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Frankly speaking, I do not necessarily support Ukraine but it is hard to say this in the Japanese society now because of a "stream" which is created by the government and media. Shimizu has become a good target for them as an ignorant countryman.
 
If you are willing to steal from refugees and your own countrymen you are not ignorante.
Even worse when in such a position.
I do not know anything about Japan, but i do know a these kind of vermin.
It is for sure not only a Japane thing but when money is involved in disaster the real rats come and surface. Every time.
 
If I may add, the Japanese goverment and media has to regard neighbors as enemies by supporting Ukraine because this has been a rare good chance for the Japanese nationalists to expand military power since the ww2 ended. Abe suggested even the lease of nuclear weapons from the US when he was alive.

Japan plans to acquire up to 400 Tomahawk missiles from US

Japan plans to acquire up to 400 Tomahawk missiles from US | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

The Japanese government plans to acquire up to 400 US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles to help boost counterstrike capabilities.
www3.nhk.or.jp
 
There are two types of Japanese swords - Old Swords (古刀 = Kotoh) and New Swords (新刀 = Shintoh).
The former was made before the 16th century for the battle of civil wars and the latter was done as the peacetime decoration after the period. According to IJA's testimonies during the Sino-Japanese War, New Swords were beautiful but too hard and sometimes broken. Old Swords were often bent but could be straightened easily in the battlefield to continue fighting. JSDF looks a Shintoh to me.
 
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Collection of minor news may tell our reality a little bit.

Myanmar Army awards Taro Aso and his fellow the honorary title and medal

On February 20th, the Myanmar Government controlled by the army has awarded Vice President of Japan's LDP Taro Aso and Hideto Watanabe, President of the Japan Myanmar Associationthe, the honorary titles and medals in the capital city of Nepido for their contribution to the development of Myanmar while western countries are strengthening economic sanctions. Myanmar Army expects economic supports from Japan.

Watanabe is said commented "I will work hard for the development of Myanmar for the rest of my life as well as for the status of the Myanmar Army." Aso and Watanabe have long been working on the development of special economic zone in Myanmar.

ミャンマー国軍、麻生太郎氏らに名誉称号と勲章を授与…経済支援を期待か

【読売新聞】　【バンコク＝津田知子】ミャンマーの実権を握る国軍は２０日、首都ネピドーで、ミャンマーの発展に貢献したとして自民党の麻生太郎副総裁と日本ミャンマー協会会長の渡辺秀央・元郵政相に名誉称号と勲章を授与した。欧米各国が経済制裁
www.yomiuri.co.jp


Myanmar people in Japan protest

On March 3rd, Myanmar people in Japan held a protest in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ask the Japanese government's view on the awarding of honorary titles and medals in February to LDP's Vice President Taro Aso and former Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Hideo Watanabe, President of the Japan Myanmar Association, from the Myanmar Government that took power in the coup.

ミャンマー国軍から麻生氏らがなぜ勲章？　在日ミャンマー人が抗議（朝日新聞デジタル） - Yahoo!ニュース

　在日ミャンマー人たちが3日、外務省前で抗議行動をした。クーデターで実権を握ったミャンマー国軍から、自民党の麻生太郎副総裁と、元郵政相の渡辺秀央・日本ミャンマー協会長に2月、名誉称号と勲章が贈られた
news.yahoo.co.jp


Aso's medal was received as an individual. Chief Cabinet Secretary confirms

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno declined to make specific mention on the Myanmar Army awarding honorary titles and medals to LDP Vice President Taro Aso and former Post Minister Hideo Watanabe, Chairman of the Japan Myanmar Association. "I am aware that they were personally awarded the medals. The government is not in a position to comment" he said.

He also emphasized "We still maintain our position that we do not recognize the legitimacy of the February 2021 military coup."

麻生氏のミャンマー勲章は「個人として受章」、官房長官 - 日本経済新聞

松野博一官房長官は22日の記者会見で、ミャンマー国軍が自民党の麻生太郎副総裁と日本ミャンマー協会会長の渡辺秀央元郵政相に名誉称号と勲章を授与したことに関して具体的な言及を避けた。「個
www.nikkei.com
 
Chinese captain suspected of poaching coral has been released as the Chinese Consulate paid collateral money

On the 3rd, the Kagoshima District Public Prosecutor's Office released a 58-year-old Chinese captain of a Chinese coral fishing boat (40.9 meters long, with 11 people on board) who was arrested on suspicion of violating the Fisheries Sovereignty Act (unauthorized fishing) and sent to prosecutors.

On the same date, the consulate paid the collateral money stipulated by the Fishery Sovereignty Act to the Kagoshima Coast Guard Department through the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka. The prosecutor's office did not disclose the amount.

On February 22, Captain Hu was arrested red-handed on suspicion of operating without permission to collect coral in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Japan, approximately 80 kilometers west of Gajajima Island in Toshima Village. The 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters did not disclose whether the captain confirmed or not, or whether there were corals on board, saying "an obstacle to the investigation."

After his release, the captain returned to the fishing boat moored in Taniyama 2nd Ward, Kagoshima Port to set sail for China with 10 crew members who stayed on board.

サンゴ密漁疑いの中国人船長釈放　総領事館が担保金支払う（南日本新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース

　鹿児島地検は３日、漁業主権法違反（無許可操業）容疑で逮捕・送検された中国サンゴ漁船（全長４０．９メートル、１１人乗り組み）の中国人船長の男（５８）を釈放した。
news.yahoo.co.jp
 
US Marine in Iwakuni Base indicted without restraint for car theft and rear-end collision in Yamaguchi Pref.

On February 15, the Yamaguchi District Public Prosecutor's Office Iwakuni Branch indicted without detention a 20-year-old male Marine assigned to the US military base in Iwakuni of stealing a car and causing a rear-end collision while intoxicated. The prosecutor's office has not disclosed whether the charges were approved or not.

According to the indictment, the Marine broke into the office of a car dealership in Iwakuni on December 3, 2022. He stole the key of a car parked on the property and drove under the influence of alcohol. The driver of collision was injured but the Marine did not report it to the police.

According to the owner who runs the dealership, the car was purchased by his son and had just been delivered the day before the incident.

岩国基地米兵を在宅起訴　乗用車盗み追突事故　山口

山口地検岩国支部は、乗用車を盗み、酒気を帯びた状態で追突事故を起こしたなどとして、建造物侵入と窃盗、自動車運転処罰法違反（過失傷害）、道交法違反（酒気帯び運転…
www.sankei.com
 
Defense spending - Disappeared 300 billion yen (about $2.3B). Lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto points out.

Question to the Ministry of Defense by Ms. Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, at the House of Councilors Budget Committee on March 1.

"The Ministry of Defense purchased an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft called Global Hawk for 61.3 billion yen ($470M) nine years ago. The ministry also paid additional 295.1 billion yen ($2.2B), almost five times of the original cost, as maintenance costs. Where is the Global Hawk, by the way? It is not delivered for nine years yet."

立憲・辻元清美議員が追及 米軍がポンコツとした幽霊機体の維持費が3000億円！のナゼ（日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL） - Yahoo!ニュース

「どこに、どこの、どこから持ってくるんですか」 　1日の参院予算員会。立憲民主党の辻元清美議員は、岸田文雄首相が打ち出した「異次元の少子化対策」をめぐる予算について質問。防衛予算の大幅増額はあっと
news.yahoo.co.jp
 
Fictitious billing/inflated billing.

2.5 billion yen ($19M) fraud from Rakuten Mobile Corp. 3 former managers arrested... 5 billion yen ($38M) in total?

On the 3rd, the Metropolitan Police Department accused Yuki Sato (46), former logistics management manager of Rakuten Mobile Corp (Setagaya Ward, Tokyo), for defrauding about 2.5 billion yen by inflating the outsourcing expenses associated with the maintenance of mobile phone base stations. With two other men, three were arrested on suspicion of fraud. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the amount of inflated claims to the company has reached 5 billion yen in total over the three years since 2019......

The announcement says the three colluded in June 2021 when the Rakuten Mobile outsourced the storage and transportation of materials associated with the development of mobile phone base stations to Japan Logi, the warehouse rent. It is suspected that they overstated transportation vehicle charter costs by about 920 million yen ($7.07M) and tricked Rakuten Mobile into paying about 2.5 billion yen ($19M) including the overstated amounts.

楽天モバイルから２５億円詐欺、元部長ら３人逮捕…水増し請求５０億円か

【読売新聞】　携帯電話の基地局整備に伴う業務委託費を水増しし、楽天モバイル（東京都世田谷区）から約２５億円をだまし取ったとして、警視庁は３日、同社の元物流管理部長・佐藤友紀容疑者（４６）（港区高輪）ら男３人を詐欺容疑で逮捕した。警視
www.yomiuri.co.jp
 
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