(Tokyo Central Business-District Streets on a Sunday, actually yesterday; photos taken by EEE Reporter.)History Already Made
Mr. Y. Hatoyama really took Mr. Ichiro Ozawa with him, when the prime minister announced his sudden resignation at a deplorable stalemate in the Japanese political circles mostly ascribed to Mr. Y. Hatoyama and Mr. Ozawa, both suffering political fund-related accusation.
Yet, this showdown is a big story being repeatedly talked about among Japanese citizens and the media today.
The disappointing, unpopular, and recently Okinawa-people-betraying prime minister made a great decision to step down with 40-year-long lawmaker Mr. Ozawa who is also disappointing, unpopular, and recently DJP-supporter-betraying.
Indeed, this is a big story being repeatedly talked about among Japanese citizens and the media today.
Leaving like a cherry blossom would always invoke a special pardon in the Japanese tradition, especially if he or she is a celebrity.
SECTION I: Democracy for the Poor & the Rich
The last approval rating for P.M. Mr. Yukio Hatoyama: less than 20%.
The first approval rating for P.M.-Elected Mr. Naoto Kan: around 60%.
(A typical V-shaped comeback!)
Dictator-like Secretary-General of the DPJ Mr. Ichiro Ozawa is going to leave the position, since the head of DPJ Mr. Yukio Hatoyama requested it openly when Mr. Hatoyama announced his resignation last week.
(Those who welcome Mr. Ozawa's concession account for around 90% of voters!)
So, a month before the coming Upper House election, the ruling DPJ has drastically recovered to an advantageous position against the conservative, pro-American LDP.
Rich, conservative, and traditional Japanese voters, accounting for 20%, always vote LDP.
Poor, liberal, or factory-working Japanese voters, accounting for 20%, always vote progressive, socialist or communist.
But, a majority of ordinary, middle-class oriented, and less-conventional voters, accounting for 40%, would support any party presenting a new leader looking like a hero in his style and agenda.
As once Mr. Morihiro Hosokawa (ex-LDP) in 1993, Mr. Junichiro Koizumi (LDP) in 2001, Mr. Shinzo Abe (LDP) in 2006, and Mr. Yukio Hatoyama (DPJ) in 2009 looked like such a new leader, Prime Minister-Elected Mr. Naoto Kan now looks like looking so, at least instantaneously in long history of the Japanese politics.
In my view, as those with more than $1 million assets, accounting 2% of Japanese households, prefer deflation and rise of the yen and would not do anything to improve the national economy, while a majority of workers and consumers are suffering the situation with anxiety or actual pain, it is necessary for Japanese voters to see what the liberal Cabinet to be led by Mr. Naoto Kan can do for them.
It is juts like it is necessary for American voters to see what the innovative Administration being led by Mr. Barack Obama can do for them.
Anyway, President Mr. Obama already called Mr. Kan to celebrate his good luck, according to the media, since both are from a civil activity field, though, in Chicago in 1990's and in Tokyo in 1970's.
SECTION II: Poverty and History
Up to the modern era, those who enjoyed life with riches accounted for 10%.
Through the Industrial Revolution, those who enjoyed life with riches accounted for 20%.
Through the Great Depression, those who enjoyed life with riches accounted for 30%.
Through the Electronics Revolution, those who enjoyed life with riches accounted for 40%.
Through the IT/Banking Revolution, those who have enjoyed life with riches account for 50%.
There are some variation between Europe and North America.
There are some more variation between Japan and Europe/North America.
But, how will the ratio shift on an upward trend in China and India?
What is now urgently expected for Japan and North America is more than the "Regime Change" or "Obama Effect."
Yes, it is revolution, a kind that has been so wanted but impossible in China and India so far, ironically.
For example, P.M. Mr. Y. Hatoyama likes the phrase "denial of wealth not as reward for labor," since Mahatma Gandhi said so.
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A kind of gangster who practiced black-market financing was arrested while he requested more than 400% annual interest to a middle-aged jobless woman who borrowed $500 or so, according to a TV news reporting program. (The legal interest rate in this lending is 20% or less, according to Japanese Law.)
This criminal advertised with false address of business, driving around to hand over cash and take back multiplied cash.
As the Tokyo metropolitan area is so vast with about 30 million residents, there must be hundreds or thousands of criminals engaged in black-market financing, leveraging just cellular phones and direct mails in addition to the Internet.
That is why I do not trust lawyer-turned politicians, since there are many civil cases where they can help poor victims as a lawyer before running for public election.
However, if elite politicians prove themselves clean in terms of money, those criminals will be less motivated in their illegal business.
Jesus Christ said not to try to get money back after you lend it.
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Young men once had two ambitions: be a successful man and be a man of integrity. The bottom line is that they have not helped younger men, coming after them, get equipped with two ambitions: be a free man and be a man of righteousness.)
Luk 6:6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
Luk 6:7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
Luk 6:8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
Luk 6:9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
Luk 6:10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.