Join Our Newsletter
  • Visit Our Store
  • Come Write for J-List!
J-List Blog
Visit J-List - Your Favorite Online Shop and Friend in Japan
  • Featured
  • News
  • Gallery
  • Product Reports
  • Your Friend in Japan
No Result
View All Result
J-List Blog
  • Featured
  • News
  • Gallery
  • Product Reports
  • Your Friend in Japan
No Result
View All Result
J-List Blog
No Result
View All Result

Election Time in Japan (Ugh)

Peter Payne by Peter Payne
16 years ago
in Your Friend in Japan

Bad news for anyone in Japan who likes sleeping late in the mornings: election season will be starting at the end of August, which means lots of politicians riding around in speaker cars shouting things like, “My name is Tanaka! I will work hard for you! Thank you for your vote!” Japan has a British-style parliamentary democracy with two houses and several political parties, which compete for enough seats to be able to form a government and elect a Prime Minister. The major parties are the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has been in power very nearly without interruption since the end of World War II; the upstart Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), hoping to win the upcoming election; the New Clean Government Party (Komeito), which is the political arm of an evangelical Buddhist sect called Sokka Gakkai, although you’re not allowed to say that on TV; and the Japan Communist Party, with 400,000 members, one of the largest in the world. Japan’s elections are tightly structured, and there is a long list of things candidates are not allowed to do, such as give or receive many kinds of gifts or make personal attacks against competing candidates, although for some reason attacking the Prime Minister the minute he assumes office a national pastime. The stakes are high in this election, as Prime Minister Aso (famous for being an anime otaku) and his LDP may bear the brunt of electorate’s anger over the state of the economy. If the DPJ wins, it might mean some pretty disruptive times for Japan.

A poster invoking Gundam to get young people to vote.

Tags: BuddhismGundamhistoryotaku

More Posts Like This

7 Anime Influenced By Western Science Fiction
Your Friend in Japan

Beam Me Up, Senpai! 6 Anime Influenced by Western Science Fiction

by Peter Payne
1 month ago

I'm a huge fan of science fiction and have read hundreds of books in the genre. And since I'm also...

Gundam Gquuuuuux Main Image
Your Friend in Japan

What If Zeon Won the War? Exploring the New Gundam GQuuuuuuX!

by Peter Payne
3 months ago

When news broke that the next entry in the long-running Mobile Suit Gundam series was going to be co-produced by...

Screenshot

Introducing Megumi Express, The Proxy Buying Service From J-List!

3 months ago
The Top Anime Music Created By Yoko Kanno

Legendary Anime Composer Yoko Kanno: 10 Times She Changed Our Lives

4 months ago
Happy World Otaku Day

Happy World Otaku Day! How Is J-List Celebrating?

7 months ago
Weeb Fucking Weeb Meme

What’s in a Weeb? Let’s Examine the History of This Word!

1 year ago
Next Post

Love, Do You Remember?

Trending Today

Spring 2025 Ecchi Anime Web Cover
News

Spring 2025 Ecchi Anime and Where to Watch Them

4 months ago
Yandere Dark Elf Episode 1 Featured Image
Featured

Yandere Dark Elf, Episode 1 — Love Heavier than Chocolate Melons!

2 months ago
Haite Kudasai, Takamine San Episode 9 Featured Image
Featured

Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san, Episode 9 — Slippery When Wet!

5 days ago
The Top 11 Anime Sex Scenes Blog
Your Friend in Japan

Happy Sex Day! Let’s Rank the 11 Most Surprising Ecchi Scenes in Anime

1 month ago
My Dress Up Darling Returns! 7 Reasons We Can't Stop Loving Marin Kitagawa
Your Friend in Japan

My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 Is Here! 6 Reasons We Can’t Stop Thinking About Marin Kitagawa

6 days ago
Get the Newest Figures from J-List - Your Favorite Online Shop and Friend in Japan
Dengeki Moeoh August 2025 Cover
Anime Magazine

What’s Inside Dengeki Moeoh August 2025? Ecchi Illustrations, Posters, Art, and More!

by Peter Payne
July 12, 2025

What’s Inside Dengeki Moeoh August 2025? Ecchi Illustrations, Posters, Art, and More!

My Dress-Up Darling S2, Episode 13 — Bunny Girl Wuv Is in the Air

Let’s Learn About Japanese Culture with ‘Game Center Girl’!

The Ascendance of a Bookworm Continues with the Archduke

What is Collapsing in Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse?

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Discord
  • YouTube

© J-LIST. All trademarks, characters and images are property of their respective owners.

No Result
View All Result
  • Featured
  • News
  • Gallery
  • Product Reports
  • Your Friend in Japan

© J-LIST. All trademarks, characters and images are property of their respective owners.

No Result
View All Result
  • Featured
  • News
  • Gallery
  • Product Reports
  • Your Friend in Japan

© J-LIST. All trademarks, characters and images are property of their respective owners.