The Chinese Foreign Ministry warns, "Japan's public safety is deteriorating, so don't go to Japan！" …What's the reality？ No.2

↲ In the case of the newspaper article below, it appears that the accident was limited to property damage, so the driver may have been able to get away with paying a fine for the traffic ticket. 

 However, if he had hit a person, it would have been considered a personal injury accident, and he would likely have been subject to imprisonment.

"I didn't understand the meaning of the sign..." A Chinese tourist was arrested after fleeing a traffic accident. Chitose City, Hokkaido.

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 On January 24, 2026, Chitose Police Station in Hokkaido arrested a 34-year-old man, believed to be a Chinese tourist, on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in injury.

 At approximately 9:30 AM on January 24, 2026, the man was driving a passenger car at a crossroads without traffic lights in Sakaemachi 1-chome, Chitose City, when he collided with a light passenger car coming from the right.

 The incident was discovered when a passenger in the light passenger car reported, "There's been an accident at the intersection. The other vehicle has fled." Approximately 10 minutes after the report, police officers arrived and discovered the Chinese man's car approximately 800 meters from the accident scene, and arrested him.

 As a result of the accident, a woman in her 40s who was a passenger in a light passenger vehicle suffered minor injuries, including bruised ribs.

 According to police, there is a stop sign on the passenger vehicle side of the intersection. During police questioning, the man admitted to the charges, stating, "I didn't understand the meaning of the sign and entered the intersection without stopping."

 The vehicle was a rental car, and three other foreigners were in the car.

 The man is also suspected of not having a valid driver's license in Japan. Police are investigating this case further, along with suspicion of hit-and-run.

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Let's challenge Mount Fuji in winter❣

 Mount Fuji is incredibly beautiful in the middle of winter. Since general climbers are prohibited from entering the mountain, you'll be able to take rare and amazing photos and videos and post them on social media like Instagram and YouTube. You'll also feel a sense of accomplishment and conquest. Since it's a "top-secret climb", you'll also experience the thrill.

 Not only Chinese climbers, but many foreign climbers also attempt to climb Mount Fuji in winter.

 On the other hand, climbing in winter can be dangerous. Winter gear is essential. Wear winter hiking boots and crampons; otherwise, it will be too dangerous to descend. Crampons are sold cheaply on Amazon Japan.

 It's a good idea to bring a small camping burner, fire starter, and fire starter so you can make hot drinks. All of these are sold at Daiso (a 100-yen shop).

 It's also a good idea to bring along functional foods, which will help you efficiently consume calories. A wide variety of foods are sold cheaply at drugstores such as Welcia. Food prices are high at souvenir shops in tourist areas like Mount Fuji, so it's best to do your shopping at supermarkets, 100-yen shops, and drugstores in the city before heading to the tourist spots.

 Mount Fuji is closed to visitors in winter, but it's a good idea to file a climbing notification just in case. There are postboxes at the entrances to the hiking trails, so write your name, phone number, etc. on a form and drop it off.

 Winter mountains are "safe" because bears don't appear.

 If you're climbing Mount Fuji in winter, it's best to do it in a group if possible. As mentioned in the news article below, there have been a series of accidents involving Chinese climbers recently, but in most cases, they are climbing alone. 

 I used to do this often when I was younger, so I understand the desire to climb alone, but if you're going to climb Mount Fuji in secret in winter, I think it's better to do it in a group of three or more people, preferably four or more.

【Shizuoka】

The reason a Chinese man climbed Mount Fuji in winter was because "I wanted to climb Japan's tallest mountain." He said it was his first time climbing Mount Fuji in winter. He was injured and requested rescue. The Shizuoka Prefectural Police issued a warning on social media.

January 24, 2026 (Sat) 1:12 PM

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 On January 18, 2026, a Chinese man was injured while climbing Mount Fuji alone near the eighth station and was rescued by the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Mountain Rescue Team. The rescued Chinese man stated, "I wanted to climb Japan's highest mountain," and "This is my first time climbing Mount Fuji in winter."

The Shizuoka Prefectural Police released a video of the mountain rescue team members heading to the rescue in "X" to warn of the dangers of climbing.

[Photo] Japan's highest mountain. Beautiful Mount Fuji in winter.

 On January 18, 2026, around 1:00 PM, a Chinese man fell and injured his right leg on the hiking trail near the eighth station of the Fujinomiya Trail of Mount Fuji. The Shizuoka Prefectural Police Mountain Rescue Team rescued a Chinese man.

 According to police, the stranded Chinese man was a 20-year-old Chinese man living in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, and attending a vocational school. He drove to the Mizugazuka Park parking lot near the Mt. Fuji Skyline, which is closed for the winter, and began climbing Mount Fuji alone around midnight on January 18, 2026.

 The Chinese man walked along the Fujinomiya Trail, climbing above the eighth station, but then turned back and descended. Around midnight, the Chinese man fell near the eighth station of the Fujinomiya Trail, injuring his right foot and becoming unable to walk. He called 119 around 1:00 PM, reporting that he had injured his right ankle while descending near the eighth station of Mount Fuji.

 Members of the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Mountain Rescue Team then split into three teams and headed to the scene. By around 11:00 PM, a total of 10 rescue team members had arrived at the Chinese man's location.

 Due to strong winds near the eighth station, nighttime rescues were dangerous, so the rescue team waited near the eighth station until dawn. Around 8:00 AM on January 19, 2026, the rescue team began descending the mountain. They carried the Chinese man on a stretcher to the fifth station along the Fujinomiya Trail and handed him over to emergency services at 12:47 PM.

 The rescued Chinese man told police, "I wanted to climb Japan's tallest mountain," and "This is my first time climbing Mount Fuji in winter."

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让我们一起挑战冬季富士山吧！

　冬季的富士山美得令人窒息。由于普通登山者禁止入内，您可以拍摄到一些难得一见的绝美照片和视频，并分享到 Instagram 和 YouTube 等社交媒体平台。您也会从中获得成就感和征服感。由于这是一次“绝密”的攀登，您还会体验到其中的刺激。

　不仅是中国登山者，许多外国登山者也尝试在冬季攀登富士山。

　另一方面，冬季登山也存在一定的危险性。冬季装备必不可少。务必穿着冬季登山靴和冰爪；否则，下山将非常危险。冰爪在日本亚马逊上价格实惠。

　建议携带小型炉灶、引火物和引火棒，以便制作热饮。这些物品在百元店（Daiso）均有售。

　此外，携带一些功能性食品也是个好主意，它们可以帮助您高效地补充能量。在像Welcia这样的药妆店，各种食品价格低廉。富士山等旅游区的纪念品商店食品价格较高，因此最好在前往旅游景点之前，先在市区的超市、百元店和药妆店购买所需物品。

　富士山冬季不对游客开放，但最好还是提前提交登山通知，以防万一。登山步道入口处设有邮筒，请在表格上填写您的姓名、电话号码等信息并投入邮筒。

　冬季的山区比较“安全”，因为熊不会出现。

　如果您计划冬季攀登富士山，最好尽可能结伴而行。正如以下新闻报道中所述，近期发生了一系列涉及中国登山者的事故，但大多数情况下，他们都是独自攀登。我年轻的时候经常这样做，所以我能理解独自登山的愿望。但是，如果你打算在冬天秘密攀登富士山，我认为最好是三人或以上结伴而行，最好是四人或以上。

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一名中国男子冬季攀登富士山的原因是“我想攀登日本最高峰”。他说这是他第一次冬季攀登富士山。他受伤后请求救援。静冈县警察在社交媒体上发布了警告。

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　2026年1月18日，一名中国男子在富士山八合目附近独自攀登时受伤，后被静冈县警察山地救援队救出。获救的中国男子表示：“我想攀登日本最高峰”，并且“这是我第一次冬季攀登富士山”。

　静冈县警察署公布了一段山地救援队队员前往救援的视频，视频中标注了“X”，旨在警示登山者的危险。

[照片] 日本最高峰。冬季的富士山美景。

　2026年1月18日下午1点左右，一名中国男子在富士山富士宫登山道八合目附近的登山道上坠落，右腿受伤。静冈县警察署山地救援队成功救出了这名中国男子。

　据警方介绍，这名被困的中国男子是一名20岁的男子，居住在东京新宿区，就读于一所职业学校。他于2026年1月18日午夜前后独自驾车前往富士山天际线附近的水塚公园停车场（该区域冬季关闭），开始攀登富士山。

　这名中国男子沿着富士宫登山道行进，到达八合目以上后折返下山。午夜时分，一名中国男子在富士宫登山道八合目附近摔倒，右脚受伤，无法行走。下午1点左右，他拨打119报警，称自己在富士山八合目附近下山时扭伤了右脚踝。

　静冈县警察山地救援队随即分成三组赶往现场。晚上11点左右，共有10名救援队员抵达该中国男子所在位置。

　由于八合目附近风力强劲，夜间救援十分危险，救援队在八合目附近等待至黎明。2026年1月19日上午8点左右，救援队开始下山。他们用担架将该中国男子抬至富士宫登山道五合目，并于下午12点47分将其移交给急救部门。

　获救的中国男子告诉警方：“我想攀登日本最高峰”，“这是我第一次在冬天攀登富士山”。

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"Look Up, Ron" (2022, USA) & "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1983, USA).

Viernes, 23 de enero de 2026: 

 This evening, I watched the following film in my Japanese-style room.

 It was recorded on the built-in HDD of a DIGA (made in 2017). It was broadcast on BS12 from 9:00 PM on January 10, 2026. SATURDAY SHORT THEATER "Look Up, Ron" (USA. 2022. 16-minute feature length. Originally in English with Japanese subtitles).

 The protagonist is a real-life motivational speaker. A documentary film. A wonderful work.

 Next. It was recorded on a USB HDD connected to a DIGA (made in 2017). It was broadcast from 1:40 PM on June 16, 2022. Terrestrial TV. TV Tokyo. Afternoon Roadshow "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1983, USA).

 It was interesting. As expected. I'd seen this movie quite some time ago, but had completely forgotten the story. The location shooting, which involved risking one's life, including that of stuntmen, was very impressive.

A medical intern committed indecent acts on a female patient in her hospital room.

A male intern at Tokyo Metropolitan Okubo Hospital committed indecent acts against a female hospitalized patient in her hospital room. The Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital Corporation has dismissed the male intern at Tokyo Metropolitan Okubo Hospital for disciplinary reasons. ...Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital Corporation

2026/01/14 14:53

 On January 14, 2026, the Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital Corporation dismissed a male intern (31) at Tokyo Metropolitan Okubo Hospital (Kabukicho, Shinjuku Ward) for disciplinary reasons for committing indecent acts against a female hospitalized patient in her hospital room. His superior also received a severe verbal warning.

 According to the Corporation's announcement, the intern visited a female patient's hospital room after work on the evening of November 25th of last year and committed indecent acts. The incident was discovered later that day when the female patient reported to a nurse that she had been sexually assaulted.

 The intern had been working at Okubo Hospital since April 2024. He had the opportunity to meet the female patient during her first consultation. He admitted the facts in an interview conducted by the organization.

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20260114-GYT1T00246/

Who Should Be Judged？

１．Tokyo Trials (1946)

 Problems with the application of ex post facto law are often raised regarding the Tokyo Trials. However, the "crimes" themselves, as charges (indictments), were vague, incomprehensible, and merely moral norms. If the charges used in the Tokyo Trials were considered "crimes," then most post-World War II American presidents, secretaries of defense and state, military leaders, intelligence officials, White House officials, and senior government officials would be deemed "criminal offenders." If the above "crimes" were applied, how many American presidents could we name who would not be deemed "war criminals"?

 The selection of judges at the Tokyo Trials was also completely unacceptable. Judge Pal was the only decent person. In fact, the Tokyo Trials' verdicts cannot be considered decent legal documents written by decent lawyers.

 The trial procedures were also plagued by repeated aberrations, and were far from due process of law. Even I, who had no connection or vested interest with the "defendants" and studied the trial as just another historical event, felt outraged. It was a method that inspires a sense of justice.

 As was said at the time, the Tokyo Trials had a strong flavor of being a one-sided political spectacle orchestrated by the "victorious nations" (which included the Soviet Union). Conservative commentators on the Allied side may be quite brazen and boast that "that's fine."

 On the other hand, to this day, I have never come across an article or book that rationally explains the legal legitimacy of the Tokyo Trials, both in terms of substantive law and procedural law.

 This is our starting point.

２．Hitler (der Führer)

 If Hitler had been captured alive, could he have been found guilty as a "war criminal"? Many people will surely construct a forceful argument for him being a "political prisoner." However, the question remains as to whether he can be found guilty of criminal offenses in legal theory. Where, who, and under what procedures have the right to judge? Both procedural and substantive legal issues are at stake.

 One could also argue that "human activities are inseparable from politics. Even if we cannot guarantee purely modern legal legitimacy, if a political spectacle called a trial can serve as an opportunity to move the world in a positive direction, then that is not a bad thing." For those who are satisfied with a view of rewarding good and punishing evil, that may be fine.

 However, at the time, it was extremely difficult to explain the legal legitimacy of such a case.

３． Former President Truman

 After former President Truman had left office and retired from public life, if we borrowed a time machine from Doraemon, raided his home, arrested him, brought him to Japan, and put him on "trial," could we find him "guilty" of a criminal offense? Like former President Roosevelt, he committed various acts of mass murder, including indiscriminate city bombings and attacks on civilian ships like the Seikan Ferry, but it is believed that he would not at least deny ordering the dropping of the atomic bombs.

 Since the Meiji era, Japanese criminal law has adopted the "personal principle" when it comes to the crime of murder. "Personal principle" is the antonym of "Territorial principle," and is the idea of ​​punishing people based on their attributes. Simply put, when a "Japanese national" is murdered, Japanese jurisdiction applies (Japan can exercise its state power to arrest and detain suspects and have them appear in court) no matter where on Earth the crime occurred, what nationality the perpetrator is, or where on Earth the perpetrator hides (if the perpetrator flees to a place outside of Japanese territory, the statute of limitations stops running from that point on).

 Setting aside the question of whether there is "evidence" (physical evidence) that former President Truman ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb, given his character, I believe he would confess. If former President Truman had confessed or turned himself in, it would not be impossible to find him guilty of murder under Japanese criminal law.

 But, a confession alone is not enough to prove guilt, so A confession must be corroborated by other evidence (corroborating evidence), such as witnesses (corroboration principle).

 If Japanese police officers were to suddenly attack and detain him in another country, this would constitute an illegal act under procedural law (Criminal Procedure Law). There is a "theory" that such an illegal act can be "cured" by some subsequent action, but this is a minority "heterodox theory."

 Therefore, from a substantive law perspective, it is possible that he could be found guilty. Also, from a procedural law perspective, if former President Truman had come to Japan of his own volition, turned himself in at a Japanese police station, and confessed to the crime, it is possible that he could be found guilty of "murder."

 However, whether the above "crimes" can be called "war crimes" is a separate issue.

４．General Noriega (Commander-in-Chief of the Panamanian Armed Forces)

 In 1989, General Noriega launched a military coup-like operation shortly after losing the Panamanian presidential election. However, a few days later, U.S. forces invaded Panama, and the DEA arrested General Noriega.

 President Trump's aides may be using the kidnapping of General Noriega as a model for their own actions. However, the above case is special event.

 General Noriega had received funding from the CIA since the 1950s and provided information to the CIA through the Panamanian intelligence service. After seizing power in the military, he acted as something of a double agent, cooperating with Libya (Colonel Gaddafi) and Cuba (Castro). His actions, which could be seen as a betrayal of the CIA, led to an invasion by former CIA Director President Bush (Sr.).

 General Noriega never held political office. However, because he controlled the military and was a de facto dictator, there was a political need to remove him from Panama. The United States would find it unacceptable to allow a military dictator who secretly allied with Libya and Cuba to control the Panama Canal. 

 It is the same as: Japan would also find it unacceptable for China to control the Taiwan Strait or the Strait of Malacca.

 General Noriega's trials were held in the United States, France (in absentia), and Panama. He was found guilty in all cases and served his sentence.

 General Noriega's trial was also a case in which the legal legitimacy was highly questionable, but it was a case of strong geopolitical necessity.

５．Former President Mišelovic

 Even if the actions of political leaders could be considered political crimes (political responsibility), it was difficult to charge them with "criminal guilt." Converting political responsibility into criminal responsibility was difficult from the perspective of substantive law, due process, and proof. 

 In 1993, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was established in The Hague, Netherlands, by a UN Security Council resolution. Because the Yugoslav Civil War began in 1991, there were issues of ex post facto law, just like the Tokyo and Nuremberg Trials. At the time, there was no permanent International Criminal Court.

 In addition to the issues of ex post facto law, the Tokyo and Nuremberg Trials charged abstract "crimes," violating modern criminal law principles such as the principles of specificity, legality, responsibility, and proportionality.

 In the case of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, on the other hand, the crime of genocide was established during the civil war. The Srebrenica massacre, in which Serb forces killed approximately 8,000 people, occurred in 1995.

 The trial of former President Milosevic began in 2001. The death penalty is not a statutory punishment. This was the first case in which a former head of state was tried for criminal responsibility by an international court, but former President Milosevic died during the trial.

 The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia was established pursuant to a UN resolution, but there is no denying that it contains a contradiction. Leaders of major powers are not held responsible for war crimes, while leaders of "small" countries are.

 Simply put, the above situation violates the "principles of proportionality" and "principles of equality," general principles of modern criminal jurisprudence. It raises the question, "Why is this person being treated as a criminal while that other person is not？"

 As things stand, this issue will always haunt us.

６．Former President Saddam Hussein

 Those who deny that the Iraq War (2003) was an act of aggression are now thought to be in the minority. While former President Bush (son) praised himself in a book he wrote after leaving office, former Secretary of State Powell did at least admit his mistakes in his autobiography (the Japanese translation of the book I read while he was alive).

 However, Mr. Powell does not offer any apologies to the Iraqi people in his book. Instead, he wrote something along the lines of: I was led to believe incorrect information due to an intelligence error. Either way, if we had left Hussein alone, he would have ended up doing something bad, so in the end, it was correct for the United States to invade Iraq, capture him, and eliminate him.

 President Obama also used the term "Iraq invasion" in his speeches from the beginning of his term.

 The International Criminal Court was established in 2002, the year before the Iraq War. The Court's penalties are, in principle, prison sentences of up to 30 years. Life imprisonment is possible when "the extreme gravity of the crime and the individual circumstances of the offender warrant it."

 Given Mr. Hussein's age at the time, a 30-year sentence would have been sufficient. However, it would be difficult for the International Criminal Court to criminally punish a head of state who was detained in a war of aggression based on a unilateral US accusation. Rather, it was the US president, vice president, and secretary of defense who invaded Iraq and killed so many civilians that the International Criminal Court should have criminally punished.

 In the Hussein trial, President Hussein, who was detained by US forces that invaded Iraq, was tried in an Iraqi court and sentenced to death for the "crime of genocide" against the Iraqi people. Perhaps the US needed to sentence Hussein to death rather than 30 years in prison in order to justify its war of aggression.

 I remember somewhere that a US soldier who accompanied Hussein during his trial wrote, "He had a sense of humor and chatted with me amiably. He should have been sentenced to life in prison (instead of death)."

 But that's not the issue.

 This trial also requires an acrobatic and outlandish "theory" to justify it from a legal perspective.

７．Decapitation Operation

 As mentioned above, criminally prosecuting and convicting politicians, especially top leaders, poses both theoretical and practical challenges.

 In Japanese criminal law, theories such as the theory of conspiracy and joint principal offense and the theory of indirect principal offender are used when trying corporate crime and Yakuza bosses (For a recent example, see the cases of Taishū-kai (2025) and Kudo-kai (In 2021, Mr.Satoru Nomura was sentenced to death by the district court. In 2024, the original sentence was overturned on appeal and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. His sentence is currently being heard by the Supreme Court.)).

 However, these theories are difficult to prove.

 As a result, some countries' dictators are eager to use the "decapitation operation." During the Ukraine War, Russian forces advanced directly toward the Ukrainian presidential palace immediately after launching their invasion. People around the world were astonished by the shoddy "operation" of Russian tanks traveling in a line (a traffic jam) on a single, narrow road running through Ukraine's vast, dense forests, complete with a long line of tank wrecks.

 Apparently, the Russian "decapitation operation" was thwarted by the efforts of Ukrainian special forces.

 Now, the Chinese president is plotting the same thing, attempting to assassinate the president of Taiwan. Learning from the Russian military's failures, Xi Jinping has devised a meticulous strategy and is providing specific training to the Chinese military.

 In Japan, police also conducted "operations" targeting leaders of motorcycle gangs and "Hangure" gangs some time ago. Such groups tend not to develop individuals with strong leadership and unifying power, and they often collapse quickly when they lose their charismatic leader.

 However, Taiwan and Ukraine are democracies and members of the liberal world. Even if their current leaders were to suddenly die from illness or an accident, it is unlikely that the will to resist among the people of Taiwan or Ukraine would weaken. Moreover, if their leaders were killed by an agent of an invading nation, it would likely become a "Remember ____！" situation, which would have the opposite effect.

 Lack of such basic insight is one of the characteristics of a dictator.

８．President Putin

 President Putin is wanted by the International Criminal Court as a "war criminal."

 For the Ukrainian people, it would be unsatisfactory if not only the Russian president and foreign minister, but all military and government officials were punished.

 However, last year, he boldly visited China and watched a military parade alongside the Chinese president. They called it a "victory against totalitarianism," not a "victory for totalitarianism."

 If President Putin visits a country that is not obligated to arrest and extradite criminals to the International Criminal Court, Ukrainian, American, or British special forces could detain and arrest him and potentially prosecute him. 

 However, he likely learned a lot from General Castro, who evaded the US military's "decapitation operations" hundreds of times, so he is unlikely to make such a mistake.

９．President Nicolás Maduro

 President Maduro's arrest is a blatant decapitation operation, with absolutely no legal justification.

 The world knows that President Trump's invasion of Venezuela is aimed at acquiring resources such as crude oil and rare earths. People all over the world know that "drugs" is nothing more than an excuse.

 Former President Saddam Hussein granted China oil drilling rights, but was unwilling to grant them to the United States or the United Kingdom. Japan was granted oil drilling rights along the border with Iraq by Iran, but received complaints from the United States, which has no diplomatic relations with Iran.

 Venezuela is also said to export 85% of its crude oil to China.

 President Trump is unlikely to be interested in legal legitimacy. He would likely be satisfied if he could resolve the issue politically in one fell swoop.

 President Maduro will be tried by a US court.

 The United States is a rare country in the world where courts (on behalf of politicians) realize and promote political justice.

 In most countries, it's the other way around. In most countries, courts play a role in giving the green light to the misdeeds of political and administrative power. In most countries, the courts, masquerading as "neutral third parties" under the separation of powers, ratify the actions of political power and strengthen political and administrative enforcement.

 However, the American judicial culture is unique, respecting "access to justice" and "due process."

 On the other hand, the United States is also a country where democratic control extends to a strong degree to the courts, a non-democratic branch of government (jury system, elections). In this respect, American judicial procedures differ from those of other developed countries.

 The prosecution argues, "Because there was fraud in the Venezuelan presidential election, the United States does not recognize Maduro as president. Because he is not president, he is not entitled to immunity. Therefore, even if US special forces suddenly raided his home in Venezuela and arrested him, it would still be a legitimate criminal procedure." 

 This is an absurd claim and is not something a lawyer should say. It is the sorrow of a civil servant.

 If the judge in charge of the trial were of normal intelligence, President Maduro would be found innocent. If the judge pandered to those in power and convicted President Maduro by twisting around absurd arguments, it would be like a religious trial for some kind of unusual new cult.

 Conversely, Venezuela could try President Trump and the members who attacked President Maduro's home for arrest, imprisonment, property damage, abduction, and carrying weapons under Venezuela's criminal code. Because it was a criminal act committed within the jurisdiction of Venezuela, this would be legal. In that case, a guilty verdict would be certain (Photos and videos of the attackers have been released).

 With this incident, President Trump has tarnished Maria Machado's Nobel Peace Prize. While she praised the incident, President Trump has shown a willingness to abandon Machado and negotiate with the interim president. Even if President Trump were to launch a "second invasion," kidnap Interim President Rodriguez, and install Machado as president, would the Venezuelan people be proud of her and their democracy？

 It is difficult to establish democracy that is imposed by the military force of another country. Iraq is a prime example of this.

 In the future, Venezuela is expected to become like a US colony or autonomous territory.

Percentage of people who dislike China in each country

世界 ＝ in the world

各国 ＝ each country

都　 ＝ every

厭悪 ＝ hate

中国 ＝ China

僅　 ＝ slightly

両国 ＝ two nations

七成以下 ＝ Less than 70%

【Here's the percentage of people who dislike China in each country】 [662593167]

1: 2026/01/07(Wed) 19:19:42.79 ID:6RFCm48t0●.net 2BP(2000)

https://img.5ch.net/ico/taxi.gif

https://x.com/OttoHuang120/status/2008751431344599542

https://i.imgur.com/GDysQnK.jpeg

2: 2026/01/07(Wed) 19:21:29.21 ID:PwTVoVEd0.net

China came in first.

3: 2026/01/07(Wed) 19:22:51.58 ID:Aa9IxpPP0.net

Checked all G7

5 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:24:09.27 ID:wBi6MydI0.net

>>1

What did they do to Sweden? lol

6 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:25:14.71 ID:3WjMgmBo0.net[1/3]

>>5

They're not just doing this in Sweden, they're doing it everywhere.

7 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:25:28.34 ID:rvVxI81F0.net

They're getting hate all over the world (´･ω･`)

14 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:28:57.27 ID:hJiCNCAO0.net

Did they poop on the street in Sweden?

18 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:31:37.11 ID:DiTH/1cy0.net

They poop on the street with a nonchalant look on their face.

Worse than a stray dog.

20 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:32:06.66 ID:3WjMgmBo0.net[3/3]

>>12

Even Japanese and Koreans, who are culturally close to him, hate Chinese people.

Chinese behavior is hated all over the world.

22 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:32:19.32 ID:vVKA/7B60.net

They're a bunch of people who scream and yell everywhere, so no country would accept them.

The only place they wouldn't get complaints would be a deserted island, right?

28 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:35:20.25 ID:yz9fIEpi0.net

>>5

Isn't this a human rights issue for the Uyghurs and Tibetans?

30 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:36:32.71 ID:4PSU0XDf0.net

There's nothing to like about them.

They'll be persecuted when they run out of money.

They've gone too far.

31: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:38:23.06 ID:s9ViAYPk0.net

>>26

https://www.sankei.com/article/20241202-SUZOW2Y5V5NLTO3TRYOX7GWKVE/

32: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:38:58.16 ID:UJAKdo/w0.net

On the other hand, are there any elements that make them likable?

34: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:41:46.10 ID:ZcOIYQF40.net

All of the G7

37: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:42:30.71 ID:o4uYLymZ0.net

Even small island nations in the Pacific are anti-China.

38: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:42:51.99 ID:8L+aEMxx0.net

They're hated on all sides.

40: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:43:17.44 ID:trh4tVUU0.net

It's interesting how, thanks to China's bad reputation, people overseas soften their attitudes when they find out I'm Japanese. 😂

42 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:43:55.31 ID:FeRAE0w80.net

That's lower than I thought.

44 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:45:36.38 ID:Mdj2YqCy0.net

It's understandable that there are so many anti-Japanese people in China, given their anti-Japanese education and anti-Japanese activities that are filled with lies.

But Japan doesn't have that kind of anti-China education, yet people hate China so much. It's amazing.

45 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 19:46:44.60 ID:a0Fw/hSu0.net

Even in Canada, which has a large Chinese immigrant population, and Germany, which is generally neutral about likes and dislikes of other countries, the figure exceeds 70%.

48: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:50:26.10 ID:UifXLtI00.net [2/2]

>>5

I asked AI

1. The detention of Gui Minhai

The incident in which Gui Minhai, a Hong Kong bookstore owner with Swedish citizenship, was detained by Chinese authorities.

2. The Stockholm hotel incident (2018)

3. Infrastructure and security concerns

Allegations of Chinese spies cutting undersea cables (late 2024).

Exclusion from 5G:

Exclusion of Chinese products, such as Huawei, from the 5G network.

4. Differences in values ​​and "Wolf Warrior Diplomacy"

The Chinese Embassy in Sweden's hardline diplomatic stance, known as "Wolf Warrior Diplomacy," and its intimidating criticism of local media and journalists.

It seems like they're doing a lot of things wrong.

50: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:52:44.37 ID:wij4FVLu0.net

But despite that, cheap Chinese products are circulating. It's a dilemma caused by poverty lol.

51: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:55:12.63 ID:3+MWuAX00.net

If there's no economic benefit to dealing with them, they're just the epitome of irritability.

About 20-30% of each country's population is either making money from doing business with China, accepting bribes, or just crazy.

52: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 19:57:27.71 ID:xtuhIDuf0.net[1/2]

Not only are they stingy, but they also harass people like small-timers, so they're not respected.

55 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:06:44.88 ID:i6v8++/R0.net

>>5

Is it because they took your Volvo?

57 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:12:47.91 ID:uLFgT+Jh0.net

Hong Kong was like this before they lost freedom of speech.

[Hong Kong Public Opinion Poll]

Popularity of Japanese people is on the rise.

Mainland China ranks last by a wide margin.

https://www.macaushimbun.com/archives/20977

58 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:14:04.34 ID:SS7vsi7o0.net

>>41

First, think about why you're disliked.

This survey result is a statistic on whether or not people disliked China, including international issues.

59 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:17:03.03 ID:d2x3HNGa0.net

That's amazing lol.

All developed countries are China's enemies.

60 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:19:42.70 ID:aC4yDTsw0.net

>>1

The reason 86% of Japanese people dislike Chinese people is because they dislike criminals, and there are a lot of Chinese criminals.

64 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:34:01.13 ID:uokuHv3m0.net

I'm surprised there are people who don't dislike them.

65: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 20:35:54.27 ID:IoOB+BDc0.net

From a fallen, false economic powerhouse to a hated superpower.

Don't worry, China.

Either way, it's still a superpower.

66: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 20:38:59.76 ID:tt3/e0cY0.net

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2019/12/05/attitudes-toward-china-2019/

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/12/PG_2019.12.05_Balance-of-Power_2-01.png

68: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 20:45:45.38 ID:Krl0XrNr0.net

>>63

Chinese people don't care what others think of them as long as they make money.

70 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 20:53:37.41 ID:L5zDaZDQ0.net

>>1

Aim for 100%.

72 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:04:45.89 ID:AxxX/PwC0.net

What have they done to be so universally hated...?

74 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:16:23.36 ID:vbXSyTTJ0.net[1/2]

>>1

Chinese people hate the Chinese Communist Party the most.

It's a regime that runs over its own people with tanks.

75 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:18:49.87 ID:vbXSyTTJ0.net[2/2]

>>66

Even with all this anti-Japanese sentiment, are there still 15% of people who are stupid?

77 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:24:06.05 ID:VA2huoQf0.net[2/2]

>>75

The influence of the media. Especially TV.

78 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:24:43.06 ID:I/gKj9Hi0.net

I hate Koreans even more. Their deformed faces are so disgusting.

I've never seen a Chinese person with a deformed face.

79 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:27:43.56 ID:oc/vgEek0.net

>>26

That's probably why Takaichi's approval rating is so high.

80 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:44:00.95 ID:xyARoJ/q0.net[2/2]

>>26

It's true, they might have falsified the data. I think it's actually higher.

81 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:53:05.45 ID:jai07WWb0.net

Sweden: "Don't poop anywhere."

83 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:57:09.10 ID:OKFf7X8o0.net

>>66

In just five years, Australia's dislike rate has risen from 57% to 81%. That's amazing. Anti-China sentiment seems even stronger there than in Japan.

84 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 21:57:14.51 ID:RHxohYwx0.net

>>1

I'm proud.

Please realize that Japanese people hate them more than anyone else in the world.

85 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 22:04:30.49 ID:UVRW47qR0.net

I wonder why they're so hated in Sweden?

87 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 22:24:43.12 ID:Ww8DbDQd0.net

>>2

Chinese people have the highest hatred of the Chinese government in the world.

89 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 22:32:33.65 ID:gMwJp6Xa0.net[2/2]

They're deeply hated by Western countries.

Well, that's to be expected, since they don't follow the rules.

96 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 22:49:08.82 ID:z96j3zDH0.net

I hate them. They build towns like cockroach nests all over the world, breeding and reproducing, they are truly cockroach humans.

97 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 23:06:03.01 ID:cNkXIcyM0.net

>>88

I had some impressions of Japan.

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/11/12/countries-views-of-japan-abe-japanese-views-of-china/

99 ：：2026/01/07(Wed) 23:11:13.37 ID:gSIBPKf20.net

>>1

Please also conduct a survey of Southeast Asian and African countries that are economically enslaved by China.

It really shows how much people hate that shitty China.

100: 2026/01/07 (Wed) 23:15:30.35 ID:M2hgD+gm0.net

There's no way it's that low.

103: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 00:24:11.82 ID:/lCM1QDg0.net

There are just too few decent Chinese people.

104: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 00:27:48.96 ID:QJwIo2P+0.net

It's lower in places with a large Chinese immigrant population.

108: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 01:02:54.00 ID:wljgCvSS0.net

That's low... It's probably over 90%.

110: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 01:22:51.79 ID:ZLloBJIE0.net

They're hated to the point that they're not even recognized as a country.

70% or more isn't really the standard.

111: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 01:34:40.98 ID:m/VipJdq0.net

China only sees Southeast Asia as slaves.

113: 2026/01/08 (Thu) 02:15:30.96 ID:ny2PG5FP0.net

Denmark, the hot topic in Greenland, also really hates China.

What kind of bad things has China done to Sweden and even faraway Scandinavia?

116 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 02:25:00.31 ID:bRmSc0Xg0.net

>>2

Because they'll get run over by their own military's tanks.

118 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 03:18:49.91 ID:oMN2u2Rs0.net

I hate the Chinese government, but I love Chinese food.

The words left behind by ancient Chinese people also touch my heart.

Chinese people are largely divided into those who love them and those who hate them.

120 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 06:22:08.94 ID:Vaqa4amO0.net

China is such a scumbag, taking over 75% from two neighboring countries.

I guess this happens because they're unaware of the trouble they're causing to those around them.

121 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 06:27:12.04 ID:dM+QJaEP0.net

I hate China🇨🇳...❌

I hate the Chinese Communist Party🇨🇳 system (the way the Chinese🇨🇳 upper echelons operate)...⭕

123 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 06:44:34.28 ID:MqYdAkkC0.net

Even a big, stylish bookstore in Boston was unpopular because of the Chinese customer's bad manners.

124 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 07:12:58.63 ID:jSB8YcL80.net

Check China too.

Since only 10% of the Chinese population are Communist Party members, the disapproval rate for the Chinese Communist Party is 90%.

128 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 07:27:58.88 ID:A3q7ljkC0.net

>>75

Chinese anime characters are popular. Like Ramenman.

130 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 07:41:14.64 ID:CbSZSFav0.net

Pests that poop everywhere.

Even dogs and cats know how to use the toilet properly.

They're not even as cute as dogs and cats, lol.

There's nothing we like about them lol.

131 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 07:56:02.43 ID:6y/Wqf+F0.net[1/3]

Due to China's support for Hamas and Iran, Israel has also become increasingly anti-China in recent years.

132 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 08:09:06.05 ID:k820mbyB0.net

It's crazy that we're hated equally by countries that aren't even neighbors.

133 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 08:11:50.19 ID:6y/Wqf+F0.net[2/3]

"Anger toward China" explodes in Sweden!

Even though it was the first Western country to establish diplomatic relations...

The final blow was the prison sentence of a writer who criticized the Chinese Communist Party.

All Confucius Institutes have been closed.

The Aerospace Exploration Agency has terminated its contract with China.

https://www.iza.ne.jp/article/20201012-SQ4O33A7BBKR5NYEEOWVO2OYP4/

Sweden is, as expected, a civilized country that puts human rights first. Sweden has accused the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm and Chinese authorities of intimidating Swedish politicians, journalists, public figures, and human rights activists. The Swedish people have finally run out of patience with the Chinese Communist Party's wolf warrior diplomacy.

134 ：：2026/01/08(Thu) 08:15:25.71 ID:6y/Wqf+F0.net[3/3]

>>121

The Chinese Communist Party has over 100 million members.

Including family members and supporters, the number is at least 400-500 million.

In reality, it's safe to assume that almost all Chinese people are connected to the Chinese Communist Party.

http://hayabusa3.2ch.sc/test/read.cgi/news/1767781182/

"Father Brown" (BBC in 2013), Season 1, #1

Jueves, 8 de enero de 2026: 

 I watched the following drama in the Japanese-style room at night.

 It was recorded on the built-in HDD of my DIGA (made in 2017). It will be broadcast on BS12 from 8:00 PM on January 5, 2026.

 This is the first episode of Season 1 of the drama "Father Brown" (produced by the BBC in 2013. Original language: English with Japanese subtitles. 10 episodes in total).

 The story is set in a beautiful English countryside village that everyone would love to live in at least once. It's a rural village in the early 1950s.

 There are hardly any electric wires and towers, no vending machines, and no advertising billboard or advertising posters. It's a beautiful rural landscape.

 A steam locomotive from that time runs, with passengers on board. The station platform has also been recreated to look just like it did back then. It's wonderful that a "period drama" can be filmed on location in such a place.

 The sight of a classic British car driving briskly is also cool. If I could buy one at a low price, I'd like to drive a car like that too. However, watching the Discovery Channel's "Classic Car Restoration," it's clear that it would be extremely expensive to improve the locomotive so that it could be legally and safely driven on Japan's roads today. There are probably very few people in Japan today who are capable of carrying out the work.

 I don't know whether red fire alarms and extinguishers were installed at rural British stations at the time. Since the filming took place at the stations while the steam locomotive was actually running, the authorities may not have given permission to cover up or remove the fire alarms and extinguishers currently installed on the station platforms with posters or other objects.

 It seems likely that the stations chosen did not have yellow lines for the visually impaired on their platforms.

 Even in the countryside, Japanese stations are full of posters, notices, and vending machines. Even unmanned stations have vending machines.

 The steam locomotives currently running in Japan (preserved working vehicles) are vehicles that were in operation from the 1960s to the early 1970s and have the latest smoke collection devices attached to the top, giving them a different feel from the steam locomotives that ran before World War II. 

 Japan's current population is 120 million. It is impossible to see the impressive sight of steam locomotives speeding along bravely, spewing out clouds of smoke, as was the case in the past. The steam locomotives that pull tourist trains in Japan today are little more than toys.

 The original author, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, was born in 1874 and passed away in 1936.

 Casual viewing of the drama makes us think it is set in the English countryside about 100 years ago (after World War I).

« THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO » (2024. franco-italienne)

Lundi 5 janvier 2026

 Ce soir, j'ai regardé le drama suivant dans ma chambre de style japonais.

 Il a été enregistré sur un disque dur externe USB connecté à SHARP AQUOS.

 Il a été diffusé sur BS12 à partir de 19h00 le 4 janvier 2025. Le drama « THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO » (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. 2024. Une coproduction franco-italienne. Originalement en anglais sous-titré japonais. Huit épisodes au total. Deux épisodes diffusés consécutivement à chaque fois). J'ai regardé les épisodes 1 et 2.

 C'était divertissant, comme prévu. Techniquement, c'était également excellent.

 Tous les acteurs parlaient anglais, ce qui rendait le visionnage un peu étrange. Comme il s'agit d'un drama historique se déroulant au début du XIXe siècle en France, j'aurais préféré qu'il soit produit en français. Je ne veux pas que la France ou l'Italie succombent à « l'impérialisme anglais ».

Japanese Politicians' Sexual Desires and Educational Background

【Incident ① below】

 The "incident" involving the Mayor of Maebashi (female, 43) having repeated "secret rendezvous" with a subordinate (senior official) at Maebashi City Hall in a love hotel has been causing a huge uproar in Japan since last year. It has been widely reported not only in tabloid magazines but also on television. It has also caused a huge uproar in the Maebashi City Council. Eventually, the mayor resigned and a new election was called.

 From the beginning, I wondered, "Why are the Japanese monkeys making such a fuss about something like this?" This "incident" is not a case of power harassment, sexual harassment, or a romantic relationship that became complicated and led to trouble between a man and a woman. There are no financial issues, and it is not a case of abuse of authority (such as promoting a male subordinate). This "love hotel rendezvous incident" is a simple case of workplace romance.

 However, since the middle-aged subordinate was married, it is considered an "adultery," and the Japanese monkeys are making a big fuss about it as a pink scandal.

 In fact, the mayor's response was poor. Was she no people around? At the press conference, the mayor admitted that she occasionally met with a male subordinate at a love hotel, but repeatedly stated that they didn't have sex.

 However, in Japan, this is 500% impossible. There are no Japanese macaques in Japan that go to love hotels and don't mate.

 Rather than telling a ridiculous lie that even elementary school students wouldn't believe, she should have simply said, "I loved him. We had sex because we loved each other. There were no problems between us and we had a good romantic relationship. I feel sorry for (the man's) wife." That way, there would be no room for further attack.

 However, Japanese women are completely unable to do this. It's safe to say that there are no Japanese women who can confidently make statements like the one above in public. It's probably because they're embarrassed. Japanese women continue to insist, "I didn't do it. I didn't do it. I didn't do it. I definitely didn't have sex." 

 This is why male monkeys all over Japan find it amusing and continue to make a fuss.

 While the mayor was the target of this latest "adultery incident," similar "incidents" involving female members of parliament are occasionally "scooped" in Japan. There are too many to list here, and I don't remember them all.

 In past cases, female members of parliament who had "secret rendezvous in hotels with men who have wives and children" have, without exception, made the excuse, "I didn't do anything. I just met the man in a hotel." Even when their photos are taken in hotels by weekly photo magazines or Bunshun Bazooka (although it was secretly taken...), Japanese women always insist, "I didn't have sex."

 It seems that the perception that "romance is shameful" still lingers among Japanese women.

 By the way, what exactly is a "love hotel"? This is a "hotel" unique to Japan, and is a favorite place for Japanese macaques to mate. They can be found all over Japan.

 If you're a foreign couple visiting Japan, it might be interesting to try staying at a love hotel. Love hotels are amusement facilities with a variety of unique features, so you may become a better memory of your trip than a business hotel, Japanese capsule hotel (though this "hotel" is also unique to Japan...), or youth hostel. You might even be able to take photos and show off to your friends.

 However, if you're with children or two men, you might be denied entry. Homosexuality is not accepted in Japan, and parents with children can be strict (see the Agnes controversy).

【Incident ② below】

 In Japan, suspicions of politicians falsifying their academic credentials have been frequently reported for the past several decades. It makes us wonder, "Are there still people who do this?"

 Former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka only graduated from elementary school, but he was called a "computer-equipped bulldozer" and his quick thinking was widely recognized.

 However, in a "mikoshi society," it is extremely difficult to compete on merit. In a Japanese village, if someone did something like that, they would be treated as a "nail that sticks out," ganged up on, and crushed.

 This is one of the reasons for a social culture that relies on "educational background" rather than achievements, ability, motivation, or spirit.

【Incident ③ below】

 Under Japanese law (Local Autonomy Act), if a local assembly (city, town, village, or prefectural assembly) is voted no confidence in the head of a local government, the assembly can be dissolved. The head of the local government can also resign, hold a new election, and run for re-election. The head of the local government has a choice.

 However, if the assembly votes no confidence again after the election, the governor cannot "resign" or "dissolve" the assembly and will be "lost in his/her job." In company terms, this would be like being "fired," so it carries a great political risk.

 The head is free to run again in the election (second election) after "losing his/her job" (freedom of candidacy is guaranteed under the Constitution, so he/she can run as many times as he/she likes). But, if they lose the election, their political career is effectively over, so the political risk is great.

【Incident ④ below】

 While the degree of this may vary, the same trend may be seen in every country, but it is only in a very small percentage of cases that a courageous woman seeks outside advice (which requires providing "evidence," posing the risk of secondary, tertiary, or quaternary victimization), and the case is not hushed up at the scene and becomes public.

 In Japan, most "scandals" involving those with money and power, or government offices, schools, medical institutions, or police, are hushed up at the scene.

〘The Mayor Issue Spreads Controversy〙

Troubles caused by mayor scandals are occurring one after another across the country. Conflicts with local assemblies over the mayor's future are intensifying, often leading to stagnation in local administration. We have compiled news related to mayors causing controversy.

① 【Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture - Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa ＝ Love Hotel Secret Meeting Issue】

 Mayor Ogawa (♀, 43) was caught having a secret meeting with a married male subordinate at a love hotel.

 Mayor Ogawa admitted to meeting the man more than 10 times at love hotels in and around Maebashi. She apologized, saying, "While there was no romantic relationship, it was a thoughtless act that led to misunderstandings."

 The Maebashi City Council asked the mayor to "make a prompt decision on her future." However, Mayor Ogawa announced her intention to continue in office, taking a 50% pay cut.

 When the City Council protested and decided to vote on a no-confidence motion, Mayor Ogawa reversed course and submitted her resignation to the City Council Speaker on December 25, 2025. The Maebashi mayoral election will be held on January 12, 2026. Mayor Ogawa has announced that she will run again.

② 【Itō City, Shizuoka Prefecture - Mayor Takubo Maki - Educational Background Falsification Issue】

 Mayor Takubo (♀) listed her highest level of education as "graduated from Toyo University."

 Miss.Takubo explained, "I discovered that I was expelled, not graduated." However, after facing backlash from the city council, she initially expressed her intention to resign as mayor.

 However, Mayor Takubo reversed her intention to resign and announced that she would continue in office. 

 In response, the city council unanimously passed a vote of no confidence against Mayor Takubo. 

 Mayor Takubo also dissolved the city council in retaliation, leading to a city council election. 

 However, the new council passed another vote of no confidence, and this time Mayor Takubo lost her position.

 The mayoral election was held on December 14, 2025, and Takubo ran again, but was defeated by former city council member Sugimoto Kenya.

③ 【Nanjo City, Okinawa Prefecture - Mayor Kageharu Koja ＝ Sexual Harassment Issue】

 Mayor Koja (♂) was found guilty by a third-party committee for sexually harassing female city employees (including kissing them and touching their thighs).

 Mayor Koja denies the allegations, but audio recordings were also found of him trying to silence the female employees.

 The city council passed a vote of no confidence in Koja. However, Mr. Koja rebelled and dissolved the council.

A city council election was held, and Mayor Kageharu Koja was re-elected.

 However, the new city council also passed a vote of no confidence, resulting in Koja's loss of office.

 The second mayoral election was scheduled for December 21, 2025, but Koja did not run.

④ 【Fukui Prefecture Governor Tatsuji Sugimoto ＝ Suspected Sexual Harassment Message Issue】

 Governor Sugimoto (♂) sent inappropriate messages that constituted sexual harassment to a female employee.

 The female employee reported the matter to an external Fukui Prefectural office, and the prefecture began an investigation.

 Governor Sugimoto admitted to sending similar messages to other female employees on November 25, 2025. He then stated, "I will resign from my position as governor in order to minimize the chaos in prefectural government and ensure that prefectural government is restarted under a new system as soon as possible." 

 A gubernatorial election is scheduled, but Sugimoto has denied running in a re-election.

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