Good morning 1009

 

by Yuki

Yesterday we had lunch at Karaku Café. It was crowded, so we didn’t have enough time to talk with the owner couple.  Most of the customers were elderly women. There were many groups, and we happened to overhear one group’s conversation. They were talking about the new LDP leader, Ms. Takaichi.

Here in Japan, though this is just my opinion, women usually don’t talk about politics. Probably they don’t know much about her policies—just like me. Still, the fact that a woman has become the LDP leader for the first time is remarkable.

In the evening, I talked with a lady on Teams, which is the newer version of Skype. She was also interested in Ms. Takaichi and told me some things about her personal life—for example, that she divorced and later remarried the same person.

We don’t know yet whether she will become Prime Minister, since the other party in the ruling coalition might not agree to continue their partnership.

At dinner, Yuki and I also talked about her. He noticed that female commentators tend to be very critical of her on political TV programs. That might be true — women can be critical of other women. On the other hand, male commentators seem to choose their words very carefully, avoiding harsh or aggressive language. They used to shout insults at male politicians, but not this time.