Japan’s leaders just showed the world they no longer trust their own people. A state only threatens to expose private citizens when it knows public anger is building faster than it can contain. That kind of move is not about keeping order, it is about keeping power, and it means the government feels cornered.
Once the first names are dragged into the light, thousands more will fall silent out of fear, and the silence itself will be the evidence of control. Markets will read the silence too, because when no one can question official reports, every number Japan publishes loses value. Investors begin to price in hidden risk, and capital leaks out in ways officials will never admit until it is too late.
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Mass suspension of Japanese nationalist accounts during Japan’s election:@himuro398@reo218639328632@PoppinCoco@mattariver1
Accused of “misinformation” for supporting patriotic policies. They did not violate TOS. This is censorship.
They need to be… pic.twitter.com/BdKHAPdGvt— クマシュン🇯🇵ISFJ (@isfjcutebear) September 22, 2025
Shocking stat of the day:
The Bank of Japan currently holds $250 billion worth of Japanese ETFs at book value, meaning what it originally paid.
At market value, or what they are worth today, these ETFs are worth over $508 billion.
As a result, the Bank of Japan owns ~7% of… pic.twitter.com/UhGGkzB3RW
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) September 21, 2025