Meet Japan's Newest Communists

Proliferation Bureau Chief Kaku-san | The party describes him as “a man of passion and leader of the bureau who was behind the launch of the Proliferation Bureau. He goes by the name of Kaku-san. The gigantic megaphone that heʼs cocooned in is apparently part of…
Proliferation Bureau Chief Kaku-san | The party describes him as “a man of passion and leader of the bureau who was behind the launch of the Proliferation Bureau. He goes by the name of Kaku-san. The gigantic megaphone that heʼs cocooned in is apparently part of his body.”
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Member in charge of Okinawan affairs Shisa | “He is an Okinawan spirit who loves beautiful sea and islands. His jaw came unhinged sometime after years of roaring to the government and the U.S. for the withdrawal of U.S. bases, but his fighting spirit is still…
Member in charge of Okinawan affairs Shisa | “He is an Okinawan spirit who loves beautiful sea and islands. His jaw came unhinged sometime after years of roaring to the government and the U.S. for the withdrawal of U.S. bases, but his fighting spirit is still intact.”
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Kometaro Tawara, member in charge of anti-Trans-Pacific Partnership affairs | “He is gentle and strong. Normally, he’s pretty quiet, but about the TPP he can’t stay silent. He is a true son of Japan who loves Japanese culture and food.”
Kometaro Tawara, member in charge of anti-Trans-Pacific Partnership affairs | “He is gentle and strong. Normally, he’s pretty quiet, but about the TPP he can’t stay silent. He is a true son of Japan who loves Japanese culture and food.”
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Member in charge of anti-nuclear power, Otento Sun | “He’s a nature-lover, always cheery and radiant like the sun. In fact, he is the sun. But once the conversation turns to nuclear power, he becomes demonic and launches a tirade that’s unthinkable from his…
Member in charge of anti-nuclear power, Otento Sun | “He’s a nature-lover, always cheery and radiant like the sun. In fact, he is the sun. But once the conversation turns to nuclear power, he becomes demonic and launches a tirade that’s unthinkable from his personality.”
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Member in charge of employment, Koyo no Yoko | “A mysterious lady who’s been hopping around various jobs. Using her vast experience and outspokenness, she doesn’t mince words getting down to the core of employment issues. She always wears sunglasses and a trench…
Member in charge of employment, Koyo no Yoko | “A mysterious lady who’s been hopping around various jobs. Using her vast experience and outspokenness, she doesn’t mince words getting down to the core of employment issues. She always wears sunglasses and a trench coat.”
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Member in charge of tax savings, Gamagucchan | “This man became a hopeless penny pincher after buying his dream home (35-year loan), and he is very critical of the government’s unnecessary tax increases. When you open his coin-purse head, his eyes get pulled…
Member in charge of tax savings, Gamagucchan | “This man became a hopeless penny pincher after buying his dream home (35-year loan), and he is very critical of the government’s unnecessary tax increases. When you open his coin-purse head, his eyes get pulled apart, which is kind of disgusting, but even more disgusting is what rapturous things he says when you put money in him.”
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Member in charge of the Constitution, Master Poken | “A kind-hearted pacifist who holds Japan’s Article 9 of the Constitution as his personal principle, while also being a martial-arts master with a ninth-degree belt.” Note: Article 9, renounces war and military…
Member in charge of the Constitution, Master Poken | “A kind-hearted pacifist who holds Japan’s Article 9 of the Constitution as his personal principle, while also being a martial-arts master with a ninth-degree belt.” Note: Article 9, renounces war and military capabilities.
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Member in charge of child-rearing education, Ikuko Kosodate | “A super mom who gives everything she has to raise and educate her 10 kids. She’s planning to have one more child and then start a family soccer team.”
Member in charge of child-rearing education, Ikuko Kosodate | “A super mom who gives everything she has to raise and educate her 10 kids. She’s planning to have one more child and then start a family soccer team.”
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