Japan elected a manga artist to its national parliament to fight Western-style political correctness.
Ken Akamatsu — creator of Love Hina and Negima! — won a seat in the House of Councillors in 2022 on a platform of protecting creative freedom.
He continues to push back against overseas censorship pressures in 2026.
In March, Senators Ken Akamatsu and Taro Yamada publicly clarified that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is not interested in censoring the internet under the excuse of “protecting children.”
It's great to see Japan fighting back against Western censorship pressure!
Since I’ve been on a world tour, I hadn’t had the chance to watch it, but this morning, I finally got to see James Gunn’s “Superman.” It was good.
It was neither dark nor stylish, cool or even “super.” The perspective of the audience—the distance and elevation—is different from the “Superman” we used to LOOK UP (into the sky) to. This film gently observes the human being Clark Kent and Superman as one and approaches him from the same human perspective. It’s a heartwarming “human” film.
The movie itself wasn’t “punk,” but “Punkrocker” by Teddybears, with vocals by our very own Iggy Pop, played during the credits — that part was pure punk, and it was amazing.
"You say you won't use AI, but why is photoshop any different? Don't you use a keyboard to type, instead of writing on paper with pencil? Aren't all tools the same?"
There's no discussion to be had with people this willfully ignorant. It's Adam Conover levels of retardation.
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