Published in SHISO-UNDO NEWS No. 182 Participants:Akira Fujiware (School Worker / Moderator) Shozo Hirono (Activist Group Shiso-Undo) Hiroshi Inagaki (Shiso-Undo Editorial Department) Hideto Osaka (Local Government Non-Regular Worker) Kazuhiro Okie
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It is no secret that the Trump administration supports nationalist right-wing parties across Europe. Trump, Musk, and numerous figures from the US administration have openly expressed their support in various
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