig-Filip. Men er det overhoved muligt, at republikken igen vil blive et monarki? Nej, men vi spørger en frankrigskender hvorfor. Vi skal også forbi danske dødsskikke, renæssancemaleren Michelangelo og meget mere. Værter: Gustav Hagild, Gitte Løkkegaard og Lone Frank. Redaktion: Nanna Sloth Skardhamar og Clara Faust Spies. Redaktør: Thomas Vinter Larsen.

NYHETERHandelsministrarna från Sydkorea, Japan och Kina möts nu i helgen i Seoul för att diskutera ekonomiskt samarbete och hur länderna ska bemöta de nya strafftullarna som aviserats av Trumpadministrationen. USA. Det är det första mötet mellan ländernas handelsministrar på fem år.Sydkoreas handelsminister Ahn Duk-geun är värd för mötet som äger bara dagar efter att USA:s president Donald Trump tillkännagav att 25 % tullar på import av bilar och vissa bildelar från och med den 3 april.Trump har upprepade gånger beskyllt de tre länderna för att missbruka principen om frihandel. Ett försök från Japans premiärminister Shigeru Ishiba nyligen att övertala Trump att slopa tullarna har hittills fallit för döva öron.De tre asiatiska länderna väntas dessutom diskutera ett internt frihandelsavtal, liksom övriga frågor rörande handeln med USA.—-------Distriktsdomstolen i Shizuoka har beviljat den före detta proffsboxaren Iwao Hakamada 217 miljoner yen, motsvarande 15 miljoner svensk kronor för att han suttit oskyldigt fängslad i över 47 år. Det är den största ersättningen som utdömts i Japan.Den nu 89-årige Hakamada dömdes 1966 till döden för att ha mördat en man, hans hustru och deras två barn. Hans dödsstraff fastställdes 1980, och han satt fängslad i 33 år i väntan på avrättning innan han släpptes 2014.Domaren motiverade beslutet med att Hakamada utsatts för extremt fysiskt och psykiskt lidande. Bevisen som låg till grund för hans tidigare dom hade fabricerats av polisens utredare, enligt domstolen.—-----Tokyos distriktsdomstol har beslutat frånta den så kallade Enighetskyrkan, också känd som Moonrörelsen, dess status som religiös rörelse och därmed skattebefrielse. Beslutet kommer efter en rättsprocess som inleddes efter mordet på Japans tidigare premiärminister Shinzo Abe i juli 2022.Den utpekade mördaren beskyllde Abe för att på olika sätt ha stöttat Enighetskyrkan och dess grundare Sun Myung-Moon. Kyrkan har kritiserats för aggressiva värvningskampanjer och för att ha mer eller mindre tvinga medlemmar att donera stora summor pengar.Kyrkans representanter kallar beslutet ”orättvist” och planerar att överklaga. Domaren i målet menade dock att åtgärden var ”nödvändig” eftersom gruppens metoder orsakat omfattande ekonomiska och emotionella skador.I domen refereras till 32 civila mål där kyrkan dömts till skadestånd på över 2,2 miljarder yen, motsvarande drygt 150 miljoner svenska kronor.—-------Medeltemperaturen i Japan kan öka med 4,5 grader Celsius fram till nästa sekelskifte om inga ytterligare klimatåtgärder vidtas. Det visar en ny rapport som Japans Meteorologbyrån presenterade nyligen. Rapporten, "Climate Change in Japan 2025", varnar för kraftiga temperaturökningar och betydligt tuffare klimatförhållanden.Japans medeltemperatur har stigit med 1,4 grader sedan 1898, och temperaturen i haven som omger Japan runt ökar snabbare än det globala genomsnittet.Om inga åtgärder vidtas, varnar Meteorologbyrån kan Japan få 17,5 fler extremt varma dagar per år och 46 vinterdagar färre. Samtidigt förväntas antalet kraftiga skyfall med nederbörd som överstiger 50 mm per timme tredubblas.—--------TV-bolaget Fuji skakas av en skandal efter att den tidigare medlem i det japanska pojkbandet SMAP anklagats för att sexuellt ha ofredat en kvinna vid en middag arrangerad av företaget.Trots att bandmedlemmen nådde en ekonomisk uppgörelse med den utsatta kvinnan, förnekade han att han skulle ha förgripit sig på henne.Fuji TV kritiserades för att man ska ha känt till anklagelserna men valt att inte agera. Detta ledde till att flera stora annonsörer, bland dem Nissan och Toyota drog in sina reklaminslag. Tidigare i år avgick Fuji TV:s styrelseordförande Shuji Kanoh och VD Koichi Minato från sina poster och nu i veckan lämnade även reklam-TV:s grand old man 87-årige Hisashi Hieda sin plats i företaget.—-------Järnvägsbolaget West Japan Railway (JR West) har uppfört världens första stationsbyggnad med delar framställda med hjälp av en 3D-skrivare. Stationen ligger i Hatsushima i Wakayama län och den planeras öppnas i juli.Själva byggnaden är 2,6 meter hög och har en yta på cirka 10 kvadratmeter. Den består av fyra delar, inklusive tak och väggar ochFormen har skapats med murbruk som printats i en 3D-skrivare, Enligt JR West har byggnaden samma motståndskraft mot jordbävningar som ett traditionell betonghus.Själva uppförandet tog bara två och en halv timme till en totalkostnad på hälften av en traditionell betongbyggnad.JR West överväger nu att använda 3D-skrivarteknik för framtida stationsbyggen.—-------Det 24-årige stjärnskottet Onosato har tagit ännu ett steg mot sumobrottningens högsta rang yokozuna, eller stormästare, då han vann sin tredje turnering gångna helgen.Onosato har varit nästan ostoppbar sedan han blev proffs för två år sedan och har gått som en raket i rankinglistorna och har samtidigt skapa rena sumoboomen i Japan.Skulle han vinna också nästa turnering som äger rum i maj så kommer han att säkra sin plats både som yokozuna och som den mest dekorerade unga sumobrottaren i historien.Därmed över till författaren Erik Masao Eriksson och hans nyligen utkomna roman “Hafu”. Precis som det låter så har Erik japanskt påbrå. Han har en japansk och en svensk förälder - en inte alldeles ovanlig kombination.Vad innebär det att växa upp med två kulturer - två uppsättningar värderingar, två olika sätt att betrakta världen, två språk att hantera från unga år. Blir man “dubbel”, eller blir man kanske “halv”? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit japanpodden.substack.com

L'émission 28 minutes du 26/03/2025 Pour l'historienne Sophie Bessis, "on raconte n'importe quoi sur les Juifs et les Arabes"Sophie Bessis, historienne spécialiste de l'Afrique subsaharienne et du Maghreb, est issue d'une famille de la bourgeoisie juive tunisienne. Dans “La civilisation judéo-chrétienne. Anatomie d'une imposture” (éditions Les liens qui libèrent), elle interroge cette notion. Elle considère que parler de “civilisation judéo-chrétienne” pour qualifier la civilisation occidentale est “une invention” historique. Selon elle, cela permet “d'exclure l'islam [du] triptyque monothéiste alors qu'il en est partie prenante” mais aussi aux Européens “d'occulter près de deux millénaires d'antisémitisme”. D'autre part, elle considère que cette notion a permis, “en particulier aux nationalistes arabes et aux islamistes, d'exclure le monde juif oriental de l'histoire de la région, alors qu'il en fait partie intégrante, et d'affirmer qu'il existe un complot judéo-chrétien contre les Arabes et les musulmans”. Aujourd'hui, elle estime que ce concept “sert les politiques de droite et d'extrême droite en Europe et en Occident”.Hausse mondiale des émissions de CO2 : dans la spirale infernale de la climatisation ? Dans son rapport annuel publié lundi 24 mars, l'Agence internationale de l'énergie (AIE) révèle que les émissions mondiales de CO2 du secteur de l'énergie ont continué d'augmenter en 2024 : + 0,8 % sur un an. Si la hausse ralentit du fait de l'expansion des énergies bas carbone et des renouvelables, le rapport note qu'elle est causée à 80 % par l'utilisation croissante de la climatisation pour répondre aux fortes chaleurs. La planète semble alors être prise dans un cercle vicieux infernal. Freiner l'usage de la climatisation peut être tentant dans les pays occidentaux où des alternatives existent comme la végétalisation mais dans certains pays émergents, la climatisation est le seul remède immédiat à la chaleur. Comment briser ce cycle considérant que tous les pays du monde ne sont pas au même stade de leur transition énergétique ?Enfin, Xavier Mauduit nous raconte que les Américains voulaient déjà acheter le Groenland au 19e siècle, alors que le vice-président américain actuel J.D. Vance a annoncé qu'il allait s'y rendre avec son épouse à partir du 27 mars. Marie Bonnisseau nous présente la secte japonaise Moon, dont la dissolution juridique a été ordonnée hier à Tokyo. Elle était dans le collimateur de la justice depuis la révélation de ses liens avec l'assassinat de l'ancien Premier ministre Shinzo Abe en juillet 2022. 28 minutes est le magazine d'actualité d'ARTE, présenté par Élisabeth Quin du lundi au jeudi à 20h05. Renaud Dély est aux commandes de l'émission le vendredi et le samedi. Ce podcast est coproduit par KM et ARTE Radio. Enregistrement 26 mars 2025 Présentation Élisabeth Quin Production KM, ARTE Radio

Increasingly brazen armed gangs are taking control of most of the roads leading into and out of Port-au-Prince, as control slips away from Haitian police and Kenyan-led multinational forces. Also, a court in Tokyo has ordered the once-powerful Unification Church in Japan to be dissolved in a case against the religious group that goes back to the 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. And, the beating and arrest of Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” highlights the blurred lines between Israeli settlers and the Israel Defense Forces. Plus, Chile's Indigenous Mapuche people use an ancestral sport to help protect and revive their culture, customs and language.Listen to today's Music Heard on Air. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week Mike joins Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Mr. Kanehara previously served as assistant chief cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012 to 2019. In 2013, he also became the inaugural deputy secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat. He also served as deputy director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. They discuss Japan's foreign policy and what to expect in the coming years.

Hoy la historia del asesinato del Primer Ministro de Japón: Shinzo Abe. El cargo El asesinato de Shinzo Abe – Bully Magnets – Historia Documental apareció primero en Bully Magnets.

BEST OF TST: The Kansas City Chiefs victory parade turned deadly and injurious to dozens of people on Valentine's Day, marking not only a shocking tragedy but a truly bloody Valentine. Strangely enough, the odd series of number patterns that appeared during Super Bowl weekend, were also present in reports of the shooting. Headline after headline reported different totals of victims - those injured, those killed, children, those being treated at hospitals - all in a manner where the numbers added to 22 and 25, the score of the big game, or to 13 or 33. These numbers appear in the inconsistent reports about the parade shooting: NBC News reported at 9:44am Thursday 15th, 23 injured and 2 taken into custody = 25. At 10:17am Yahoo reported 22 injured and 3 taken into custody = 25. An early article reported before arrests were announced that 22 were injured. The 3 arrested were out of a group of 10 questioned = 13, and 10-3 was the Halftime score of the Super Bowl. Such number synchronicity may not be a conspiracy, but instead a result of some influential force acting behind the scenes of human affairs - what Helena Blavatsky called the Secret Chiefs. The word ‘Chief' is also used in the ancient Jewish text called Talmud, where such a titled referred to anyone who stood against Israel, particularly the goyim, and how they should be killed. Tract 57a of the Talmud says their “ashes are gathered” and scattered, another odd link to Ash Wednesday.Maybe Joe Buck of ESPN, veteran play-by-play voice for "Monday Night Football," was on to something when he said this of the Super Bowl: "There's going to be some story. There's going to be something that happens because it's Vegas, and it won't stay in Vegas. It's going to be a big something that happens. I don't know what it is. I have no idea. I just think that is going to be a mess in my mind." Statement made by the KC Chiefs - calling the shooting “senseless violence” - and the KC Police Chief - “people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment” - suggest we dismiss the motivations behind these events and further live in a fantasy where no violence ever occurs: remember when a homemade gun as used to kill former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe? The shootings took place in front of 800 officers, too, and it took a few bystanders to tackle a shooter despite laws against such gun violence. California's governor immediately vomited: “We need to pass a Constitutional Amendment to prevent gun violence nationwide.” The irony here is that the 2nd Amendment gave those bystanders the right to tackle one of the shooters. It's not the first shooting at a championship parade either, as others occurred in the wake of NBA and MLB celebrations as well. If violence of this sort of is planned by those other than ‘crazies', it would make far more sense to carry it out in the parade rather than the event itself since doing so would be too costly for the leagues, advertisers, etc. On our Super Bowl show, we discussed the ER in “super” and the “o” in Bowl and Champions being a different font than the rest of the letters. In Hebrew the strange E was two of the letters BET adding to 22, while the strange R was comprised of VAV and QOPH for a total 25. This was the score of the game. ERO is also the name of the god of love and passion we call cupid, who carries a bow and arrow (ero) - pronunciation reminds us of Arrowhead Stadium and the KC Chiefs logo. ERO is the quintessential Secret Chief, influencing our love from behind the scenes. Oddly, Valentine's Day was only 3 days after the Super Bowl. While 22 means ‘balance', the number 25 signifies a romantic passion associated directly with Valentine's Day and cupid or ERO.-FREE ARCHIVE (w. ads)SUBSCRIPTION ARCHIVEX / TWITTER FACEBOOKWEBSITEPAYPALCashApp: $rdgable EMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tst-radio--5328407/support.

In the new documentary film "Black Box Diaries," Japanese journalist Shiori Itō chronicles her personal experience with sexual assault. After she accused a prominent associate of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Itō's story sparked a version of the #MeToo movement in Japan. She joins us to discuss her experience, and the new documentary. "Black Box Diaries" is available to stream now on Paramount Plus. 

Découvrez l'histoire d'une mystérieuse disparition et le combat de sa famille. Tiphaine Véron a disparu au Japon, un jour de juillet 2018 alors qu'elle voyageait seule à l'âge de 36 ans. Elle s'est comme volatilisée à une centaine de kilomètres de Tokyo. Depuis, sa famille la cherche sans relâche. Une quête presque quasi impossible, à 10 000 kilomètres de chez eux, dans un pays dont ils n'ont pas les codes… Dans le dernier épisode, Caroline Nogueras recevra Damien Véron, le frère de Tiphaine, pour évoquer son combat et son intime conviction. Une enquête sans fin Seuls face à l'immobilisme de la police nipponne, la famille Véron s'accroche. Mais malgré les nombreuses pistes à explorer et l'intervention d'Emmanuel Macron et du Premier Ministre japonais, Shinzo Abe, rien ne se passe. A Nikko, face aux journalistes, les enquêteurs font mine de s'activer, mais en réalité, ils brassent de l'air. Tiphaine est introuvable. Les jours passent et les scénarios qui se dessinent sont de plus en plus macabres… Découvrez la saison précédente en intégralité :  L'affaire June Hopkins ou l'histoire d'une liaison fatale Production et diffusion : Bababam Originals Écriture : Capucine Lebot Voix : Caroline Nogueras En partenariat avec upday.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode:'You Sound Vaccinated' returns, somehowFriday the 13th and the Knights TemplarKnowing is half the battle when it comes to downed UAVsNancy Pelosi is "injured" and cannot attend an event in LuxembourgMark Rutte (NATO) takes a war footing and frets about needing money, soldiers, and equipmentSenator Lee wonders who's President and Elon posts a meme about fake warsShinzo Abe's widow joins Trump at MALXi turns down Trump's invite - he would've been the first foreign leader to attend an inauguration, but why?The financial branches of our government are being brough back under treasury and DOGE is the cover storyThe end of birthright citizenship will be based on the illegitimacy of the 14th amendment.Connect with Be Reasonable: https://linktr.ee/imyourmoderatorLinks, articles, ideas - follow the info stream at t.me/veryreasonableHear the show when it's released. Become a paid subscriber at imyourmoderator.substack.comVisit the show's sponsors:Diversify your assets into Bitcoin: https://partner.river.com/reasonableDiversify your assets into precious metals: reasonablegold.comJoin the new information infrastructure - get Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-1975306-67744-74Other ways to support the work:ko-fi.com/imyourmoderatorDonate btc via coinbase: 3MEh9J5sRvMfkWd4EWczrFr1iP3DBMcKk5Make life more comfortable: mypillow.com/reasonableMerch site:https://cancelcouture.comor https://riseattireusa.com/intl/cancelcouture/Follow the podcast info stream: t.me/veryreasonableOther social platforms: Truth Social, Gab, Rumble, or Gettr - @imyourmoderator Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/be-reasonable-with-your-moderator-chris-paul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode:'You Sound Vaccinated' returns, somehowFriday the 13th and the Knights TemplarKnowing is half the battle when it comes to downed UAVsNancy Pelosi is "injured" and cannot attend an event in LuxembourgMark Rutte (NATO) takes a war footing and frets about needing money, soldiers, and equipmentSenator Lee wonders who's President and Elon posts a meme about fake warsShinzo Abe's widow joins Trump at MALXi turns down Trump's invite - he would've been the first foreign leader to attend an inauguration, but why?The financial branches of our government are being brough back under treasury and DOGE is the cover storyThe end of birthright citizenship will be based on the illegitimacy of the 14th amendment.Connect with Be Reasonable: https://linktr.ee/imyourmoderatorLinks, articles, ideas - follow the info stream at t.me/veryreasonableHear the show when it's released. Become a paid subscriber at imyourmoderator.substack.comVisit the show's sponsors:Diversify your assets into Bitcoin: https://partner.river.com/reasonableDiversify your assets into precious metals: reasonablegold.comJoin the new information infrastructure - get Starlink: https://www.starlink.com/residential?referral=RC-1975306-67744-74Other ways to support the work:ko-fi.com/imyourmoderatorDonate btc via coinbase: 3MEh9J5sRvMfkWd4EWczrFr1iP3DBMcKk5Make life more comfortable: mypillow.com/reasonableMerch site:https://cancelcouture.comor https://riseattireusa.com/intl/cancelcouture/Follow the podcast info stream: t.me/veryreasonableOther social platforms: Truth Social, Gab, Rumble, or Gettr - @imyourmoderator Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/be-reasonable-with-your-moderator-chris-paul. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris and John discuss the finer points of the United Healthcare CEO shooting, make some comparisons to Shinzo Abe, take a long look at the tactics on display, then turn to some issues plaguing the Korean peninsula before turning their attention to Kevin Spacey in "Israel". For the full ep and more, subscribe at patreon.com/beepbeeplettuce outro // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiaNBTTflHU

Trigger warning: Please be advised that this episode includes discussions about sexual violence. In this powerful episode, host Elliot sits down with Shiori Ito to discuss her film debut, Black Box Diaries. The documentary is a firsthand account of Shiori's harrowing experience of sexual violence by media mogul Noriyuki Yamaguchi, a man with ties to Japan's political elite, including former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Shiori's decision to speak out in a culture where sexual assault is often silenced sparked a movement that resonated far beyond her personal story. Through Shiori's unwavering resolve, Black Box Diaries critiques Japan's archaic laws surrounding sexual violence, which often leave survivors with little recourse for justice. The film transcends its role as an exposé, offering a deeply personal narrative of trauma, healing, and resilience. Shiori's journey of reclaiming her voice and confronting systemic patriarchy underscores the power of solidarity in the pursuit of truth. In this intimate conversation, Shiori reflects on the emotional toll of her fight, the necessity of breaking the silence surrounding sexual violence, and the broader societal forces that shield perpetrators from accountability. Join us for a discussion on courage, justice, and the transformative power of speaking out. Book tickets to Black Box Diaries Book tickets to CC Film Club: One From The Heart

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Spooky season is upon us. Or at least it was at the time of recording. We may or may not have picked manga that corresponds with the time of year of pumpkins and costumes. Because we have the planning abilities of a local city council that keeps getting voted out every six months. Which might be justified because we keep trying to allocate the budget to building a statue to Shinzo Abe with a “Please have Sex” plaque. Tim has Fear: Reiwa Kaidan which is inline with Halloween season. It's a set of short stories. Which means it doesn't have a lot of room to breathe. This also means that … Continue reading "Manga Pulse 523: Inu Kai"

The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to atomic bomb survivors; the importance of living memory in international relations; the policy effect of first-person testimony; living through history and thus not repeating it; how society collectively understands history; and Marcus is not actually undecidedThe opinions expressed on this podcast are solely our own and do not reflect the policies or positions of William & Mary.Please subscribe to Cheap Talk on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your podcast player of choice to be notified when new episodes are posted.Please send us your questions or comments!Further Reading:Remarks by President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan at Hiroshima Peace Memorial, May 27, 2016.Rebecca Davis Gibbons. 2018. “The humanitarian turn in nuclear disarmament and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.” The Nonproliferation Review 25 (1–2): 11–36.Michael C. Horowitz, Allan C. Stam, and Cali M. Ellis. 2015. Why Leaders Fight. Cambridge University Press.See all Cheap Talk episodes

【図解】自民党裏金事件の構図自民党派閥の政治資金パーティーを巡る裏金事件で、政治資金規正法違反罪に問われた「清和政策研究会」の会計責任者松本淳一郎被告の判決が３０日、東京地裁であった。 Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced the chief accountant of a Liberal Democratic Party faction once led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to three years in prison, suspended for five years, over a high-profile political funds scandal involving LDP factions.

How violent are liberal democracies these days? Authorities in the US are investigating what is possibly the second assassination attempt against Donald Trump of this presidential election campaign. We ask about the probe and whether a link exists between violent rhetoric and actual acts of violence. From the assassination of Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe to the recent attempt on the life of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, each example is different.But is there something about America, the land of gun rights and the pioneer spirit of the Wild West, that makes it unique among Western powers? What impact does this violence have on voters? And when they count the ballots, will the pen be mightier than the sword?Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Juliette Brown.

東京地裁、東京都千代田区自民党派閥の政治資金パーティーを巡る裏金事件で、政治資金規正法違反罪に問われた「清和政策研究会」の会計責任者松本淳一郎被告の公判が９日、東京地裁であった。 Public prosecutors demanded Friday that the chief accountant of a Liberal Democratic Party faction once led by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe be sentenced to three years in prison over slush funds created by the largest faction within the ruling party.

We look at Japan's policy to boost its economy by getting more women into the workforce. It was announced back in 2013 by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and dubbed 'Womenomics'.Mr Abe gave a deadline of 2020 to significantly increase the number of women in leadership roles. But that date quietly came and went without the target even getting close.However could things could be starting to change? Japan Airlines new CEO Mitsuko Tottori is a woman, and that has restarted conversations. We hear from her, and from young women in the country about their hopes for the future. Produced and presented by Mariko Oi(Image: Mitsuko Tottori, chief executive officer of Japan Airlines Co. Credit: Getty Images)

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安倍晋三元首相銃撃事件から２年となり、現場近くに設けられた献花台で手を合わせる女性、８日午前、奈良市安倍晋三元首相が銃撃され死亡した事件から２年となった８日、奈良市の現場や慰霊碑周辺は、朝から花を手向ける人が絶えなかった。 Flowers and prayers were offered for former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday, which marked the second anniversary of his gunning down during a stump speech in the western Japan city of Nara.

世界平和統一家庭連合の日本本部安倍晋三元首相が銃撃され死亡した事件から、８日で２年となる。 As Monday marks the second anniversary of the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Unification Church finds itself in a difficult position as the incident shed light on the religious group's controversial practices, such as collecting massive donations from its followers.

故安倍晋三元首相をしのぶ集会であいさつする岸田文雄首相、７日午後、東京都千代田区安倍晋三元首相が遊説中に銃撃され、死去してから８日で２年になるのを前に、故人をしのぶ集会が７日、東京都内のホテルで開かれた。 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday that he will continue to work to revise the Constitution, fully overcome deflation and strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance, as pursued by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot dead two years ago.

Our guest expert offers a striking insider look at what it was like to cover Donald Trump's presidency, and lessons learnt from it.    Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests. Notwithstanding a conviction, and other cases against him, Donald Trump remains the frontrunner for the Republican nomination - and has a realistic chance of being elected President again in November 2024. A look back at his tumultuous four years in office (2017 through 2020) holds clues as to what to expect, if he returns to power.  Some world leaders - Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe for instance - quickly learnt that the then-President Trump enjoyed being feted, says Steven Herman, former Voice of America (VOA) White House Bureau Chief. He notes that Modi and Trump in particular, held unprecedented massive joint rallies, in the US and in India. Herman, now chief national correspondent for the state-funded but non-partisan VOA, looks back at Trump's summitry around the world including with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore and Hanoi, and his combative relationship with the media, in his book - Behind The White House Curtain: A Senior Journalist's Story Of Covering the President ― And Why It Matters. Speaking with host Nirmal Ghosh, Herman says that for most US Presidents, the priority is substance over style, but in the case of Trump, leaders took pains to roll out the red carpet knowing that his mood greatly depended on how he was greeted, and whether his ego was massaged.  Highlights (click/tap above):  2:33 On travelling the world with Donald Trump: How he very much enjoyed the pageantry 5:14 Why Trump was essentially franchising his name, but "when you're President of The United States, there tends to be a higher level of scrutiny..." 7:00 How the phrase “enemy of the people” that he used, really took a lot of journalists aback 9:45 How the media reacted to this phenomenon 13:07 Herman on the run-up now: "A lot of focus especially by the conservative media not on what Joe Biden is saying but how he's saying it...they'll chop up video to make it appear he is stumbling" 14:15 Herman has deep experience working in Asia too: How the Voice Of America has been received or perceived by governments of the countries here Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Follow Asian Insider with Nirmal Ghosh every fourth Friday of the month here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on X: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's articles: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7  The Usual Place: https://str.sg/wEr7u  In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt  COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE  Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7  Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN  Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf  Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m  Hard Tackle: https://str.sg/JWRE  #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad  Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX  --- ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts  ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Special edition series: True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T  The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2  Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn  Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB  Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa  --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB  Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX  #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest expert offers a striking insider look at what it was like to cover Donald Trump's presidency, and lessons learnt from it.    Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests. Notwithstanding a conviction, and other cases against him, Donald Trump remains the frontrunner for the Republican nomination - and has a realistic chance of being elected President again in November 2024. A look back at his tumultuous four years in office (2017 through 2020) holds clues as to what to expect, if he returns to power.  Some world leaders - Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe for instance - quickly learnt that the then-President Trump enjoyed being feted, says Steven Herman, former Voice of America (VOA) White House Bureau Chief. He notes that Modi and Trump in particular, held unprecedented massive joint rallies, in the US and in India. Herman, now chief national correspondent for the state-funded but non-partisan VOA, looks back at Trump's summitry around the world including with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore and Hanoi, and his combative relationship with the media, in his book - Behind The White House Curtain: A Senior Journalist's Story Of Covering the President ― And Why It Matters. Speaking with host Nirmal Ghosh, Herman says that for most US Presidents, the priority is substance over style, but in the case of Trump, leaders took pains to roll out the red carpet knowing that his mood greatly depended on how he was greeted, and whether his ego was massaged.  Highlights (click/tap above):  2:33 On travelling the world with Donald Trump: How he very much enjoyed the pageantry 5:14 Why Trump was essentially franchising his name, but "when you're President of The United States, there tends to be a higher level of scrutiny..." 7:00 How the phrase “enemy of the people” that he used, really took a lot of journalists aback 9:45 How the media reacted to this phenomenon 13:07 Herman on the run-up now: "A lot of focus especially by the conservative media not on what Joe Biden is saying but how he's saying it...they'll chop up video to make it appear he is stumbling" 14:15 Herman has deep experience working in Asia too: How the Voice Of America has been received or perceived by governments of the countries here Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) and Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Fa'izah Sani Follow Asian Insider with Nirmal Ghosh every fourth Friday of the month here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Follow Nirmal Ghosh on X: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's articles: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters --- Discover more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7  The Usual Place: https://str.sg/wEr7u  In Your Opinion: https://str.sg/w7Qt  COE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE  Asian Insider: https://str.sg/JWa7  Health Check: https://str.sg/JWaN  Green Pulse: https://str.sg/JWaf  Your Money & Career: https://str.sg/wB2m  Hard Tackle: https://str.sg/JWRE  #PopVultures: https://str.sg/JWad  Music Lab: https://str.sg/w9TX  --- ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts  ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa --- Special edition series: True Crimes Of Asia (6 eps): https://str.sg/i44T  The Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuZ2  Invisible Asia (9 eps): https://str.sg/wuZn  Stop Scams (10 eps): https://str.sg/wuZB  Singapore's War On Covid (5 eps): https://str.sg/wuJa  --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB  Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX  #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As campaigning begins to become the governor of Tokyo, we hear from Tomohiko Taniguchi, a former special adviser to the cabinet of Shinzo Abe, on who's in the lead to run the world's most populous city. Then: Canada lists Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group; and we hear from the United Nations deputy high commissioner for refugees, Kelly Clements, on the agency's work with the likes of Ikea and Uniqlo to employ refugees. Plus: our weekly global countdown takes us to Sri Lanka.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opposition Leader John Pesutto has taken another swipe at the Allan government for failing to condemn union heavyweight John Setka's savage attack on the AFL. Taxpayers were slugged more than $100,000 for an Australian delegation to attend the funeral of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has boldly declared Brisbane's Olympic and Paralympic Games “mess” would be fixed within 100 days of an LNP government surging to power, salvaging Queensland's reputation on the world stage. A teenager allegedly tried to steal a police car after a violent failed carjacking but was tasered and capsicum-sprayed, a court has heard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Desde el asesinato de Abraham Lincoln en EEUU en 1865 al del exprimer ministro japonés Shinzo Abe en 2022, pasando por el del presidente uruguayo Juan Idiarte Borda en 1897, o el del primer ministro sueco Olof Palme en 1986, la historia está regada de magnicidios: la muerte violenta dada a personas muy importantes por su cargo o su poder, según la definición de la RAE. Un último episodio, todavía una tentativa, se dio este miércoles en Eslovaquia: el primer ministro, Robert Fico, recibió varios disparos y quedó hospitalizado en estado muy grave. El victimario es un escritor de 71 años, un "lobo solitario", al decir de las autoridades, que decidió actuar porque estaba "descontento" con los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de abril, que dieron la victoria a un aliado de larga data de Fico. El caso está siendo comparado con el magnicidio quizás más famoso de toda la historia: el del archiduque austríaco Francisco Fernando, que es considerado un punto de inflexión en el comienzo de la Primera Guerra Mundial, en 1914. Proponemos entonces mirar para atrás: ¿cómo pueden afectar el curso de la historia los magnicidios? La Tertulia de los Viernes con Alejandro Abal, Marcia Collazo, Juan Grompone y Gonzalo Pérez del Castillo.

On this week's episode of Departures with Robert Amsterdam we're pleased to invite our friend and colleague of many years Jakob Edberg, the co-founder of The GR Company, a government relations consultancy headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and with offices in Osaka, Seoul, London, and Washington DC. Jakob's unique perspective on the rapidly evolving leadership role of Japan in the region and, increasingly, in global affairs are shaped by more than 20 years of experience advising some of the world's largest companies on politically sensitive matters in the region. According to Edberg, Japan's new role as a primary actor and top ally of the United States has been an intentional and gradual process dating back to before Shinzo Abe's ascedency and the current diplomacy-forward administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Shinzo Abe was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan. He held the position from 2006 to 2007 and then again from 2012 to 2020, making him one of the longest-serving prime ministers in Japanese history. Abe is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and comes from a prominent political family; his grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, also served as Prime Minister. During his tenure, Abe pursued various economic, foreign policy, and security reforms, and he was known for his advocacy of "Abenomics," a set of economic policies aimed at revitalizing Japan's economy. Additionally, Abe's tenure saw efforts to strengthen Japan's defense capabilities and assert its presence in regional security affairs, particularly in response to concerns about China's rising influence and North Korea's nuclear program.Japan is one of the last places you'd expect to hear about gun violence, never mind a politically motivated assassination. Yet, that is exactly what happened when former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down in cold blood.(commercial at 8:36)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-leader-abe-reportedly-shot-campaign-speech-86423527

Japan is one of the last places you'd expect to hear about gun violence, never mind a politically motivated assassination. Yet, that is exactly what happened when former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down in cold blood.(commercial at 8:36)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-leader-abe-reportedly-shot-campaign-speech-86423527Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-epstein-chronicles--5003294/support.

Shinzo Abe was a Japanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Japan. He held the position from 2006 to 2007 and then again from 2012 to 2020, making him one of the longest-serving prime ministers in Japanese history. Abe is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and comes from a prominent political family; his grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, also served as Prime Minister. During his tenure, Abe pursued various economic, foreign policy, and security reforms, and he was known for his advocacy of "Abenomics," a set of economic policies aimed at revitalizing Japan's economy. Additionally, Abe's tenure saw efforts to strengthen Japan's defense capabilities and assert its presence in regional security affairs, particularly in response to concerns about China's rising influence and North Korea's nuclear program.Japan is one of the last places you'd expect to hear about gun violence, never mind a politically motivated assassination. Yet, that is exactly what happened when former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down in cold blood.(commercial at 8:36)to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-leader-abe-reportedly-shot-campaign-speech-86423527

Catherine gets an invitation to Northanger Abbey. Catherine finds out that she has unknowingly encouraged John Thorpe and that he is expecting to propose to her.  Isabella gets flirty, and Catherine shares her worries about Captain Tilney with Henry.  Laurel tells a little bit about the history of Abbey's in England.  Random tangents include: Bears, deserts, giraffes, Joshua Trees  Culty mentions: “Living for the sake of others”, UTS, Shinzo Abe, culty names, emotional repression  What we're reading/watching/listening to: You're Wrong About: Balto with Blair Braverman, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman, The Harlem Detective Series by Cherster Himes, Crime Novels Antholgoy by the Library of America, Binaural Beats,  We have a twitter!  We have a TikTok!  Email us: Janeaustenculturenight@gmail.com Hosted by Laurel Nakai and Akina Cox Music and Production by Laurel Nakai

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The Kansas City Chiefs victory parade turned deadly and injurious to dozens of people on Valentine's Day, marking not only a shocking tragedy but a truly bloody Valentine. Strangely enough, the odd series of number patterns that appeared during Super Bowl weekend, were also present in reports of the shooting. Headline after headline reported different totals of victims - those injured, those killed, children, those being treated at hospitals - all in a manner where the numbers added to 22 and 25, the score of the big game, or to 13 or 33. These numbers appear in the inconsistent reports about the parade shooting: NBC News reported at 9:44am Thursday 15th, 23 injured and 2 taken into custody = 25. At 10:17am Yahoo reported 22 injured and 3 taken into custody = 25. An early article reported before arrests were announced that 22 were injured. The 3 arrested were out of a group of 10 questioned = 13, and 10-3 was the Halftime score of the Super Bowl. Such number synchronicity may not be a conspiracy, but instead a result of some influential force acting behind the scenes of human affairs - what Helena Blavatsky called the Secret Chiefs. The word ‘Chief' is also used in the ancient Jewish text called Talmud, where such a titled referred to anyone who stood against Israel, particularly the goyim, and how they should be killed. Tract 57a of the Talmud says their “ashes are gathered” and scattered, another odd link to Ash Wednesday. Maybe Joe Buck of ESPN, veteran play-by-play voice for "Monday Night Football," was on to something when he said this of the Super Bowl: "There's going to be some story. There's going to be something that happens because it's Vegas, and it won't stay in Vegas. It's going to be a big something that happens. I don't know what it is. I have no idea. I just think that is going to be a mess in my mind." Statement made by the KC Chiefs - calling the shooting “senseless violence” - and the KC Police Chief - “people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment” - suggest we dismiss the motivations behind these events and further live in a fantasy where no violence ever occurs: remember when a homemade gun as used to kill former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe? The shootings took place in front of 800 officers, too, and it took a few bystanders to tackle a shooter despite laws against such gun violence. California's governor immediately vomited: “We need to pass a Constitutional Amendment to prevent gun violence nationwide.” The irony here is that the 2nd Amendment gave those bystanders the right to tackle one of the shooters. It's not the first shooting at a championship parade either, as others occurred in the wake of NBA and MLB celebrations as well. If violence of this sort of is planned by those other than ‘crazies', it would make far more sense to carry it out in the parade rather than the event itself since doing so would be too costly for the leagues, advertisers, etc. On our Super Bowl show, we discussed the ER in “super” and the “o” in Bowl and Champions being a different font than the rest of the letters. In Hebrew the strange E was two of the letters BET adding to 22, while the strange R was comprised of VAV and QOPH for a total 25. This was the score of the game. ERO is also the name of the god of love and passion we call cupid, who carries a bow and arrow (ero) - pronunciation reminds us of Arrowhead Stadium and the KC Chiefs logo. ERO is the quintessential Secret Chief, influencing our love from behind the scenes. Oddly, Valentine's Day was only 3 days after the Super Bowl. While 22 means ‘balance', the number 25 signifies a romantic passion associated directly with Valentine's Day and cupid or ERO.-FREE ARCHIVE & RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-secret-teachingsTwitter: https://twitter.com/TST___RadioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesecretteachingsWEBSITE (BOOKS, RESUBSCRIBE for early show access): http://thesecretteachings.infoPaypal: rdgable@yahoo.comCashApp: $rdgableBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/tstradioSUBSCRIBE TO NETWORK: http://aftermath.mediaEMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.com

This week on Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg explore several aspects of Japan's work system, culture, economy, and more, including the seniority promotion system, globally perceived homogeneity, economic transformation, and immigration trends. Match a donation up to $100 for your favorite charity with GiveWell by going to https://givewell.org and pick “Podcast” and enter Econ 102 at checkout. Noah highlights Japan's past and current corporate cultures, how working and gender roles have evolved, and his personal journey, explaining how he fell in love with Japan's culture and its transitions over time. We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com. Sponsors: NETSUITE NetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform head to NetSuite http://netsuite.com/102 and download your own customized KPI checklist. – Econ 102 is a part of the Turpentine podcast network. To learn more: www.turpentine.co – LINKS: 'Weebs!' by Noah Smith: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/weebs 'Car Wars' by Noah Smith: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/car-wars ‘Can Japan Compete' by Michael E. Porter: https://www.amazon.com/Can-Japan-Compete-Michael-Porter/dp/0465059899 X / TWITTER: @eriktorenberg (Erik) @noahpinion (Noah) @Econ102_Podcast (Econ 102) @TurpentineMedia (Turpentine) TIMESTAMPS (00:20) Episode Preview (02:15) Why Noah loves Japan (05:06) The evolution of Japan's economy and culture (08:54) Japan's manufacturing industry (18:42) SPONSOR: NETSUITE (20:23) The impact of Korea and China on Japan's manufacturing (27:03) The fall of Japan's industrial policy and its impact (28:57) Reforming Japan's corporate culture (30:28) The impact of age hierarchies in Japanese corporations (31:58) The need for hybrid work in Japan (33:59) Japan's Internationalization and export promotion (40:22) The shift in Japan's immigration policy (48:47) The legacy of Shinzo Abe and his impact on Japan (55:22) The rise of tourism in Japan

FULL EP* ON PATREON Ok, we are back—this episode comes live from Osaka Japan, where we explore the free-time lost space age culture of the Showa era, the dissonance of post-WWII art, technology, Expo 70', and how some of the lessons from the recent past can be applied to the present moment. Parthenogenesis, cultural reform and the Showa era, artistic viability of the past, present/future, Americanized Japanese food, hikikomori incels and the extinction of futuristic coffee shops, the phenomenon of Tetsuya Yamagami cosplay and the death of Shinzo Abe, Experimental Workshop: post-war intermedia art collectives of Japan, Tate's Light exhibition, Taro Okamoto's Tower of the Sun: subverting the machine, soda corporations and their sponsoring of intermedia projects, Article 9: soft power, satellites, and the Cold-War, Computer Technique Group, IBM and early experiments in computerized art, Chuquimamani-Condori's DJ E, Ekimae buildings, the synthesis of the modern and Old World, Chim↑Pom, The Unification Church, the LDP, and spiritual sales, "Adventures of the Eyes of Mr. W.S., a Test Pilot”, severe social withdrawal, struggle sessions, shrines and international pavilions, Expo Syndrome, Yung Lean's glam rock album, + more…this was quite an adventure, had to put some of this stuff to the test and actually go there Pt. 2 from the Volcano/Tropical Island coming up next

Peter Rough talks this week with Ken Weinstein, Hudson's Japan Chair and former president and CEO of Hudson. Peter and Ken talk about Hudson's founding and the instrumental role Herman Kahn, Max Singer, and Wally Stern played in making it what it is today. The two also delve into the role Shinzo Abe played in transforming Japan's foreign and security policy.

Da Japans tidligere premiereminister Shinzo Abe blev skudt og dræbt 8. juli 2022, forklarede den formodede gerningsmand til politiet, at mordet var en hævnaktion mod Moon-bevægelsen, som han mente Shinzo Abu var et vigtigt medlem af. I Østasien har religiøse kulter som Moon-bevægelsen kæmpe magt. De har masser af penge, og de har infiltreret de politiske systemer.Journalist Malene Jensen er dagens gæst i ‘Du lytter til Politiken'. Hun bor og arbejder i Sydkorea, og hun har undersøgt, hvordan kulterne hverver medlemmer og kontrollerer deres liv.

Hudson Institute Japan Chair Kenneth Weinstein joins the show to discuss why Japan is the United States' key ally in Asia. Ken reviews Japan's political history, influential leaders, and regional realities to explain why the island nation is primed to step up to face the China challenge and to fulfill the vision first articulated by the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

With China at risk of falling into a debt deflation loop, lessons from Japan's deflation journey could provide some insight.----- Transcript -----Daniel Blake: Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Daniel Blake from the Morgan Stanley Asia and Emerging Market Equity Strategy Team. Laura Wang: And I'm Laura Wang, Chief China Equity Strategist. Daniel Blake: And on this special episode of the podcast, we'll discuss what lessons Japan's deflation journey can offer for China. It's Thursday, October 26th at 10 a.m. in Singapore and Hong Kong. Daniel Blake: So in the period from 1991 to 2001, known as Japan's lost decade, Japan suffered through a prolonged economic stagnation and price deflation. While the corporate sector stopped deleveraging in the early 2000's. It wasn't until the Abenomics program, introduced under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2013, that Japan emerged from deflation and started the process of a gradual recovery in corporate profitability. China's economic trajectory has been very different from Japan's over the last 30 years, but we now see some parallels emerging. Indeed, the risk of falling into a Japanese style stagnation is becoming more acute over the past year as a deep cyclical downturn in the property sector combines with the structural challenge that our economists call the 3D journey of debt, demographics and deflation. So, Laura, before we dig into the comparison between China and Japan's respective journeys to set the stage, can you give us a quick snapshot of where China's equity market is right now and what you expect for the rest of the year? Laura Wang: Sure, Daniel. China market has been through a quite volatile ten months so far this year with a very exciting start given the post COVID reopening. However, the strong macro momentum didn't sustain. Property sales is still falling somewhere between 30 to 50% each month on a year over year basis. And challenges from local government debt issue and early signs of deflationary pressure suggest that turn around for corporate earnings growth could still take longer to happen. We had downgraded China within the global emerging market context at the beginning of August, mainly out of these concerns, and we think more patience is needed at this point. We would like to see more meaningful easing measures to stimulate the demand and help reflate the economy, as well as clear a road map to address some of the structural issues, particularly around the local government debt problem. In contrast to China, Japan's equity market is very strong right now, and Morgan Stanley's outlook continues to be bullish from here. So, Daniel, why is it valuable to compare Japan's deflationary journey since the 1990s and China's recent challenges? What are some of the bigger similarities? Daniel Blake: I think we'll come back to the 3D's. So on the first to them, on debt we do have China's aggregate total debt around 290% of GDP. So that compares with Japan, which was about 265% of GDP back in 1990. So this is similar in the sense that we do have this aggregate debt burden sitting and needs to be managed. Secondly, on demographics, we've got a long expected but now very evident downturn in the share of the labor force that is in working age and an outright decline in working age population in China. And this is going to be a factor for many years ahead. China's birth rate or total number of births is looking to come down to around 8 million this year, compared with 28 million in 1990. And then a third would be deflation. And so we are seeing this broaden out in China, particularly the aggregate GDP level. So in Japan's case, that deflation was mainly around asset price bubbles. In China's case, we're seeing this more broadly with excess capacity in a number of industrial sectors, including new economy sectors. And then this one 4th D which is similar in both Japan's case and China now, and that's the globalization or de-risking of supply chains, as you prefer. When we're looking at this in Japan's case, Japan did face a more hostile trade environment in the late 1980s, particularly with protectionism coming through from the US. And we've seen that play out in the multipolar world for China. So a number of similarities which we can group under 4D's here. Laura Wang: And what are some of the key differences between Japan/China? Daniel Blake: So the first key difference is we think the asset price bubble was more extreme in Japan. Secondly, in China, most of the debt is held by local governments and state owned enterprises rather than the private corporate sector. And thirdly, China is at a lower stage of development than Japan in terms of per capita incomes and the potential for underlying growth. So, Laura, when you're looking ahead, what would you like to see from Chinese policymakers here, both in the near term as well as the longer term? Laura Wang: As far as what we can observe, Chinese policymakers has already started to roll out a suite of measures on the fronts of capital markets, monetary and fiscal policy side over the past 12 months. And we do expect more to come. Particularly on the capital market reform side, there are additional efforts that we think policymakers can help enforce. In our view, those actions could include capital market restructuring, funds flow and liquidity support, as well as further efforts encouraging enhancement of shareholder returns. To be more specific, for example, introducing more benchmark indices with a focus on corporate governance and shareholder returns, further tightening and enforcing the listing rules for public companies, m ore incentives for long term institutional participation, improving capital flow management for foreign investors, and implementing incentives to encourage dividend payouts and share buybacks. Those could all work quite well. Regulatory and even legislative support to help implement these measures would be extremely crucial. Daniel Blake: And what is your outlook for China's medium to long term return on equity path from here? And what are the key catalysts you're watching for that? Laura Wang: Given some of the structure challenges we discussed earlier, we do see a much wider forked path for China's long term growth ROE trajectory. We see MSCI China's long term ROE stabilizing at around 11% in the next 5 to 7 years in our base case. This means there should still be up to around two percentage point of recovery upside from the current levels, thanks to a combination of corporate self-help, the product cycle, policy support from the top and the low base effect. However, further upside above 11% will require a significant reflationary effort from the policymakers, both short term cyclical and long term structural, in combination with a more favorable geopolitical environment. Therefore, we believe prompt and forceful actions from policymakers to stabilize the economy to avoid more permanent negative impact on corporate and consumer behaviors are absolutely needed at this point. Now, let me turn this back to you, Daniel. What is your outlook for Japan's return on equity journey from here, and are there any risks to your bullish view? Daniel Blake: So we have seen Japan looking back from 2013 to now move from below book value in terms of aggregate valuations and a return on equity of just 4%, so much lower than even your bear case. So it's moved up from that level to 9% currently and we're seeing valuations moving up accordingly. We think that's further to go and we think Japan can actually reach 12% sustainable return on equity by 2025 and that's helped by return of nominal GDP growth in Japan and further implementation of governance improvements at the corporate level. So in terms of the risks, I think they are primarily external. We do see Japan's domestic economy in a pretty good place. We think BOJ can exit yield curve control and negative rates without a major shock. So externally we are watching China's risks of moving into a debt deflation loop, as we're discussing here, but also the potential impacts if the US or a global recession were to play out. So clearly we're watching very closely the Fed's efforts and global central bank efforts to achieve a soft landing here. Daniel Blake: So, Laura, thanks for taking the time to talk. Laura Wang: Sure. It's been great speaking with you, Daniel. Daniel Blake: And thanks for listening. If you enjoy Thoughts on the Market, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and share the podcast with a friend or colleague today.

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