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How the Japanese Communist Party Survived For 101 Years
Efficiency in terms of time of getting legislature through is perhaps the main benefit from a unicameral system, making it important on the local level.
The audio is horrible. Please add official captions.
Good video, but the audio quality is bad.
Abolishing private property is the line between left and right. Komeito is not interested ending capitalism which makes them liberals.
How do the Komeito fare in local councils and mayoralties in Japan?
As a former American Soka Gakkai member who had their disagreements but no ill will, I'm pleased to see attention to this interesting part of Japanese politics
Surprisingly competent and well made all-around. Subscribed.
Komeito (Soka Gakkai) is NOT Buddhist it's a cult that a lot of Japanese hate it. and actual Buddhists don't consider them one of Buddhist branch as well.
I grew up with Soka Gakkai, my mom's side of the family is from Japan, and followers of SG/SGI. I didn't really pay attention to it 🤣 but I did always find it curious that they had a serious outreach to non-Japanese people, and really famous ones like Herbie Hancock and Tina Turner
without watching the full video, i think this is comparable to your christian democrat parties you can find in europe or latin america, but instead of christianity, its buddhist.
Awesome video. What do you use to make these images?? They really make the subject matter pop in a beautiful way
They're vectors, they can be made in programs like Illustrator or Inkscape
Soka Gakkai doesn't look Buddhist to begin with.
is this a re-upload? I remember watching this already quite some time ago
Yeah and it work when you do not care.
Great video
As someone who has always been religious (though not Buddhist) and also as someone who has had generally dovish inclinations I have long viewed Komeito as a good balancing force to more hawkish elements within the LDP. They sit in a really interesting place, don't they?
This was incredible, please do more
Yeah, I grew up in New Jersey as well. It's a democratic machine. And you have to pretty much tow tow a bit.Or you're never getting anything done.
Soka Gakkai are not Buddhists. They chant the Nam Myoho Renge Kyo purely for worldly gains. It is a controlling, destructive cult.
Love your channel!
I think it's important to also note that Japan Innovation (Ishin) and a few other parties, mainly Reiwa Shinsengumi, also draw support from younger types - just recently we saw Shinji Ishimaru, a populist who focused basically only on turning out younger people, place second in Tokyo because of this disconnect between the older political structure (LDP, Komeito, CDP, JCP, etc.) and the younger voters who don't feel like they have any sort of impact
Great video, my one issue is that you made it seem like Kokka (State) Shintō represents all of Shintō. The divinity of the Emperor was a doctrine of State Shintō, not the religion as a whole. Shintō is very diverse with many sub-faiths and sects, so I find it disappointing that it continues to be misrepresented.
Japanese politics explained by Kermit the frog
All your videos are very good! Thanks for all you do! Underrated for sure!
The anti CCP communists vs the pro CCP religious party... Damn
Politically speaking, the Komeito is kind of the "party of nobody" in my experience, the Japanese answer to the LibDems.
Centering your party around a religion is a great way to get a stable base. Thats also why personality cults are so effective.
Interested video, but I found your map of Europe very jarring lol. Why are Sicily, Britain and Ireland gone? And Brittany seems to have been chopped off France haha
Well,before in 1999 Komeito is a opposition who coalition with New party japan(the leader is Hosokawa clan guy) and others parties Fun fact,that Hosokawa clan guy who set 1994 Electoral reform as his last objection,then he resigned
great video! could you cover Indonesian politics next? I think it's interesting how Indonesian politics is basically a real life Game of Thrones
Sounds like socialists using religion as a means to an end to me, the North Vietnamese did similar things..
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One of the few true socialist parties out there, the JCP's commitment to pacifism is a sight to behold - even alt history mods in HOI4 rarely have the JCP as the one spearheading any armed struggles
Tht's a grat video. Very good overview
Be aware that religious denominations in Japan have really, really loose definitions of membership. They are likely much smaller than they claim.
Yes very low, Japan doesn't even have a female Prime Minister yet! The rest of the world has many female leaders.
Well, South Korea's recent female leader (a daughter of a military dictator) turned out to be a dangerous nutjob influenced by a Christian cult other than the Unification Church.
Hey! This is really good. Just having looked at the description, I think maybe audio levels could be a little better? Your voice is sometimes not clear. Thanks for your work!
Really interesting video, appreciate the content
Komeito reminds me of christian democrats
is voter apathy a studied aspect of the LDP's domination of japanese politics?
There have been studies on voter non-participation being a part of the LDP success yes. And there have been several reforms including the ones in 1994 to encourage the creation of a more two party system as well as the more recent lowering the Japanese voting age to 18 to encourage people to vote. But it hasn't really resulted in a drastic political change or drastically more political engagement. But the LDP were also out of power for a few years from 2009-2012 so the situation is always changing
As someone from New Jersey, this is literally the tip of the outer shell of the iceberg . While we have many good services, our politicians are notoriously corrupt
Very great video, absolutely interesting to understand further Japanese politics and this religious aspect. Funny enough, the only thing I knew about Soka Gakkai was the memes that were made between the 2000s to 2010s, and while I looked a bit into the religious group, I absolutely didn't knew much until this point.
What where these memes?
@@Lawarch It mostly had to do with actress Masami Hisamoto in an interview made by the Sōka Gakkai International, while some stayed only for the actress some expanded to mock the religion itself
@@Lawarch It used the name Hissu Amoto San / Airmoto, just to avoid problems with the church or actress, it was essentially just MADs of the Soka Gakkai interview
I admire your hardwork. such great research!
Thank you! Always appreciate your support
While watching this, it struck me that Soka Gakkai is akin to Japanese Christianity. 1. Origins during Upheaval and Foreign Rule: Just as Christianity emerged during a tumultuous period in the Roman Empire, Soka Gakkai originated in a time of significant upheaval in post-war Japan. Japan was under American occupation at that time, which can be compared to Roman rule in the Levant. 2. Development as a Branch or Spin-off: Soka Gakkai is a branch of Nichiren Buddhism, similar to how Christianity is a branch of Judaism. Also, just as Christianity, Soka Gakkai seems to be more about love love bombing then following strict rituals. This too reflects the relationship between Judaism and Christianity. 3. Focus on Marginalized Groups: Both Soka Gakkai and early Christianity focused on marginalized groups, such as the poor, the underprivileged and woman. And are also conservative about gender roles. 4. Cultural Upending: Soka Gakkai’s challenges to traditional Japanese values and norms, including Bushido and mainstream Buddhism, resonate with Christianity’s challenge to Roman religious and cultural norms. This parallels what Nietzsche referred to as 'slave morality.' 5. Refusal to Acknowledge Other Deities: Soka Gakkai’s strict focus on Nichiren’s teachings and Buddhism as the ultimate path mirrors Christianity’s monotheistic stance and its rejection of other deities, including the refusal to pay homage to Roman gods. 6. Public Rejection: Similar to early Christianity, Soka Gakkai encountered skepticism and criticism from mainstream society, akin to the Roman reaction to Christianity. Just as the Romans were suspicious of Christianity and did not understand how Christians practiced their faith, Soka Gakkai faced similar misunderstandings and doubts. 7. Government Prosecution: Soka Gakkai has faced legal and political scrutiny in Japan, much like early Christians endured persecution under Roman authorities. 8. Political Influence: Soka Gakkai’s eventual involvement in Japanese politics through the Komeito party parallels Christianity’s integration into the Roman political system after its early period of persecution. Both movements transitioned from being marginalized to becoming influential in their respective political spheres. 9. Declining Followers: Both religions are experiencing a decline in followers. Mind you, I know nothing about the religion pass this video. I am just noticing a pattern.
Apart from a few patterns they really couldn't been more different. The "Refusal to Acknowledge Other Deities" part just isn't correct as there's many Buddhist deities. Focusing on the teachings of Nichiren as a school of Nichiren Buddhism isn't exactly that surprising. Government Prosecution was done to Buddhism in general as Imperial Japan was trying to wipe out anything "foreign", even imperializing Shintō into State Shintō to claim divinity of the Imperial Family. Many believe Shintō was a construction of the Imperial Government, or that the divinity of the Imperial Family is a doctrine of all of it, but these are things of what was State Shintō only. The weird part is prior to the Imperial Government's order of separation, Shintō and Buddhism were very intertwined in Japan. After the fall of the Imperial Government, they have become somewhat intertwined again, though not to the same extent as before. Additionally Buddhism and Christianity are very different religions with wildly different theology and world views, though with some of the similar things that happened to Soka Gakkai and Christianity I can see some of the parallels in how both were treated early on.
One thing I notice reading this comment is the time span it took these two religions to go through this exact process. It took Christianity basically 1,000 years to go through these phases, while it too the Soka Gokkai less than 100 years to go through the same.
"International Pacifism" - A total psyop.