Good to see some reporting on how death threats have become the dark matter of American politics but there could have been more said on the (a) common source of the threats and (b) more grappling with what it means when civil rights are constrained by the gun.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...

The consumption tax cut went to the Diet on Friday but debate could be delayed by the uproar over Ag Minister Yana Kazuo. The Japanese government voiced its support for the ICC after new US sanctions on the court.

observingjapan.substack.com/p/government...

The consumption tax cut went to the Diet on Friday but debate could be delayed by the uproar over Ag Minister Yana Kazuo. The Japanese government voiced its support for the ICC after new US sanctions on the court.

observingjapan.substack.com/p/government...

Okay, Spike Lee directing this with Jim Carrey as the lead and Nic Cage in a supporting role? I'm there.

The Saint of Bushwick — Critical darling, 78/100, $232M tentpolegame.com/m/KEhGp0LNeY7e

I think this is the highest critics' score I've gotten. I think I would watch this?

Milepost Nine: The Road Remembers — Critical darling, 86/100, $209M tentpolegame.com/m/hq4OyYW8BfX2

Lawmakers again questioned Takaichi on the consumption tax cut and the scandal involving Agriculture Minister Yana, as well as her broader economic policy approach. A sub-committee of the lower house rules committee began discussing Diet reform.

observingjapan.substack.com/p/takaichi-d...

Lawmakers again questioned Takaichi on the consumption tax cut and the scandal involving Agriculture Minister Yana, as well as her broader economic policy approach. A sub-committee of the lower house rules committee began discussing Diet reform.

observingjapan.substack.com/p/takaichi-d...

Takaichi faced pointed questions about the consumption tax bill and Yana Kazuo, her agriculture minister. Calls from within the ruling coalition - and pressure from the media - for Yana's resignation are growing. Okinawa’s governor was in Tokyo. observingjapan.substack.com/p/spotlight-...