I’m really fed up with the ongoing political turmoil within the LDP.
In Japan, people rarely speak openly about their political opinions. Perhaps... because talking about politics with too much enthusiasm can make others uncomfortable.
So I don’t feel I can share my thoughts freely with anyone.
As I wrote the other day, I still can’t understand why Ishiba refuses to step down.
Experts on social media offer all kinds of opinions, but in reality, no one seems to clearly explain what he’s trying to do.
There’s a growing movement within the LDP, where many members are trying to take various steps to push him to resign.
But honestly, I’m worried these efforts will eventuallyt fail....and that he’ll end up staying on as prime minister until the end of his term.
On the other hand, I’ve started to realize that the recent political turmoil has made me more aware of my own political leanings.
Looking back, I think I’ve had a fairly conservative, right-leaning ideology.
But I just hadn’t noticed it until former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passed away.
Since then, things in Japan have been shifting little by little, and my concern for the country’s future has been growing steadily.
At the same time, I sometimes feel a bit lost.
I wonder if I’m just living in a bubble created by social media.
Whenever I scroll through my timeline on X (Twitter), I see tons of posts criticizing Ishiba.
I try to focus on the ones written by experts who explain things clearly, with rational arguments based on reliable sources and the law.
But when I turn to the mainstream media, the tone feels completely different.
It's so much weaker!
I’ve always known that some media outlets openly criticize the LDP and support left-leaning parties.
But recently, I was shocked to see even NHK, which is considered to be always neutral and fair, reporting in what seemed like a biased way.
For example, an NHK news anchor said,
“There are some policymakers calling for Ishiba’s resignation.”
But according to other reports on social media, the majority of attendees at last night’s meeting actually demanded his resignation—and only a few supported him!
That wording in the NHK report gives a completely different impression to viewers.
It made me realize I might not be able to trust even NHK anymore.
(In fact, there have been a lot of similar examples I've seen until recently, but this was the decisive factor to me.)
So now, I honestly don’t know what to believe.
Maybe...
Am I living in a social media bubble?
Am I only seeing one side of the story?
Am I falling into confirmation bias?
I always try to seek out fair, balanced information.
But the truth is—I’m not confident that I really have it.
