The government will strengthen its support for overseas expansion so that talented Japanese artists can realize live performances and exchanges in more countries. We will create a future in which Japanese music resonates in diverse markets such as Asia, Europe, and North America》 【with image】World-class DJs snapped at Prime Minister Takaichi, saying “Who invited the tongue twister? On December 4, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi updated her X and expressed her government’s intention to support artists’ overseas development. In her X update on December 4, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that the government would support the overseas expansion of Japanese artists, saying, “We promise to provide multi-year support for overseas sales of 20 trillion yen by utilizing the over 55 billion yen supplementary budget recently approved by the cabinet, and we will strongly encourage it through public-private partnership. The plan for overseas sales is to be supported over multiple years through a strong public-private partnership. In response to this, he asked, “It is good that you are strengthening overseas support, but before that, shouldn’t you compensate the musicians whose performances in China were canceled this time for their income? The internationally acclaimed DJ and music producer Shuya Okino responded with the following words: “I like the idea of Prime Minister Takaichi’s ‘strengthening of overseas support. To a user who pasted an article reporting Prime Minister Takaichi’s “strengthening of overseas support” and asked “who caused the slip of the tongue,” Okino began as above and added, “And the cost of getting visas. Please don’t use taxpayers’ money to make up for your own failures,” he said, criticizing Mr. Koichi. He continued, “What about the invoice system? What about measures against high prices? What about the invoice system? He also criticized the LDP’s policies. On the other hand, Okino, who himself has been to China “many times,” said, “I have had no problems until now. Do you know why I couldn’t go this time? In response to Okino’s claim that the successive cancellations of Chinese performances were “Takaichi’s failure,” a reporter from a sports newspaper responded to a query from another user: “If you want to compensate, the Chinese government should do it, and Japan has nothing to do with it. It was not the Japanese government that chose the work and the place of work. In fact, you have no feelings toward China for its undemocratic way of stopping the performance in the middle of the performance, which could be taken as repression or an example? The situation is not necessarily sympathetic to the Japanese government, as Mr. Okino stated in his book, “I am not sure that I have any sympathy for China. On December 3, Tatsumi revealed in an XX that Okino had held a discussion with Kotaro Tatsumi, a member of the House of Representatives of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), on the topic of “Exclusionism Swirling Under the Takaichi Administration. He ordered the Communist Party to “grow bigger and bigger,” he said. This is not limited to Mr. Okino, but artists and celebrities who have pointed the finger of anger not at China but at Mr. Takaichi have come under fire one after another for cancelling a series of tours in China. Funky Sueyoshi, drummer of the rock band “Bakufu Slump” and who has devoted half his life to music activities in China since 1990, stated in X: “In my 40-year history of Chinese rock music, I have seen countless shows canceled. I don’t understand why people get so angry just because one show is canceled. Mr. Okino has been to China many times, and I think he is well aware of such “China risk. ……” (Entertainment journalist) For artists and promoters, the cancellation of a performance that has been scheduled is certainly a big problem. It is indeed a pity for artists and promoters to have their scheduled performances canceled. However, many people seem to think that Funky Sueyoshi’s words, “I think this is what it means to play rock music in this country (note: China),” sum up everything.
