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I am often amazed at Suzuki Eito(@cult_and_fraud)'s bravery when it comes to reporting on the activities of the Unification Church. Here is a clip of him in Korea last week, reporting about a mass wedding at the UC HQ:
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We now have a clear video of moment the explosive device was thrown at Kishida. It looks like security failed quite badly here. The suspect could throw it right next to Kishida, and if it had a shorter fuse it may have exploded right then and there. https://t.co/s0R7HHlU86
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Orzugul Babakhodjaeva (CDP) won a seat in Tokyo's Setagaya ward assembly election yesterday. She was born in Uzbekistan and later became a Japanese citizen. This is a historically significant case of an immigrant from Uzbekistan winning elected office in Japan. twitter.com/ninja_padrino/…
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Scientists were given permission to analyze a mummified "mermaid" allegedly caught by Japanese fishermen in the 18th century, and now displayed at a temple in Okayama. CT scans revealed it was several different fish stitched together.
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This is absolutely insane: a wild bear is on the loose in Sapporo, and there's actually footage of it forcing its way into a Japan Self-Defense Force's military base. youtube.com/watch?v=rTHEaj…
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Japan has defeated the USA and won the #WorldBaseballClassic2023 . Here are the fans at my local pub reacting to the final pitch that decided the game! Well done, Samurai Japan!
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Ogawa Sayuri, a former member of the Unification Church, told to NTV that her mother felt it was her religious duty to have more children to give away to childless Church members. Two of Ogawa's siblings were sent away via the Church's adoption system: youtube.com/watch?v=tAhQYF…
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This morning two ponies escaped from their enclosure and ran around the city of Maebashi in Gunma prefecture. Several Twitter users uploaded videos of their encounters with the pony duo:
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Japan's national baseball team has just arrived home after winning the World Baseball Classic in Miami. This Japanese TV footage shows firetrucks at Narita Airport spraying an arch of water to honor the champions.
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The Hitachi City Kamine Zoo held a drill today simulating the escape of one of its Asian black bears. As this NHK news video shows, it was quite realistic:
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Newly appointed ambassadors to Japan are given the option of either a car or horse carriage for their ride to the imperial palace to present their credentials to the Emperor. Most, including the new Australian ambassador, choose the carriage (because it's utterly magnificent). twitter.com/stephendziedzi…
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This historical footage shows how it used to be extremely common for Tokyoites to just dump trash in the streets/canals. The Japanese government tried very hard prior to the 1964 Olympics to make citizens change their behavior and keep the streets clean.
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NHK is now reporting that Abe is in a state of "cardiac arrest" (心肺停止). This is usually how the Japanese press reports a person's death. After doctors at a hospital declare a person to be dead, the press reports will change to state that the person in question died.
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3/ The Unification Church has members in many countries, including Japan, and has supported conservative political causes. It is no secret that Abe Shinzo, Donald Trump, and other politicians have been friendly towards the church. (images from a 2021 Unification Church event)
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Tokyo Governor Koike was asked to clarify her position on the 1923 massacre of Koreans that took place in Tokyo following the Great Kanto Earthquake. She said that it's up to historians to figure out what happened.(They already have - massacres happened) news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/3c057…
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Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Sugita Mio was asked if she wrote a blog post bashing Ainu and Zainichi Korean women who were fighting against discrimination. Her answer was pretty much: "Yes, but I wasn't a lawmaker at the time." twitter.com/JapanPoliticsC…
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Kyoto University is well-known for allowing students to dress however they want at its graduation ceremony, giving rise to a tradition of elaborate and silly costume-wearing. Here is a compilation of some of this year's best costumes: togetter.com/li/2108574
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Meteors or space debris? Lots of videos taken in Okinawa tonight are showing something like this in the sky above.
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Former actress Otsu Ayaka, who was recently appointed head of the "Female Politicians 48 Party" (NHK Party) was asked about her position on tax cuts. Her response: "That's a hard question. Can I pass? hehe"
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Police in Saitama took 15 hours to arrest a man suspected of murdering 3 people, even though he lived just 80 meters away and neighbors had witnessed him leaving the crime scene. (Because he didn't answer his door when they first rang his doorbell.)
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Netizens react to the goal that decided Japan's victory over Spain at the World Cup:
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An interesting decision to drop it late a night- now that the floodgates have been opened and the "open secret" has finally been published, starting tomorrow we can expect other Japanese media outlets to finally start reporting on the Unification Church's ties to Abe and the LDP.
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As Japanese conservative politicians scramble to cut or downplay ties to the Unification Church, Donald Trump and Mike Pence both spoke via video to a Unification Church UFP summit held in Korea this week. twitter.com/cult_and_fraud…
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NHK visited the offices of Marutake Sangyo, the company in Kagoshima that created the Los Angeles Angels' samurai helmet home run hat. The employees are thrilled to see Ohtani and other MLB stars wearing their creation. https://t.co/wGbmS5Qit7
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