Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド
@GearoidReidy
Bloomberg @Opinion columnist. I mostly cover Japan,ｊａｐａｎｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ, ｓｏｆｔｐｏｗｅｒ and so on. Used to make games at Capcom. Retweets ≠ endorsements, opinions mine.
In the end, Shigeru Ishiba blinked. The trade deal is about as good as he could hope for. But it'll be his last major accomplishment as leader. He'll leave Japan weaker than he found it - and should go now, before more damage is done. My latest, free: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
The neuroticism of redditors is off the charts Sanseitō has: 3/465 (0.6%) of members in the lower house 15/248 (6%) in the upper house Calm the hell down. Even IF they had far more, nothing would happen because the hordes of bureaucrats in Kasumigaseki would stop them
I'm no political expert, but I'm pretty sure Sanseito can't just change all the citizenship laws in Japan this week because they feel like it.
For a change of pace, let’s check in with the good people of Japan Reddit who today are convinced that the people in their host country are inferior in *checks notes the ability to walk
The travails of prime ministers across the world -- the hashtag #石破辞めるな ("don't quit Ishiba") is trending alongside #StarmerOut
