"Battle Royale" actor and left-wing populist Reiwa party leader Taro Yamamoto tried to climb over lawmakers to stop the passing of an anti-refugee law through Japan's Upper House (via @mrjeffu) pic.twitter.com/HuPTMXvDef— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) June 8, 2023
Japan used to make over 90% of its rice domestically, now it's less than half, and the reason is that the countryside has been systematically depopulated and all the farms are understaffed. They've got the homes and infrastructure already built, and important jobs that could be filled, literally a dream scenario for anyone who might be pro immigration - but the LDP is going to keep digging in their heels and doubling down on nationalism, and the occupying American military will keep preventing any leftist sentiment among the population from taking control of the system. Shit sucks.
Japan used to make over 90% of its rice domestically, now it's less than half, and the reason is that the countryside has been systematically depopulated and all the farms are understaffed. They've got the homes and infrastructure already built, and important jobs that could be filled, literally a dream scenario for anyone who might be pro immigration - but the LDP is going to keep digging in their heels and doubling down on nationalism, and the occupying American military will keep preventing any leftist sentiment among the population from taking control of the system. Shit sucks.