[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @mrjeffu Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 posts on X about prime minister, japan, has been, tokyo the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XXX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::15709520/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXXXX +88% - X Month XXXXXXXXXX +545% - X Months XXXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX -XX% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::15709520/posts_active)  - X Week XX -XX% - X Month XXX +109% - X Months XXX -XX% - X Year XXXXX -XXXX% ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::15709520/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +1.60% - X Month XXXXXX +4.10% - X Months XXXXXX +7.20% - X Year XXXXXX +23% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::15709520/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/twitter::15709520/influence) --- **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) #6201 [social networks](/list/social-networks) XXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) #3206 [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands) XXXX% [finance](/list/finance) XXXX% [stocks](/list/stocks) XXXX% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) #51, [japan](/topic/japan) #217, [has been](/topic/has-been) #557, [tokyo](/topic/tokyo) #98, [abc](/topic/abc) #885, [youtube](/topic/youtube) 0.8%, [over the](/topic/over-the) #680, [cdp](/topic/cdp) 0.8%, [number of](/topic/number-of) #381, [asos](/topic/asos) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@azn_syd_boi](/creator/undefined) [@jojenite](/creator/undefined) [@mdowstfl](/creator/undefined) [@shirokanechoja](/creator/undefined) [@theunclekrusty](/creator/undefined) [@aquis_gn](/creator/undefined) [@vanja43780493](/creator/undefined) [@captain_seo_](/creator/undefined) [@leshotime](/creator/undefined) [@b4btv](/creator/undefined) [@costanzardo](/creator/undefined) [@farhann78265394](/creator/undefined) [@sakurambo_afcb](/creator/undefined) [@jameswdelano](/creator/undefined) [@nino202311](/creator/undefined) [@johngfriedman](/creator/undefined) [@k8sune](/creator/undefined) [@robertadorrough](/creator/undefined) [@hassyty](/creator/undefined) [@birdboy2000temp](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/twitter::15709520/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Takaichi Sanae Japan's soon-to-be Prime Minister said: All Chinese people in Japan have a duty to help Chinese state espionage. Chinese buying land in Japan could be duty-bound to turn their land into military bases if their government asks them" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1974737652726534290) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-05T07:25Z 55.5K followers, 1.8M engagements "I don't think it's necessary for a Japanese Prime Minister to speak English. Using interpreters in fine. Takaichi's English in this video is extremely unnatural and it looks like she's reading the speech off a teleprompter. It's painful to watch" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978275211150508404) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T01:42Z 55.5K followers, 1.9M engagements "A video shared by Tobu Railway Company demonstrates that drivers who find themselves trapped inside a railroad crossing can slowly push through a crossing gate without causing major damage to the gate or their automobile" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1753346912852615596) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2024-02-02T09:17Z 55.5K followers, 21.5K engagements "Here is a video of the 65-year-old American tourist who was arrested for defacing the Meiji Shrine with graffiti. A separate incident involving the carving of kanji-like characters into a shrine gate remains unsolved" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1856868717319393607) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2024-11-14T01:16Z 55.5K followers, 114K engagements "Kawasaki Heavy Industries one of Japan's leading makers of military weapons is displaying its CORLEO robot at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1908545304422649912) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-04-05T15:40Z 55.5K followers, 51.4K engagements "With all the votes counted in Japan's Upper House election it looks like the LDP'S defeat was not quite as bad as some exit polls expected. The ruling coalition did lose their majority but only by a few seats. This leaves open the chance to pass legislation with the cooperation of the Ishin Party or the Democratic Party for the People. (Which is what they've been doing in the Lower House.)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1947097580112052735) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-07-21T00:53Z 55.5K followers, 25.7K engagements "When LDP leadership race candidates were asked to answer a question in English only Hayashi did it. Koizumi Motegi and Kobayashi studied in the US and speak English but everyone on stage was trying to appeal to conservative Japanese-speaking voters" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1972217874086613098) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-09-28T08:32Z 55.5K followers, 53.8K engagements "With Takaichi set to become Prime Minister of Japan: The government will shift to the right (she sees herself as the successor to Abe's conservativism). The LDP's coalition partner Komeito which said it wanted a "moderate" PM will be unhappy. The recent improvement in relations with South Korea could be reversed because her views on history issues strongly clash with those of Korea's current government. Don't expect many pro-Ishiba people in her new cabinet" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1974358072534659559) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-04T06:17Z 55.5K followers, 344.7K engagements "Fuji TV's headline introducing Takaichi Sanae as the first female leader of the LDP notes that she is a Hanshin Tigers fan and also mentions the time she sang an X Japan song on a TV show (shown in this video)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1974360577951879574) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-04T06:26Z 55.5K followers, 130.4K engagements "Fifi an Egyptian-born TV personality who has become a right-wing influencer in Japan: "I want to see Takaichi as prime minister. In the end the policies she's talking about can't be implemented by the current LDP. The LDP is no longer conservative."" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1974741393097867771) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-05T07:40Z 55.5K followers, 90.2K engagements "Osaka's ABC TV news used this graphic when describing the incoming Takaichi Administration as an "Aso Puppet Government." Former Prime Minister Aso's support helped Takaichi win the party leadership race and he is reportedly influencing her cabinet picks" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1975144850707333243) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-06T10:23Z 55.5K followers, 79.9K engagements "Japan is one of the world's greatest nations because it is a democracy with freedom of speech. If you think that residents of a nation shouldn't be allowed to freely express their opinions you are in the wrong country. Perhaps consider moving to North Korea China or Russia" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1975192570780357046) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-06T13:33Z 55.5K followers, 56.8K engagements ""Mariners" () is the top trending term on Twitter in Japan as many Japanese netizens are reacting to the dramatic 15-inning game that just ended with the Mariners becoming AL West champions for the first time since 2001" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976878372879057138) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-11T05:11Z 55.5K followers, 4599 engagements "Komeito uploaded a YouTube video of their party leader Saito Tetsuo responding to questions about their decision to leave its coalition with the LDP. Komeito politicians and supporters were sick and tired of having to make excuses about why they should vote for LDP candidates in districts Komeito was not fielding a candidate. The LDP wasn't properly addressing the issue and Komeito didn't like having to explain why voters should vote LDP while Komeito was calling for reforms the LDP wouldn't accept. Takaichi's claim that it was a "one-sided" decision were "strange" because Saito told Takaichi" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1977217912613355637) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-12T03:40Z 55.5K followers, 17.8K engagements "Takaichi was originally supposed to become Prime Minister tomorrow. The vote has been delayed until at least October 21st and might be delayed even further amid uncertainty about whether or not the vote would go in her favor. Meanwhile Ishiba remains in charge of Japan" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1977903393852285094) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-14T01:04Z 55.5K followers, 28.6K engagements "Whoever becomes the next PM of Japan will not have a legislative majority and will need to seek the votes of other parties to pass a budget and various bills. Shimba Kazuya of the Democratic Party for the People is acting like that's an impossible task" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978263775053508767) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T00:56Z 55.5K followers, 9163 engagements "Although Democratic Party for the People leader Tamaki has said he is ready to become Prime Minister the thought of having to compromise with other parties seems to be scaring both him and Shimba away from actually jumping on the chance to become part of a ruling coalition" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978264274653921456) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T00:58Z 55.5K followers, 3395 engagements "Takaichi Sanae has acknowledged that people are saying she is the "woman became president of the LDP but might not become Prime Minister" but she said she is determined not to give up" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978280696864014443) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T02:04Z 55.5K followers, 18.4K engagements "If Noda was able to become Prime Minister right now he'd probably flip-flop or fail to act on his beliefs: Rolling back security legislation would anger the Trump administration. Shutting down nuclear plants would make already high energy prices go up for consumers" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978413173553168585) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T10:50Z 55.5K followers, 11.6K engagements "Osaka was already a lost cause to the LDP after the rise of Ishin but it will be interesting to see what else Takaichi offers Ishin in exchange for their support to be Prime Minister. They are giving her major help after Komeito ditched the LDP. It should be big" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978465048931844500) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T14:16Z 55.5K followers, 16.2K engagements "Tamaki Yuiichiro could have become Prime Minister of Japan and led his small Democratic Party of the People into a new election were they'd probably gain more seats. But he bickered with the Constitutional Democratic Party and now the Ishin Party is teaming up with the LDP" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978646804624257428) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-16T02:18Z 55.5K followers, 19.1K engagements "The Prime Minister of Japan tried out an AI-based system that NEC created to evaluate driving skills. This was at CEATEC2025 a convention taking place this week at Makuhari Messe" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978671408608886820) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-16T03:56Z 55.5K followers, 11.7K engagements "I just spoke to Australia's ABC News about Saturday's LDP leadership race. Three candidates currently seem to have a chance at becoming Japan's next Prime Minister:" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1973719890260545752) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-02T12:01Z 55.5K followers, 67.5K engagements "It is customary for the Prime Minister of Japan to step into a sumo ring to present the Prime Minister's Cup. The Japan Sumo Association bans women from entering its sumo rings because their presence would defile a sacred space. What will Takaichi do" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1974377845691723805) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-04T07:35Z 55.5K followers, 998.7K engagements "Japan's ruling party has selected Takaichi Sanae as its next leader and soon-to-be Prime Minister. In 1994 she wrote a blurb recommending a book called "Hitler's Election Strategy." The book was reportedly pulled from circulation after just two months after due to complaints" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1974389477503349170) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-04T08:21Z 55.5K followers, 404.2K engagements "Takaichi Sanae's views on WW2/history from a 2004 column on her website: textbooks should feature "the great achievements of our predecessors" Japan's "overseas advances" should not be called "aggression" "it is clear that Japan's intent was to fight a defensive war"" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1974395981971312926) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-04T08:47Z 55.5K followers, 344.8K engagements "Takaichi Sanae who is set to become Japan's first female Prime Minister is well-known for having a favorite car: a 1991 Toyota Supra. In this 2023 clip she reacted with joy after Toyota restored her car to its original condition. (It's now in a museum)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1974729635029282845) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-05T06:53Z 55.5K followers, 173.5K engagements "Japan's Bizarre JASDF: a pilot from the 306th Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force did a JoJo Pose before a scramble takeoff demonstration at the 2025 Komatsu Air Base Aviation Festival" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976436772805763233) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-09T23:57Z 55.5K followers, 13.2K engagements "Japan might not be getting its first female Prime Minister: The LDP's XXX lawmakers will vote for Takaichi. If the Democratic Party for the People (27) votes for Tamaki and is supported by the Ishin Party (38) and CDP (148) it would bring Tamaki's vote total to XXX. Komeito (24) which just left the ruling coalition will vote for its own leader. In such a scenario Takaichi loses and will not become Prime Minister. Tamaki who has already expressed openness to working with the CDP and Ishin if they agree to his national security policies would become Prime Minister. By refusing to abide by" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976586357951926671) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-10T09:51Z 55.5K followers, 245.1K engagements "The success of Tamaki emerging as the next Prime Minister of Japan and surprisingly preventing Takaichi from winning rests on one simple question: Will the Constitutional Democratic Party the largest opposition party shift to the right on national security and nuclear energy" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976635636640776284) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-10T13:07Z 55.5K followers, 18.2K engagements "Who will Komeito support in the run-off election that will decide who becomes Japan's next Prime Minister Party leader Saito has only said he will instruct the party to write his name on first round ballots but has not decided on the second round vote" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976834725190025606) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-11T02:18Z 55.5K followers, 14.2K engagements "One Komeito politician on why their party shouldn't work with the LDP: The problem isnt just about money and politicsbeing called a cancer was also unacceptable. Aso Taro a key backer of Takaichi once compared Komeito's leaders to "cancer."" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976843243662065926) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-11T02:52Z 55.5K followers, 54.2K engagements "Former LDP Secretary-General Ishihara Nobuteru said he believes Takaichi Sanae has an "80% chance" of becoming Japan's next Prime Minister but added that this was "a hopeful projection." He said one alternative could be an LDP coalition with Tamaki's party with Tamaki as PM" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976881182697824570) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-11T05:22Z 55.5K followers, 19.9K engagements "A retired LDP politician made a "hopeful" prediction that Takaichi has an XX% chance of becoming the next Prime Minister of Japan. Over at Polymarket and Kalshi there hasn't been a huge reaction to yesterday's political shock. Most people are still betting on a Takaichi victory" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976883224514298001) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-11T05:31Z 55.5K followers, 8983 engagements "Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba reflecting on Japan's historical experience in WW2 warned that "the most frightening thing" is when media and government authority become one. (Possible future PM Takaichi is known for her stance against "biased" media.)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1976999203139424473) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-11T13:11Z 55.5K followers, 17.4K engagements "In Japan the media is reporting on how the LDP is facing major problems after the end of the coalition with Komeito. Takaichi might not be able to become PM. One senior LDP official says "Its going to be a thorny road." Foreign prediction markets: XX% odds for Koizumi🤣No" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1977197634462056674) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-12T02:20Z 55.5K followers, 13.7K engagements "Video: a Japanese mascot character showed its dance moves. The final day of Osaka's 2025 World Expo featured official mascot character Myaku-Myaku dancing with Avantgardey" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1977675813572288535) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-13T10:00Z 55.5K followers, 18.7K engagements "The Yomiuri is reporting that a Takaichi Sanae could appoint Koizumi Shinjiro as Minister of Defense if she wins the PM vote. So she'd put national defense in the hands of.a person that many of her online supporters seem to consider incompetent and not really conservative" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1977908404976037943) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-14T01:24Z 55.5K followers, 28.8K engagements "Serving in such an important post would very much improve Koizumi's CV and if he does it without any big mistakes or scandals it would certainly help his future chances of becoming Prime Minister" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1977909947322286511) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-14T01:30Z 55.5K followers, 14.4K engagements "A clip from 2010 when Takaichi Sanae questioned the DPJ government: She states that she is opposed to granting foreign residents the right to vote in local elections because South Koreans and Chinese have a "duty of national defense" to their countries" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978322840865882340) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T04:51Z 55.5K followers, 13.5K engagements "A Video from 2019 shows Takaichi Sanae doing Kamen Rider transformation poses. (relevant now because she could be Japan's next Prime Minister and many people are enjoying the anime release of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978335185469943944) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T05:40Z 55.5K followers, 21.8K engagements "Over the years I have shown clips of Prime Minister Abe's 2015 Alliance of Hope speech in my classes. It was an impressive feat for a Prime Minister who rarely spoke in English to speak for XX minutes. It sounded natural and was easily understandable" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978409234107658363) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T10:34Z 55.5K followers, 36.1K engagements "Here is an example of another LDP politician speaking very natural English. Noda Seiko: her English is not perfect but you can tell she has a command of the language. (She spent X year of high school in the United States and studied at Sophia University in Tokyo)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978474103695876350) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-15T14:52Z 55.5K followers, 528.1K engagements "A new trailer has been released for Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise a movie adaptation of a manga about a Japanese soldier experiencing the horrors of the Battle of Peleliu. (Japan release date: December X 2025)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978624646179078218) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-16T00:50Z 55.5K followers, 7706 engagements "Japan is a nation of book readers. It's the 13th most-spoken language in the world but ranks 5th in number of works translated into their language. I hope that this continues with younger generations despite the influence of easy-to-consume social media" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978642543479808274) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-16T02:01Z 55.5K followers, 165.5K engagements "U.S. Treasury Secretary: We expect Japan to halt imports of Russian energy. Russia's Sakhalin-2 project is geographically close to Japan. Russia makes up nearly XX% of Japans natural gas imports. I suppose the U.S. wants Japan to buy American LNG instead" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978669961221476609) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-16T03:50Z 55.5K followers, 8796 engagements "Two Nepalese students received a commendation from Japanese police after stopping an elderly Japanese man from buying $2000 worth of prepaid cards. Police found out that the Japanese man was being scammed by a fake company claiming he hadn't paid bills" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978787860565090583) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-16T11:39Z 55.5K followers, 163.2K engagements "Quite a photo for this Mainichi article about LDP-Ishin coalition talks not yet reaching a full agreement. It's almost like they wanted to look as stern and serious and possible. Negotiations will continue today" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978960945994174634) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-16T23:07Z 55.5K followers, 6685 engagements "My tweet about Takaichi's English has really blown up getting over a million views. I only tweeted about it and other lawmakers' English ability because I was asked to comment on a viral Japanese tweet that bashed other lawmakers and praised Takaichi. As I wrote in my original tweet I don't think it's necessary for Japanese politicians to speak fluent English. It's not an important skill for a Prime Minister of a country that speaks Japanese" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1978964158269002222) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-16T23:19Z 55.5K followers, 61.9K engagements "If Takaichi wants to become Prime Minister with the help of the Ishin Party's votes it looks like she might need to make some major concessions to them. Their leader has said that reducing the number of seats in Japan's National Diet is an "absolute condition."" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979030714336104883) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-17T03:44Z 55.5K followers, 11.9K engagements "A high ranking member of a yakuza was arrested yesterday for violating Japan's strict firearms laws. Is he wearing a Mazinger Z shirt" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979035563903549824) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-17T04:03Z 55.5K followers, 13.5K engagements "A video from 1994: Takaichi Sanae who will likely become Prime Minister of Japan later this month argued against then Prime Minister Murayama's apologies for Japan's conduct in World War II" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979039277833965615) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-17T04:18Z 55.5K followers, 679.4K engagements "Someone removed a memorial to the spirits of the Japanese war dead () in Sakhalin Russias Far East territory. This land was once part Japan's Karafuto prefecture The local government has surprisingly protested this removal of a piece of local history" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979194045168783814) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-17T14:33Z 55.5K followers, 7742 engagements "Asahi TV's coverage of the passing of 101-year-old former Prime Minister Murayama Tomiichi started with a scene of him combing his super long eyebrows which they described as his "trademark."" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979365780706988070) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-18T01:55Z 55.5K followers, 42.7K engagements "Back in 2018 a Japanese TV program asked former Prime Minister Murayama if they could measure his iconic super long eyebrows. They found one that was XXXX cm (1.7 inches) long" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979372786478125212) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-18T02:23Z 55.5K followers, 11.3K engagements "A chart showing the age of death of former Japanese Prime Ministers and the current age of surviving former Prime Ministers. The number of PMs who died from assassination in the upper half of the chart highlights Japan's turbulent pre-1945 history" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979391255361786327) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-18T03:37Z 55.5K followers, 19.5K engagements "Comedian Matsumoto Hiro commemorated the passing of former Prime Minister Murayama by sharing a photo of the time he cosplayed as Murayama for one of his birthday celebrations. Murayama was famous for his very long eyebrows which he would often comb in front of cameras" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979393977003708654) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-18T03:47Z 55.5K followers, 19.2K engagements "An LDP insider told the media that Takaichi will need to agree to the Ishin Party's demands so she can secure the votes necessary to become Prime Minister. It might only be short term cooperation that could end in a "Narita Divorce" (referring to couples who divorce after a honeymoon)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979425175910437082) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-18T05:51Z 55.5K followers, 34.2K engagements "@Aquis_GN It's the airport people return to after their honeymoons" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979506489833451570) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-18T11:14Z 55.5K followers, XXX engagements "Super cool collab between my wife's favorite anime voice actor and Connor" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979527776547070353) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-18T12:39Z 55.5K followers, 68.8K engagements "Grok failed badly at verifying the content of a video that a racist account posted with a totally false description. The video shows CDP candidate Sato Nobuhiro's reaction to losing an election in 2023. (The clip went viral in Japan at the time)" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979740167339717068) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-19T02:43Z 55.5K followers, 8119 engagements "If President Trump comes to Japan hes going to hit us with all kinds of demands. Can we really handle that when domestic politics are this unstable-a senior official at Japan's Ministry of Defense. Trump is expected to visit Japan later this month. If Takaichi who has been busy with negotiations with the Ishin Party becomes Prime Minister on the 21st she will have only about a week to prepare. Government officials are worried that there won't be enough time to brief the new PM and fear that Trump might hit Takaichi with demands that Japan further increase its defense spending. It could be" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979771100646273384) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-19T04:46Z 55.5K followers, 90K engagements "I'm not really sure why this ADEK graffiti clip is going viral again and being treated like it is breaking news but it is from over a year ago and went viral in Japan back then" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979794151383408750) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-19T06:18Z 55.5K followers, 30.3K engagements "I've lived in Japan for over XX years. Graffiti in Tokyo has often been a regular topic of media reports. I don't approve of it and think it should stop but it happens a lot. It's not new. This is a screen shot from a TV news program from XX years ago" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979911929486614952) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-19T14:06Z 55.5K followers, 28.3K engagements "Source (from Tokyo MX TV - local media rarely uploaded videos to YouTube before that but I saw such reports on TV often - long before the huge increase in tourism or Prime Minister Abe's policies that increased immigration):" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1979912345838116895) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-19T14:07Z 55.5K followers, 7182 engagements "A wild XX days for Japanese politics: after Komeito left its coalition with the LDP it looked like Takaichi might not become Prime Minister but an agreement with the Ishin party was rapidly achieved paving the way for her to become Japan's first female PM" [X Link](https://x.com/mrjeffu/status/1980107330261065915) [@mrjeffu](/creator/x/mrjeffu) 2025-10-20T03:02Z 55.5K followers, 5091 engagements
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"Takaichi Sanae Japan's soon-to-be Prime Minister said: All Chinese people in Japan have a duty to help Chinese state espionage. Chinese buying land in Japan could be duty-bound to turn their land into military bases if their government asks them"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-05T07:25Z 55.5K followers, 1.8M engagements
"I don't think it's necessary for a Japanese Prime Minister to speak English. Using interpreters in fine. Takaichi's English in this video is extremely unnatural and it looks like she's reading the speech off a teleprompter. It's painful to watch"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T01:42Z 55.5K followers, 1.9M engagements
"A video shared by Tobu Railway Company demonstrates that drivers who find themselves trapped inside a railroad crossing can slowly push through a crossing gate without causing major damage to the gate or their automobile"
X Link @mrjeffu 2024-02-02T09:17Z 55.5K followers, 21.5K engagements
"Here is a video of the 65-year-old American tourist who was arrested for defacing the Meiji Shrine with graffiti. A separate incident involving the carving of kanji-like characters into a shrine gate remains unsolved"
X Link @mrjeffu 2024-11-14T01:16Z 55.5K followers, 114K engagements
"Kawasaki Heavy Industries one of Japan's leading makers of military weapons is displaying its CORLEO robot at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-04-05T15:40Z 55.5K followers, 51.4K engagements
"With all the votes counted in Japan's Upper House election it looks like the LDP'S defeat was not quite as bad as some exit polls expected. The ruling coalition did lose their majority but only by a few seats. This leaves open the chance to pass legislation with the cooperation of the Ishin Party or the Democratic Party for the People. (Which is what they've been doing in the Lower House.)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-07-21T00:53Z 55.5K followers, 25.7K engagements
"When LDP leadership race candidates were asked to answer a question in English only Hayashi did it. Koizumi Motegi and Kobayashi studied in the US and speak English but everyone on stage was trying to appeal to conservative Japanese-speaking voters"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-09-28T08:32Z 55.5K followers, 53.8K engagements
"With Takaichi set to become Prime Minister of Japan: The government will shift to the right (she sees herself as the successor to Abe's conservativism). The LDP's coalition partner Komeito which said it wanted a "moderate" PM will be unhappy. The recent improvement in relations with South Korea could be reversed because her views on history issues strongly clash with those of Korea's current government. Don't expect many pro-Ishiba people in her new cabinet"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-04T06:17Z 55.5K followers, 344.7K engagements
"Fuji TV's headline introducing Takaichi Sanae as the first female leader of the LDP notes that she is a Hanshin Tigers fan and also mentions the time she sang an X Japan song on a TV show (shown in this video)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-04T06:26Z 55.5K followers, 130.4K engagements
"Fifi an Egyptian-born TV personality who has become a right-wing influencer in Japan: "I want to see Takaichi as prime minister. In the end the policies she's talking about can't be implemented by the current LDP. The LDP is no longer conservative.""
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-05T07:40Z 55.5K followers, 90.2K engagements
"Osaka's ABC TV news used this graphic when describing the incoming Takaichi Administration as an "Aso Puppet Government." Former Prime Minister Aso's support helped Takaichi win the party leadership race and he is reportedly influencing her cabinet picks"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-06T10:23Z 55.5K followers, 79.9K engagements
"Japan is one of the world's greatest nations because it is a democracy with freedom of speech. If you think that residents of a nation shouldn't be allowed to freely express their opinions you are in the wrong country. Perhaps consider moving to North Korea China or Russia"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-06T13:33Z 55.5K followers, 56.8K engagements
""Mariners" () is the top trending term on Twitter in Japan as many Japanese netizens are reacting to the dramatic 15-inning game that just ended with the Mariners becoming AL West champions for the first time since 2001"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-11T05:11Z 55.5K followers, 4599 engagements
"Komeito uploaded a YouTube video of their party leader Saito Tetsuo responding to questions about their decision to leave its coalition with the LDP. Komeito politicians and supporters were sick and tired of having to make excuses about why they should vote for LDP candidates in districts Komeito was not fielding a candidate. The LDP wasn't properly addressing the issue and Komeito didn't like having to explain why voters should vote LDP while Komeito was calling for reforms the LDP wouldn't accept. Takaichi's claim that it was a "one-sided" decision were "strange" because Saito told Takaichi"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-12T03:40Z 55.5K followers, 17.8K engagements
"Takaichi was originally supposed to become Prime Minister tomorrow. The vote has been delayed until at least October 21st and might be delayed even further amid uncertainty about whether or not the vote would go in her favor. Meanwhile Ishiba remains in charge of Japan"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-14T01:04Z 55.5K followers, 28.6K engagements
"Whoever becomes the next PM of Japan will not have a legislative majority and will need to seek the votes of other parties to pass a budget and various bills. Shimba Kazuya of the Democratic Party for the People is acting like that's an impossible task"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T00:56Z 55.5K followers, 9163 engagements
"Although Democratic Party for the People leader Tamaki has said he is ready to become Prime Minister the thought of having to compromise with other parties seems to be scaring both him and Shimba away from actually jumping on the chance to become part of a ruling coalition"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T00:58Z 55.5K followers, 3395 engagements
"Takaichi Sanae has acknowledged that people are saying she is the "woman became president of the LDP but might not become Prime Minister" but she said she is determined not to give up"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T02:04Z 55.5K followers, 18.4K engagements
"If Noda was able to become Prime Minister right now he'd probably flip-flop or fail to act on his beliefs: Rolling back security legislation would anger the Trump administration. Shutting down nuclear plants would make already high energy prices go up for consumers"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T10:50Z 55.5K followers, 11.6K engagements
"Osaka was already a lost cause to the LDP after the rise of Ishin but it will be interesting to see what else Takaichi offers Ishin in exchange for their support to be Prime Minister. They are giving her major help after Komeito ditched the LDP. It should be big"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T14:16Z 55.5K followers, 16.2K engagements
"Tamaki Yuiichiro could have become Prime Minister of Japan and led his small Democratic Party of the People into a new election were they'd probably gain more seats. But he bickered with the Constitutional Democratic Party and now the Ishin Party is teaming up with the LDP"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-16T02:18Z 55.5K followers, 19.1K engagements
"The Prime Minister of Japan tried out an AI-based system that NEC created to evaluate driving skills. This was at CEATEC2025 a convention taking place this week at Makuhari Messe"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-16T03:56Z 55.5K followers, 11.7K engagements
"I just spoke to Australia's ABC News about Saturday's LDP leadership race. Three candidates currently seem to have a chance at becoming Japan's next Prime Minister:"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-02T12:01Z 55.5K followers, 67.5K engagements
"It is customary for the Prime Minister of Japan to step into a sumo ring to present the Prime Minister's Cup. The Japan Sumo Association bans women from entering its sumo rings because their presence would defile a sacred space. What will Takaichi do"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-04T07:35Z 55.5K followers, 998.7K engagements
"Japan's ruling party has selected Takaichi Sanae as its next leader and soon-to-be Prime Minister. In 1994 she wrote a blurb recommending a book called "Hitler's Election Strategy." The book was reportedly pulled from circulation after just two months after due to complaints"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-04T08:21Z 55.5K followers, 404.2K engagements
"Takaichi Sanae's views on WW2/history from a 2004 column on her website: textbooks should feature "the great achievements of our predecessors" Japan's "overseas advances" should not be called "aggression" "it is clear that Japan's intent was to fight a defensive war""
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-04T08:47Z 55.5K followers, 344.8K engagements
"Takaichi Sanae who is set to become Japan's first female Prime Minister is well-known for having a favorite car: a 1991 Toyota Supra. In this 2023 clip she reacted with joy after Toyota restored her car to its original condition. (It's now in a museum)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-05T06:53Z 55.5K followers, 173.5K engagements
"Japan's Bizarre JASDF: a pilot from the 306th Squadron of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force did a JoJo Pose before a scramble takeoff demonstration at the 2025 Komatsu Air Base Aviation Festival"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-09T23:57Z 55.5K followers, 13.2K engagements
"Japan might not be getting its first female Prime Minister: The LDP's XXX lawmakers will vote for Takaichi. If the Democratic Party for the People (27) votes for Tamaki and is supported by the Ishin Party (38) and CDP (148) it would bring Tamaki's vote total to XXX. Komeito (24) which just left the ruling coalition will vote for its own leader. In such a scenario Takaichi loses and will not become Prime Minister. Tamaki who has already expressed openness to working with the CDP and Ishin if they agree to his national security policies would become Prime Minister. By refusing to abide by"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-10T09:51Z 55.5K followers, 245.1K engagements
"The success of Tamaki emerging as the next Prime Minister of Japan and surprisingly preventing Takaichi from winning rests on one simple question: Will the Constitutional Democratic Party the largest opposition party shift to the right on national security and nuclear energy"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-10T13:07Z 55.5K followers, 18.2K engagements
"Who will Komeito support in the run-off election that will decide who becomes Japan's next Prime Minister Party leader Saito has only said he will instruct the party to write his name on first round ballots but has not decided on the second round vote"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-11T02:18Z 55.5K followers, 14.2K engagements
"One Komeito politician on why their party shouldn't work with the LDP: The problem isnt just about money and politicsbeing called a cancer was also unacceptable. Aso Taro a key backer of Takaichi once compared Komeito's leaders to "cancer.""
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-11T02:52Z 55.5K followers, 54.2K engagements
"Former LDP Secretary-General Ishihara Nobuteru said he believes Takaichi Sanae has an "80% chance" of becoming Japan's next Prime Minister but added that this was "a hopeful projection." He said one alternative could be an LDP coalition with Tamaki's party with Tamaki as PM"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-11T05:22Z 55.5K followers, 19.9K engagements
"A retired LDP politician made a "hopeful" prediction that Takaichi has an XX% chance of becoming the next Prime Minister of Japan. Over at Polymarket and Kalshi there hasn't been a huge reaction to yesterday's political shock. Most people are still betting on a Takaichi victory"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-11T05:31Z 55.5K followers, 8983 engagements
"Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba reflecting on Japan's historical experience in WW2 warned that "the most frightening thing" is when media and government authority become one. (Possible future PM Takaichi is known for her stance against "biased" media.)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-11T13:11Z 55.5K followers, 17.4K engagements
"In Japan the media is reporting on how the LDP is facing major problems after the end of the coalition with Komeito. Takaichi might not be able to become PM. One senior LDP official says "Its going to be a thorny road." Foreign prediction markets: XX% odds for Koizumi🤣No"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-12T02:20Z 55.5K followers, 13.7K engagements
"Video: a Japanese mascot character showed its dance moves. The final day of Osaka's 2025 World Expo featured official mascot character Myaku-Myaku dancing with Avantgardey"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-13T10:00Z 55.5K followers, 18.7K engagements
"The Yomiuri is reporting that a Takaichi Sanae could appoint Koizumi Shinjiro as Minister of Defense if she wins the PM vote. So she'd put national defense in the hands of.a person that many of her online supporters seem to consider incompetent and not really conservative"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-14T01:24Z 55.5K followers, 28.8K engagements
"Serving in such an important post would very much improve Koizumi's CV and if he does it without any big mistakes or scandals it would certainly help his future chances of becoming Prime Minister"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-14T01:30Z 55.5K followers, 14.4K engagements
"A clip from 2010 when Takaichi Sanae questioned the DPJ government: She states that she is opposed to granting foreign residents the right to vote in local elections because South Koreans and Chinese have a "duty of national defense" to their countries"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T04:51Z 55.5K followers, 13.5K engagements
"A Video from 2019 shows Takaichi Sanae doing Kamen Rider transformation poses. (relevant now because she could be Japan's next Prime Minister and many people are enjoying the anime release of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T05:40Z 55.5K followers, 21.8K engagements
"Over the years I have shown clips of Prime Minister Abe's 2015 Alliance of Hope speech in my classes. It was an impressive feat for a Prime Minister who rarely spoke in English to speak for XX minutes. It sounded natural and was easily understandable"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T10:34Z 55.5K followers, 36.1K engagements
"Here is an example of another LDP politician speaking very natural English. Noda Seiko: her English is not perfect but you can tell she has a command of the language. (She spent X year of high school in the United States and studied at Sophia University in Tokyo)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-15T14:52Z 55.5K followers, 528.1K engagements
"A new trailer has been released for Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise a movie adaptation of a manga about a Japanese soldier experiencing the horrors of the Battle of Peleliu. (Japan release date: December X 2025)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-16T00:50Z 55.5K followers, 7706 engagements
"Japan is a nation of book readers. It's the 13th most-spoken language in the world but ranks 5th in number of works translated into their language. I hope that this continues with younger generations despite the influence of easy-to-consume social media"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-16T02:01Z 55.5K followers, 165.5K engagements
"U.S. Treasury Secretary: We expect Japan to halt imports of Russian energy. Russia's Sakhalin-2 project is geographically close to Japan. Russia makes up nearly XX% of Japans natural gas imports. I suppose the U.S. wants Japan to buy American LNG instead"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-16T03:50Z 55.5K followers, 8796 engagements
"Two Nepalese students received a commendation from Japanese police after stopping an elderly Japanese man from buying $2000 worth of prepaid cards. Police found out that the Japanese man was being scammed by a fake company claiming he hadn't paid bills"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-16T11:39Z 55.5K followers, 163.2K engagements
"Quite a photo for this Mainichi article about LDP-Ishin coalition talks not yet reaching a full agreement. It's almost like they wanted to look as stern and serious and possible. Negotiations will continue today"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-16T23:07Z 55.5K followers, 6685 engagements
"My tweet about Takaichi's English has really blown up getting over a million views. I only tweeted about it and other lawmakers' English ability because I was asked to comment on a viral Japanese tweet that bashed other lawmakers and praised Takaichi. As I wrote in my original tweet I don't think it's necessary for Japanese politicians to speak fluent English. It's not an important skill for a Prime Minister of a country that speaks Japanese"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-16T23:19Z 55.5K followers, 61.9K engagements
"If Takaichi wants to become Prime Minister with the help of the Ishin Party's votes it looks like she might need to make some major concessions to them. Their leader has said that reducing the number of seats in Japan's National Diet is an "absolute condition.""
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-17T03:44Z 55.5K followers, 11.9K engagements
"A high ranking member of a yakuza was arrested yesterday for violating Japan's strict firearms laws. Is he wearing a Mazinger Z shirt"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-17T04:03Z 55.5K followers, 13.5K engagements
"A video from 1994: Takaichi Sanae who will likely become Prime Minister of Japan later this month argued against then Prime Minister Murayama's apologies for Japan's conduct in World War II"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-17T04:18Z 55.5K followers, 679.4K engagements
"Someone removed a memorial to the spirits of the Japanese war dead () in Sakhalin Russias Far East territory. This land was once part Japan's Karafuto prefecture The local government has surprisingly protested this removal of a piece of local history"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-17T14:33Z 55.5K followers, 7742 engagements
"Asahi TV's coverage of the passing of 101-year-old former Prime Minister Murayama Tomiichi started with a scene of him combing his super long eyebrows which they described as his "trademark.""
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-18T01:55Z 55.5K followers, 42.7K engagements
"Back in 2018 a Japanese TV program asked former Prime Minister Murayama if they could measure his iconic super long eyebrows. They found one that was XXXX cm (1.7 inches) long"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-18T02:23Z 55.5K followers, 11.3K engagements
"A chart showing the age of death of former Japanese Prime Ministers and the current age of surviving former Prime Ministers. The number of PMs who died from assassination in the upper half of the chart highlights Japan's turbulent pre-1945 history"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-18T03:37Z 55.5K followers, 19.5K engagements
"Comedian Matsumoto Hiro commemorated the passing of former Prime Minister Murayama by sharing a photo of the time he cosplayed as Murayama for one of his birthday celebrations. Murayama was famous for his very long eyebrows which he would often comb in front of cameras"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-18T03:47Z 55.5K followers, 19.2K engagements
"An LDP insider told the media that Takaichi will need to agree to the Ishin Party's demands so she can secure the votes necessary to become Prime Minister. It might only be short term cooperation that could end in a "Narita Divorce" (referring to couples who divorce after a honeymoon)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-18T05:51Z 55.5K followers, 34.2K engagements
"@Aquis_GN It's the airport people return to after their honeymoons"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-18T11:14Z 55.5K followers, XXX engagements
"Super cool collab between my wife's favorite anime voice actor and Connor"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-18T12:39Z 55.5K followers, 68.8K engagements
"Grok failed badly at verifying the content of a video that a racist account posted with a totally false description. The video shows CDP candidate Sato Nobuhiro's reaction to losing an election in 2023. (The clip went viral in Japan at the time)"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-19T02:43Z 55.5K followers, 8119 engagements
"If President Trump comes to Japan hes going to hit us with all kinds of demands. Can we really handle that when domestic politics are this unstable-a senior official at Japan's Ministry of Defense. Trump is expected to visit Japan later this month. If Takaichi who has been busy with negotiations with the Ishin Party becomes Prime Minister on the 21st she will have only about a week to prepare. Government officials are worried that there won't be enough time to brief the new PM and fear that Trump might hit Takaichi with demands that Japan further increase its defense spending. It could be"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-19T04:46Z 55.5K followers, 90K engagements
"I'm not really sure why this ADEK graffiti clip is going viral again and being treated like it is breaking news but it is from over a year ago and went viral in Japan back then"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-19T06:18Z 55.5K followers, 30.3K engagements
"I've lived in Japan for over XX years. Graffiti in Tokyo has often been a regular topic of media reports. I don't approve of it and think it should stop but it happens a lot. It's not new. This is a screen shot from a TV news program from XX years ago"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-19T14:06Z 55.5K followers, 28.3K engagements
"Source (from Tokyo MX TV - local media rarely uploaded videos to YouTube before that but I saw such reports on TV often - long before the huge increase in tourism or Prime Minister Abe's policies that increased immigration):"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-19T14:07Z 55.5K followers, 7182 engagements
"A wild XX days for Japanese politics: after Komeito left its coalition with the LDP it looked like Takaichi might not become Prime Minister but an agreement with the Ishin party was rapidly achieved paving the way for her to become Japan's first female PM"
X Link @mrjeffu 2025-10-20T03:02Z 55.5K followers, 5091 engagements
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