InfoI'm starting to get nervous about the Japanese economy.

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Liberal Democrats continue to win more than half of Senate seats
The fate of the continued depreciation of the yen is unavoidable.

I'm not a big fan of the Lib Dems.
The party is totally biased towards the capitalists. However,
Japanese citizens are not interested in politics, and the turnout this time,
although a little higher than in previous years, is still low. .

I am so sad
:eh: Japan's ruling party scored a sweeping victory in Sunday's House of Councillors election, helping pro-constitutional amendment forces retain the two-thirds majority needed to push for amending the supreme law, an unaccomplished goal of former leader Shinzo Abe whose assassination days earlier shocked the nation.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito won more than 70 of the 125 seats up for grabs. That outcome allowed the ruling bloc to retain a majority in the 248-member upper chamber of parliament.

The pro-constitutional amendment camp, comprising the LDP-Komeito coalition, two opposition parties and independents, crossed the 166-seat threshold in the upper chamber needed to push for a first-ever revision of the 1947 Constitution.


Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party shows the names of candidates certain to win seats in the House of Councillors election on July 10, 2022, at the party headquarters in Tokyo. (Kyodo)
The election outcome was a show of public confidence in the roughly nine-month-old administration led by Kishida, who had set a goal for the coalition to keep its majority in the upper house.

The LDP secured at least 60 of the seats up for grabs, more than the 55 it held before the election and its best result since 2013.

In the shadow of the strong showing by the ruling camp, the major opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which held 23 seats, saw its seats dwindle below 20.

The opposition Japan Innovation Party, which advocates constitutional reform, gained more than 10 seats, up from six before the election.

At the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Kishida and senior party executives offered silent prayers for Abe, Japan's longest-serving premier who died Friday after being shot by a man when giving a speech in Nara, western Japan.

"The election, which is the foundation of democracy, was challenged by violence and it carries a big meaning that the election was carried through. I will continue to work hard to protect democracy," Kishida said, in reference to the shooting of Abe.

Kishida also vowed to push ahead with plans for amending the Constitution, saying, "We will deepen parliamentary debate over the Constitution further so a concrete amendment proposal can be compiled."

The LDP's constitutional reform proposals include amending the war-renouncing Article 9, a sensitive issue for South Korea and China, both of which suffered from Japan's wartime militarism.

The LDP aims to end the debate over the constitutionality of the Self-Defense Forces by explicitly mentioning them in the supreme law.

Kishida took office last October pledging all-out efforts to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The fresh mandate will also enable him to proceed with his push for a "new capitalism" designed to redistribute wealth, with no national election expected until 2025 unless Kishida dissolves the House of Representatives, the more powerful lower chamber.

The prime minister is expected to reshuffle his Cabinet and ruling party executives by September, according to LDP sources.

The killing of Abe, a House of Representatives member and a key LDP figure, rocked the nation and the world, unifying major parties in their resolve not to yield to political violence.

The shockwaves are expected to reverberate in Japan's political world, with the LDP losing one of the staunchest supporters of constitutional reform and an advocate of more defense and fiscal spending to raise the country's global standing.

The behavior of swing voters had been another focus of the election. Voter turnout was estimated at 51.58 percent as of 9 p.m., higher than 48.80 percent in the previous upper house election 2019.


Voters fill out their ballots for Japan's House of Councillors election at a polling station in Osaka, western Japan, on July 10, 2022. (Kyodo)
The election saw limited cooperation among opposition parties, which had previously joined forces to prevent splitting the vote.

The Democratic Party for the People had been cozying up to Kishida's LDP, despite the small opposition party sharing the support base of the country's biggest labor organization Rengo with the CDPJ.

Elections are held for half of the upper house seats every three years. This time, a total of 125 seats were up for grabs, comprising the 124 whose terms have expired plus one vacancy in the other half of the chamber's seats.

A total of 545 candidates vied for the seats -- 74 in electoral districts and 50 chosen by proportional representation, plus the one vacant seat. The total included a record 181 female candidates.

Ruling and opposition parties had sparred over ways to help households hit by the rising cost of living, partly blamed on Russia's war in Ukraine and a weak yen and seen as a rare occurrence in a nation known for deflationary mindsets among firms and consumers.

Kishida had pledged to take steps to soften the blow from rising prices, while opposition parties, including the CDPJ, lashed out at his administration for doing little, calling the price trend "Kishida inflation."

Opposition parties called for reducing or eliminating the consumption tax, currently at 10 percent.

Parties differed on how Japan should bolster its defense to cope with security threats increasingly highlighted by Russia's war in Ukraine, an assertive China and a nuclear-armed North Korea.

The LDP pledged to strengthen Japan's defense capabilities with an eye on boosting its defense budget to 2 percent or more of gross domestic product.

That stance contrasted with Komeito and the CDPJ, which see the need first to discuss the substance, not size, of defense spending.

As the Group of Seven industrialized nations seek to cut dependence on Russian energy, Japan also faces the challenge of ensuring energy security.

The restart of nuclear power plants, taken offline following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, remains a sensitive issue in Japan.

The LDP is pushing for maximum use of nuclear power and renewable energy, while the CDPJ said it is aiming for a society that is not reliant on fossil fuels and nuclear power.

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chickensword wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:57 am y cantanibajusaceptpece? eh libral adics ned sum blud meilk agan?
sorry bro i didn't understand what you were trying to say
Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth: patiently bearing till he receive the early and latter rain.
Behold, we account them blessed who have endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.


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chickensword wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:04 am :sweat: its okay its just a slang joke
evr herd of bepsi?
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Bully Me, My English is not good enough.
i want to know what it means
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Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth: patiently bearing till he receive the early and latter rain.
Behold, we account them blessed who have endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

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y cantanibajusaceptpece? eh libral adics ned sum blud meilk agan? r the gon get betr sleep at nit if nibascantbuygrocerie?

why cant a chigga just accept peace, huh liberal addicts need some blood milk again? are they gonna get better sleep at night if chiggas cant buy groceries?

basically why are they so dumb
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honje19960321 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:22 am The behavior of swing voters had been another focus of the election. Voter turnout was estimated at 51.58 percent as of 9 p.m., higher than 48.80 percent in the previous upper house election 2019.
Where else is 50% (dark matter of the country)? Do they not believe in elections, or are they always doing well?
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andrei-1 wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:45 am Do they fake votes in Japan, like in the USA and Russia?
Japan does not have a problem with forged ballots. .
But only one problem is not caring about politics and not taking the time to vote. .
Japanese citizens do not actively change politics.
i am troubled :cry:
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Behold, we account them blessed who have endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.


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