I sort of cheated by making a wandering Japanese noble starting out in Europe [probably impossible historically]. After a few generations my mercenary band got asked into joining a claimant faction for the Holy Roman Empire that made me the Emperor.

Yes: it is very fun!

This is a local election, so the deposit is less. Although he claims he earns the money from working part time jobs, I suspect he may have inherited wealth.

FNN is basing these predictions on its own survey of nationwide party member votes. If it's accurate, things are looking difficult for Takaichi. I was not expecting Koizumi to be competitive in so many prefectures.

Here is one example of a speech that the Emperor delivered at a UN conference in 2023. It's not just some empty keynote address - he speaks in detail for 20 minutes about Japan's history of water management. It's very impressive. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d3S...

A viral tweet with over 1.2 million views calls on Japanese nationalists to choose a side: Who is the one involved in a con job?