Corey Wallace

And China committing demographic suicide during COVID (although it wasn't great beforehand!).

I know you know this, but that literature wasn't premised on the idea of the West basically laying down for a lethargic Japan to step over on the way to the prize!

I hear from American friends from time to time how "trifling" Japanese political scandals are. I'm always quite happy to push back and say I'm kind of glad!(Despite my dissatisfaction with how the media goes about managing the information).

I think in this particular case you may be right. I just marvel at the timing sometimes ;-)

Or do they really think they've gotten away with their indiscretions?

I feel it's both corrosive to democracy that the media does this (instead of being "timely" by releasing it when they know) but also frustrating that they do indeed make it so easy. Also, if it's assumed, wouldn't you want to get ahead of it before it's released at the worst possible time?

Analysis of new CFIUS (foreign investment) rules proposed by US Treasury www.stblaw.com/docs/default...

Nikai not running at next lower house election...expect to see a bit more of this over the next few months (in lieu of being kicked out...Kishida a bit too weak to flex like that it seems) www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...

Unfortunate for the LDP that the top 3 most popular replacements for Kishida are very unpopular among LDP parliamentarians/factions. And still currently untainted.

He Volunteered to Be a Hostage: Yamamura Shinjiro - Forgotten Hero Japan has recently seen some shocking acts of violence, including assassinations and attempted assassinations of political leaders. This seems incongruous with the Japan that we envision today, a coun...

Some stuff was not aware of in this! www.linkedin.com/pulse/yamamu...

New Ametora is out today, Sept 26

I wrote about the origin of the book and the new edition here:

culture.ghost.io/ametora-revi...