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Inflation to nuclear power: What's at stake in Japan's election

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By Elaine Lies

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Inflation is set by local governments last I checked.

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LDP has won the confidence of most people throughout years. Young generations want some change. Yet, Japan will vote most probably in favour of stability in such difficult international circumstances.

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No (proper) Opposition Party. No change!

And, I suspect that the Japanese like it that way.

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Kishida will continue to raise prices for everything and more new tax laws and lead the country out of its peaceful pacifist constitution and into wars.

Less freedom and Less safety and Less healthcare.

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That includes plans to soften the blow from oil prices via subsidies to gasoline wholesalers and other measures

Next up in the LDP New capitalism:

To raise wages an increase in the consumption tax to subsidize companies to maybe give the staff a raise.

The LDP worked toward inflation for decades.

It inflates their rentier assets.

Their interests are not congruent with the public, in true oligarchical fashion.

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Quality of life? Should be No1, fix the other crap after getting a quality of life first. But I’m not sponsored by big business so I have no say.

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What's at stake in Japan's election

The opposition parties are at stake. Incompetent ones will be voted out.

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Opinion polls show almost two-thirds of voters support bolstering the military.

Well last election only 45% of the nation voted so that would mean they have 30% of voters support. Yep that sounds about the total support for LDP nationwide.

Now make sure you listen to the LDP media propaganda of the year "opposition are weak"

I hope Japan will wake up sometime soon but I just don't see it happening.

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It’s not an election? It’s a farce! There is no opposition to the LDP and the majority of the 50% of people who vote are LDP fanatics. Campaign platforms mean nothing when the verdict is already clear.

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People vote against their interest,based on their self delusional beliefs

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Utterly pointless election. The LDP has basically been in power bar one blip since the war. How is that a level playing ground. Any other nation it would be considered a dictatorship. Generations of previous youths and even todays 40-50yr olds have no interest in politics and simply don’t vote or they go with the flow and vote LDP if they do. No credible opposition to a one horse race. The whole political system needs overhauling.

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there is nothing in stake.

japanese elections are jut parody when winner is known well in advance.

there is no any change for good in sight at all.

same ldp same oyaji same rhetoric,same zero progress for decades

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Utterly pointless election. The LDP has basically been in power bar one blip since the war. How is that a level playing ground. Any other nation it would be considered a dictatorship. Generations of previous youths and even todays 40-50yr olds have no interest in politics and simply don’t vote or they go with the flow and vote LDP if they do. No credible opposition to a one horse race. The whole political system needs overhauling

THIS!!!

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It’s not an election? It’s a farce! There is no opposition to the LDP and the majority of the 50% of people who vote are LDP fanatics. Campaign platforms mean nothing when the verdict is already clear.

Ignorant and prejudiced. The LDP is far from a unitary party. The LDP has its serious opposition within, as LDP lawmakers hold different/conflicting views and different supporters.

Besides, by key opinion surveys the majority of Japanese voters regardless of age, sex or other variables have expressed disappointment with the opposition outside the LDP. They are more pragmatic.

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Inflation to nuclear power: What's at stake in Japan's election

Nothing, literally nothing is at stake in any so-called election in japan.

This headline is shameless hype.

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[Photo above] - reminds me of skewered grilled food, made so well by some Japanese restaurants . . . .

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I note that opening the borders to foreign tourists is not one of the major issues of this election.

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No change, just life will be worse. Buy solar panels and grow your own vegetables. Weekends, go fishing.

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