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Cake day: November 6th, 2024
  • Shifty Eyes@leminal.spacetoMechanical Keyboards@lemmy.ml•Best places to get keycaps? To EuropeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    “Delivered Duty Paid” if you have that option with the website. The times I’ve had to deal with import duties, DHL and Fedex baked in the customs fee, so that I just pay upfront with the shipping costs. I’ve done this when receiving orders to Japan and to the US.

    Otherwise I agree, its annoying. At least the times I’ve been hit with duties, I could still get my item from the delivery driver, and either pay on the spot, or pay online first and then schedule the delivery.

  • Shifty Eyes@leminal.spacetoWorld News@lemmy.world•Foreign business owners face frantic scramble to leave Japan amid tighter visa rulesEnglish
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    4 months ago

    The right wing populist party sanseito and rise of populist policies is also driven by younger voters (below 50) in Japan. For those who don’t follow Japanese politics closely, the Liberal Democratic Party has been in power for decades and moves in what ever direction it needs to to maintain power. Far right Sanseito influenced Japanese politices enough since 2020 to push Japan in that direction, because the LDP just absorbs the platform of contenders.

    Disenfranchised voters below 50 in a country that’s be stagnant or declining for 35 years. Not just elderly like you might think. Now the boogeyman scapegoat is foreigners.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanseitō

    "The speech of the party is emotionally rather than logically appealing. Therefore, they appeal to the sensibilities of the politically inexperienced and have increased their support.

    According to Japanese political analyst Hiroo Hagino, the party is supported by the younger population, who have become disappointed with politics centred on the elderly. According to a JNN survey, a higher proportion of young people voted for Sanseitō in the last election than other demographics. Some Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officials expressed worry that they might lose votes because both parties have conservative policies. Most of the Sanseitō voters did not support the Kishida government. The appeal of Sanseitō among young people is partly linked to the social crisis Japan is currently experiencing. Growing inequality due to slowing growth since the 1990s and persistent inflation, which is eroding purchasing power, have dampened the hopes for the future of younger generations, many of whom do not have permanent jobs."