Recently, there has been a major earthquake in the Japanese political arena. In addition to the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being shot dead on the street, there is another incident that has attracted attention. That is, an Internet celebrity who became famous by exposing scandals in the Japanese entertainment industry was elected as a senator. After being successfully elected, Internet celebrity Higashiya Yoshikazu excitedly cheered in front of the camera, "Old members of Congress who are sleeping in Congress, all stand up! Please do it Be prepared to tremble!”
There is a pessimistic analysis from Japanese media. There will definitely be shocks in Japan’s entertainment industry and political and economic fields in the future.
Some people may be curious, what kind of trouble can a small Japanese Internet celebrity stir up even if he really becomes a senator? After all, the threshold for Japanese senators has always been low. Cartoonists, actors, and idols who are somewhat famous all have a chance to be voted into the Senate.
Picture: Higashiya Yoshikazu was elected.
However, the reason why Japan’s future economic field will be affected is mainly because Higashiya Yoshikazu not only broke the news about scandals in the Japanese entertainment industry, but even the big bosses in the business world did not Let it go.
According to Global Network , at the end of June this year, Yoshikazu Higashiya posted a video on his personal account, saying that a "president named M" in Japan was suspected of summoning Ukrainian women to hold an indecent party. After that, Japanese netizens speculated , this President M is none other than Hiroshi Mikitani, the president of Japan's Rakuten Group.
Originally it was just a guess, but Mikitani Hiroshi himself jumped out and responded, "When Ukrainians are suffering from the war, what's wrong with throwing a party to make them forget about the war?" Many netizens believe that Mikitani Hiroshi is a disguised admission of his organization. party.
whistleblower Yoshikazu Higashiya said that he had relevant evidence and materials, and also revealed that there were many CEOs of large companies in this party. According to Higashiya Yoshikazu's candidacy conditions, he said that after he is successfully elected, he will reveal 47 dirty things about Japan. So if Yoshikazu Higashiya releases the materials of Hiroshi Mikitani's party, it will undoubtedly disturb the Japanese business community.
Picture: Hiroshi Mikitani
After all, Rakuten Group is a Japanese online retail giant with a wide range of industries, including Rakuten Bank, securities companies, toy hobbies, electronic products, automotive supplies, securities, communications, etc. According to Forbes magazine's "2021 Japan Rich List", president Hiroshi Mikitani is worth US$7.5 billion.
Japan's Rakuten Group is involved in so many industries. If the materials in Higashiya Yoshikazu's hands are exposed, the stock prices of the companies involved may face a sharp drop. Coupled with the fact that a large number of business people attended the party that day, Yoshikazu Higashiya's revelations will become a domino driver in the Japanese business community and cause turmoil in the entire industry.
However, it is still unknown whether Higashiya Yoshikazu will eventually release the so-called "scandalous materials" in his hands. But even if he cannot stir up the Japanese business world, it is certain that he will influence Japanese politics in the future. After all, after he was elected as a senator, he vowed to the camera, "People like me can also become politicians, and Japan can still be saved."
Yoshikazu Higashiya became a politician, which also reflected the absurd side of Japanese politics. After all, he himself became famous by talking about scandals, and the artists he broke the news were all friends with him. He made a lot of money by selling his friends' privacy, which is what we often call "fading". Ill-gotten gains.
can also see that the Japanese people do not have high moral requirements for their politicians. After all, in addition to being a big influencer who broke the news, he is also charged with fraud. It's ridiculous, don't you think, to open the doors of Congress to a politician suspected of fraud?
Picture: Japanese Parliament
Some people are curious, is the threshold for Japanese politicians so low? In fact, Japanese senators are elected by the Japanese people themselves, so many influential people have a chance to be elected. For example, in this election, Japanese cartoonist Ken Akamatsu also became a politician. In fact, this also exposes the shortcomings of the Japanese in selecting national politicians. As long as you are eye-catching enough and the traffic is large enough, you will have the opportunity to become a politician.
But this also sets a bad precedent. You can enter the political arena by following the evil path. Who will be honest in the election in the future? Higashiya Yoshikazu is just the beginning. In the future, Japanese politics may not necessarily be filled with monsters and monsters. .
