In Tokyo a man hurled firebombs at the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) headquarters. The incident happened today‚ and luckily nobody got hurt. Police caught the guy right away‚ but they havent said why he did it
The LDP is going through a rough patch. Theyʼre dealing with a big money problem (some people think they didnt pay taxes right) Its making them less popular with folks. Some LDP members even lost the partys support and are now running on their own for the election
Speaking of elections theres one coming up in about a week. The LDP picked a new boss‚ Shigeru Ishiba‚ to try and make people like them again. But it might not be working: polls show theyre losing support. Still‚ its hard to say if theyll lose control in the election cause the other parties arent that strong either
Japans political scene is getting a bit heated. People are yelling at candidates‚ which is kinda weird for Japan. The LDP has been in charge for a long time and they helped make Japan rich after World War II. But theyʼve had some troubles lately
The Liberal Democratic Party has ruled Japan almost incessantly over recent decades
About two years back‚ Shinzo Abe (he used to be in charge) got killed while giving a speech. The guy who did it was mad about Abeʼs ties to a church. Some LDP folks still have connections to that church‚ which is causing problems
All this stuff is making the upcoming vote on 10/27/24 pretty interesting. Weʼll have to wait and see what happens