Just returned from a trip to Japan. In truth, I think modern Tokyo is one of the great accomplishments in civilizational history. It is the apex city.
There are 40 million people living there with extremely high levels of *justified* social trust.
It's incredibly clean, orderly, and safe, and yet it doesn't feel totalitarian--at least not if you behave yourself like a civilized person. The respect for individual freedom is clear and visible.
Reaching such high levels of social harmony would be an accomplishment for a single neighborhood, but Tokyo happens to the biggest city in the world. The sheer size alone is unbelievable--the infrastructure alone boggles the mind--and yet it's coupled with ultra-high levels of social harmony. There's nothing else like it.
Truly, it gives me some pride as a human. What an incredible thing we've accomplished.
The activity of a Russian Navy vessel in the waters surrounding Japan.
-At around 11:00 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2026, JMSDF spotted RFN Steregushchiy-class FFG x 1 (hull number 343) sailing northeastward in the waters approximately 80 km south of Yonaguni-jima Island.
From Sep. 25 and 28, the JASDF’s fighters scrambled to cope with a suspected intrusion into Japan’s airspace over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.
JSDF continues to responding to protect our territory and peace for the people of Japan 24/7. (sample image)
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