engoku Page's Reiwa Chronicles 0046

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Kasugayama Castle, Narumi Shogunate

Lord: Uesugi Dōman-maru Kagetora

Observer: Page

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August 3, Tensho 451 (Reiwa 4th year)

"The Nagaoka Festival Fireworks and the Decline of Japan"

The Nagaoka fireworks event in Echigo has been a great success. Among them, the appearance of our lord has been celebrated by the people of Reiwa as the "Heaven, Earth, and Humanity Fireworks." However, it seems that the Reiwa Shogunate is concerned about the irresponsible behavior of its subjects who are enjoying themselves and posting on social media under the pretext of a picnic trip to Bantenren. The lack of response from the Reiwa Shogunate to the people's efforts to liven up Japan is becoming a serious problem. The rampant irresponsible behavior is turning Japan into a lawless land, and its downfall seems inevitable.

Launching fireworks represents hopes, prayers, and memorials for the future of the people. However, for the rulers, it has become nothing more than a short-term gain and a superficial show. The looming conflicts of interest between the government and private sectors, like the My Number Card and the abolishment of paper insurance certificates, will undoubtedly become the root cause of Japan's turmoil in the future. The consequences of rushing to pass the law to abolish paper insurance certificates next year, against the will of the people, will be significant. It would be wiser to reconsider the abolishment after some time has passed. If the validity period of qualification certificates becomes one to five years, it won't be much different from having paper insurance certificates.

According to the reports of Kenson, the issue of the Jingu Gaien redevelopment is undoubtedly connected to the Olympics interests. Similarly, the Go To Campaign during the pandemic and the problem of improper subsidies are all examples of conflicts of interest between the government and private sectors. This trend also extends to Japan-US relations. The establishment of the Japan-US Joint Committee in 1952 mainly served as a confirmation of Japan's military dependence on the US. Politics and the economy are influenced by one-sided yearly reform demands from America. This path will lead Japan to perpetual subservience to the US. Japan is currently home to over one hundred thousand US military personnel, with more than 100 US military facilities, including Misawa, Yokota, Yokosuka, Kure, Sasebo, and Okinawa. Since its defeat, Japan has lost control of its airspace to the US, resulting in restrictions on civilian flights. The Japan-US Security Treaty, Japan-US Atomic Energy Agreement, and Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement are all highly unequal treaties. They were determined in secret meetings between General MacArthur and the pre-war Emperor, so it is too late to complain about them now.