The anime, Terror in Resonance, indirectly points out the current Japanese government under Abe Shinzo as one of the source of neo-nationalism in Japan. Unlike many critical animes or shows, Terror in Resonance, addresses the name of the current Japanese government almost explicitly and even portrays the face of the current Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. In the anime, many governors in Japan is found out to have a lot of connections with the right wing nationalist organization, the Rising Peace Academy. Among them, the anime especially highlights a connection between a politician whose election poster resembles that of Abe Shinzo. Although the anime used Democratic Liberal Party for fictional name of the government party instead of the real name of Abe Shinzo’s government party, Liberal Democratic Party, the similarity between the two names demonstrates that the anime is clearly accusing both Abe and his government party for being neo-nationalistic. Using such references, the director seems to be expressing his concerns about Japan’s nationalistic shift after Abe’s government because according to Mike Mochizuki and Samuel Porter, the House of Representatives in Japan has a single party majority in favor of Abe and “Abe emphasized nationalistic themes…
statistics from the past thirty three years according to Donald McNeal and the New York Times. Japan is one of the few richer countries in the world with a low number of obese citizens. Only 3.6 percent…
liability for leaving certain animals unattended in or removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle. This act will allow a person to remove a vulnerable individual or a domestic animal from a vehicle without the fear of criminal prosecution or civil action. Also, SB 188 – Uresti – Relating to civil or criminal liability for transporting in, confining in, or removing from a motor vehicle certain animals, is very similar. There are two similar bills submitted in the House of…
The Difference Between the House and Senate In order to be in The House of Representative, you must be 25 years of age and also a U.S citizen for at least seven years. In order to become a Senator you must be 30 years of age , and been a U.S citizen for the past nine years . The election is usually held in November among the people in the U.S. The House is mainly 435 members and the Senate is 100 members , they both have odd number of people in there group. The House members usually…
Senate and the House. First, I strongly agree that congress should be in a way “reformed”. It irritates me when I turn to various news outlets, and hear how congress is just not working in our interest. Either how in the current session there’s a deadlock and nothing is getting done. Even worse is when there is a scandal, such as corruption. I…
estimated that this year alone there is over four hundred in additional TIF funding is floating around. A concerted effort is being made by Senate Majority Leader Flynn Currie along with twenty-three co-sponsors including Mary E. Flowers, Arthur Turner, Elgie R. Sims Jr. to enact this bill. Supporters In addition, to Barbara Flynn Currie supporters of this bill include, a number of Chicago lawmakers, Ald. Carlos Ramirez, and Teachers Union Vice President Jesse Sharkey. Ramirez is the lead…
Japan has a constitutional monarchy. The monarch shares power with an organized government. Nevertheless the monarchy does not have all the power because of this. It is sort of a king and queen. The important reason for this has been the dominance of a single party, Liberal Democratic Party, which has held power unbroken for more than 50 years. Japan does have a Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branch of government. The legislative branch has the house of representatives and house of…
throughout the week. 3. Describe at least 2 past, existing, and/or potential policy responses to this social problem. Consider the key players and stakeholders connected and involved. On January 17th, 2017, the Minnesota House Commerce Committee passed a bill to repeal the ban on Sunday alcohol sales in Minnesota. The bill passed with a 15-4 vote. It will go to the general register for debate by the entire house. The key players are the Minnesota House Commerce Committee and the full house.…
Mazie Hirono, born on November 3rd 1947, an immigrant from Fukushima Japan who migrated to America with her mother and attended public school and graduated from the University Of Hawaii Manoa, and later on Law School at “George Town University Law Center.” In 1980 Mazie Hirono ran for a seat in the Hawaii House of Representative and went on to be elected as Lieutenant governor in 1994. Mazie Sworn in to Office in the position of U.S Senator of Hawaii in January 3, 2013. Mazie Hirono “serves…
The ten Boom family were devoted into Calvinism and believed that everyone is equal and should serve society, offer hospitality, and assist anyone that is in need of help to the best of their abilities. At the age of 30, Corrie ten Boom received a license to create watches making her the first women to obtain the watchmaker license. In 1940, after World War II began, Jewish people were being hunted down by Nazis and the ten Boom family used their house to hide Jewish refugees. They built a…