Category: Japan

“If President Trump comes to Japan, he’s 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… https://t.co/iXeaIycw1A pic.twitter.com/iGragAlV51

— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) October 19, 2025

Japanese news report on the number of Indians coming to Japan.

Companies show off their changes to accommodate the Indians, such as prayer rooms and meat-free lunches.

The story ends by asking if India will be Japan’s savior.

Do you agree? pic.twitter.com/Aq48ZAF0hp

— Callisto Roll (@callistoroll) October 12, 2025

Reporters were waiting for Ms. Takaichi when one of them was caught on a live microphone saying,
“I’ll lower your approval ratings” and
“I’ll only put out photos that hurt your approval ratings.”

This is the media. https://t.co/Elc3QPKoUB

— おはよ!まいぶらざー (@OhayoMybrother) October 7, 2025

My Ranking of Japan’s Most Pressing Issues

1st: Declining Birthrate
This is a long-term challenge. Many countries face the same issue, but no effective solutions have been found so far.

2nd: Fiscal Deficit
Many people believe that Japan can simply issue unlimited government…

— おはよ!まいぶらざー (@OhayoMybrother) October 6, 2025

I see no problem with this.

Why are some people freaking out? https://t.co/4wkwODHKnr

— Bunburyōdō (文武両道) (Bun) (@bunburyoudoujp) October 4, 2025

An X user calling himself "Colonel Otaku Gatekeeper" spent the last few years pretending to be a conservative Japanese person, gaining followers while frequently sharing bad takes & completely false information about Japan. In a now-deleted post, he admitted he's a British man. https://t.co/we2z32Qx6x pic.twitter.com/KZ2fa3PFna

— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) August 25, 2024

> first time visiting Osaka

> it’s all Pakistanis

seriously what am I supposed to do? pic.twitter.com/3yh4XUxhet

— Callisto Roll (@callistoroll) September 30, 2025

NTV aired a report about the abuse of Nara's deer by foreign tourists, an issue raised by Takaichi Sanae in her campaign to become Prime Minister.
A woman who has worked as a tour guide for over 10 years said she's only seen tourists push away deer that are a bit aggressive… https://t.co/4IPMrUfEfq pic.twitter.com/X81nPTTi66

— Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) September 29, 2025