This was very insightful and educational. I would also love to hear about that LDP constitution revision.

@japanyuntaku

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was insightful 😃 I will make that video hopefully later this year, then!

one of the most underrated channels I know

@japanyuntaku

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement 😭🙏

@RuthMargret-uo2wf

5 ай бұрын

That is so great❤

Insightful and informative. Considering that Japan is de-facto one-party state, video explaining LDP and it’s policies would be great. Interestingly, LDP have several factions within the party, which has its own political leaning. Personally, I think as any parliamentary democracy Japan should change ruling parties throughout years, but that probably won’t happen in next years.

@japanyuntaku

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment! I have plans to make videos on every single political party (I got the NHK Party done and I finished research on a rising opposition party, to be posted soon), but I'm just bad at planning my videos and making time 😅 Hoping I can make these videos before 2023 ends. I definitely agree with you! While the system needs to change (e.g. voting methods), Japanese citizens also need to change, get educated, and actually punish parties via voting. We'll see what happens!

Amazing Video. Insane. I wish you could do this for every other country...

@japanyuntaku

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's an honor to hear this, but on this channel, I'm dedicated to Japanese politics 🇯🇵 Maybe if I grow I can expand to other countries, too 😀

2:19 This is a more Japan exclusive trait. Parliamentary systems see changing ruling parties with some frequency, though coalitions force some moderation and prevent drastic change (typically. The UK & Canada are different, because they use First-past-the-post). The main benefit of a Parliamentary system is, once a coalition is established, it can act without worrying about disagreements from the Executive branch. A Presidential system makes the Executive a focal point. The legislatures becomes defined by whether they're for or against the current President. It also can distance the Executive from political parties & partisan politics.

@japanyuntaku

Жыл бұрын

That's definitely true, thanks for reemphasizing that in the comments! I could've presented that better, thanks for sharing! (and I will be making an election video soon, too 😃)

Thanks for the lesson 👍

@japanyuntaku

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 👍

I am currently studying for the EJU Japan and The World subject. Thank you so much for this video!

@japanyuntaku

5 ай бұрын

Of course, glad it was helpful 😀 I hope your class/subject will help you gain more interest and understanding of Japan - subscribe to learn more about Japanese politics! 🇯🇵

I really appreciated this video. It is explained in a very clear and understandable way. Thank you !

@japanyuntaku

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Great video, really good in explaining the government and how it works!

@japanyuntaku

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

great video; i'm going to major in political science at university and plan on taking my school's "Politics of Japan" course. this video feels like a great, brief introduction, and i'm certain i'll be returning to this channel in the future!

@japanyuntaku

24 күн бұрын

A fellow Political Science major 🤝 I look forward learning more about Japanese politics together!

This is absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much❤

@japanyuntaku

25 күн бұрын

Of course! 🇯🇵

Nice presentation! Thank you!

@japanyuntaku

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment and glad it was helpful 😃

I loved your presentation. Amazing! Just keep up the good work 👍

@japanyuntaku

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the encouragement!

From the outsider worldview, this video help open the door for me. Looking forward to a new video.

@japanyuntaku

Жыл бұрын

Good to hear it was helpful, will make more videos 🙌

Bit late, but I would like to add: (1) while the system of govt is parliamentary at the national level, it is presidential at the prefectural and municipal levels (the governor and mayor are both elected independently and have political power as well as head of prefecture & municipality, respectively). (2) research has shown that it is actually the presidential system that is more prone to corruption and dictatorship due to its one man rule (president). In fact, the US is the only country that uses this form of govt that hasn't yet become a dictatorship at some point in its history.

@Kaede-Sasaki

21 күн бұрын

You are right that is presidential at the prefectural and local levels But I believe that the governors and mayors do have a confidence vote system set up where the assembly can remove them (but not appoint them) so it's kinda weird. Why would you be able to remove them when you don't hire them? Personally, I think the confidence vote should be in the hands of the people directly or through average of polls (dip below 50% could trigger new election of governor, for example).

@Kaede-Sasaki

21 күн бұрын

Test

Could you do video on the local govts (presidential rather than parliamentary, differences like that)?

@japanyuntaku

19 күн бұрын

I have other videos that I want to get through first, but yes, I can do that! Keep an eye out!

thank you for saving me for my upcoming exam

@japanyuntaku

25 күн бұрын

I got you 👍 👍 👍

I have a question can any member of the ruling party declare that they want to be prime minister or does the person that is the Head of the ruling party automatically becomes Prime Minister?

@japanyuntaku

2 ай бұрын

Because the PM is elected in the Lower House, technically anyone can become PM if there is enough support behind that person (majority of votes). It's just common practice, though, that the Head of the Ruling Party gets voted as PM.

How many Acts are passed by japanese parliament and how to read them in English?

@japanyuntaku

10 ай бұрын

I don’t know how many are made per year, but there are roughly 2000 laws (法律) plus 5000 orders of revisions/updates (法令). As for English translations, you can visit the Japanese law translation website (gojp domain).

Minor, not every country has regional authorities. Vatican

It is a bit funny how in Japan it's the right-wing parties that want Constitutional reform, and the left-wing parties that want its preservation. Usually it's the reverse. Anyway, good explanation. Hope the video grows.

@japanyuntaku

Жыл бұрын

I think it's funny too 😂 Thanks, I hope this video grows too 🙏

Please make a comment about LDP constitution manifesto because when I read that it really make me scared that Japan will turn to Fascism like in the past, a lot of Human Right article in the constitution manifesto are very bad imo, please make a video about that

@japanyuntaku

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Would you be interested in their "old" proposal (2012) or the new agenda? The old proposal caused a lot of public backlash that the LDP dropped it, but looking into that would be fun as well 😷I'll try to make videos on both!

@rayhansaputra__

10 ай бұрын

@@japanyuntaku I interested both actually (old proposal and the new agenda), I would be glad if you make video about those topic. Good luck I really like your channel👍👍

Democracy and freedom of speech are sacred in Japan and Germany

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Couldn't help noticing that there are bearded dudes, female redheads and indian/african people in the illustrations supposed to represent the _japanese_ government 😅 I know it's just stock art to use as visual aid and doesn't retract from the video (which is great and very informative, btw), but it's still a bit funny fir me, knowing Japan is 98% ethnically homogenous and that big business/government people there are such sticklers for dress code they wouldn't be caught dead sporting a beard or even a moustache.

@japanyuntaku

5 ай бұрын

Yup, sorry I couldn't find Japanese-looking Asian stock images/drawings, so I just did what I had to do 😅

@Tranzisto

5 ай бұрын

@@japanyuntaku oh come on, no need to apologize, the video is perfectly fine, I simply noticed the images because I'm an illustrator myself and it's just a bad habit to constantly over-analyze any piece of visual art that comes into my view.

@japanyuntaku

5 ай бұрын

@@Tranzisto 🙏

Bro forgot the system before World War 2

@japanyuntaku

3 ай бұрын

The video intentionally targets modern government 🤷‍♂️

@lucwarfel

15 күн бұрын

​@@japanyuntakuDont shrug your hands at him! How rude...

Japan should apologize to Korea and China first. Japan used Korean women as sexual slavery during the imperialism and committed many bad things, but has so far refused to admit it. There is a desperate need for global efforts. But I'm not referring to the Japanese people. I mean the Japanese government

@japanyuntaku

19 күн бұрын

Japan officially apologized a few times (1995, 2009, etc.), but I would agree with you that it probably wasn't genuine. Either way, I won't get into details here, but I agree with you that more can be done.