Koichi Nakano is a super star Poli sci professor who tells foreign correspondents only what they want to hear

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今日のニューヨーク・タイムズ国際欄のトップ記事は、「おじいちゃんクラブ」が牛耳る日本で声を上げる能條桃子さん @momokonojo ら若者たちの思いを特集。 pic.twitter.com/3hw4YIgsX4

— 福永 方人／Hojin FUKUNAGA (@ho_jin) February 27, 2021

An ‘Old Men’s Club’ Dominates Japan. The Young Just Put Them on Notice.

Change may come slowly in Japanese society, but social media has offered an outlet for a younger generation stifled by a rigid hierarchy.

Yet even as these generational shifts gain attention, broader change is likely to come slowly. While attitudes are evolving, and younger people are finding an unaccustomed voice through social media

森喜朗氏の発言「問題」９１％…読売世論調査

2021/02/07

「森会長適任」女性は4.2％、蔑視発言に厳しい視線　共同通信世論調査

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森会長は３日「女性がたくさん入っている理事会は時間がかかる」などと発言し、４日に謝罪、撤回した。年代別では中年層（４０～５０代）や高年層（６０代以上）で不適任が６０％を超えた。一方、若年層（３０代以下）は４５・６％にとどまり、どちらとも言えないは４６・２％だった。

前にもいったけど、全体的に森発言に批判的だが、若年層より中年層、高年層のほうが批判的なんだよね。

There is a generational change taking place in civil society,” said Koichi Nakano, a political scientist at Sophia University in Tokyo.

“There is a generational change taking place in civil society,” said Koichi Nakano, a political scientist at Sophia University in Tokyo. “But in the halls of power in politics, business and organizations in general, the iron grip of the old men’s club is still very much there.”

間違っているともいえないけど、統計に基づいているわけでもなく、印象論だよね。 

中野を引用した時点で・・・・記事としては予想がついちゃう。

“Seniority and age is still more important than ability,” said Jesper Koll, a senior adviser to the investment firm WisdomTree who has lived in Japan for more than three decades. “Japan is the world champion of pulling rank on you, and rank is not ability, but predominantly just age.”

わらっちゃうよなああ・・・・そんなに老人というだけで敬うなら、

Japan's jails a sanctuary for seniors

年寄りが保護を求めて刑務所いくわけないべ？・

“Even if you don’t have a lot of abilities, there are people who have been at the company for 10 or 20 or 30 years who are in very senior positions,” he said. “And with these people in power, there is a tendency when they say something that everyone else in the room just shuts up and feels they can’t say something.”

賃金抑制がいよいよ本格化するということ。　　　川崎重工、年功制を全廃　工場含む1万7000人対象: 日本経済新聞 https://t.co/lFuKChIDlz

— 河添　誠　KAWAZOE Makoto　＠ＢＬＭ (@kawazoemakoto) February 26, 2021

工業系でコレやるのはマズい。技能の伝承なんか二の次になるぞ。

川重、年功賃金を廃止　来年度、成果重視(時事通信)#Yahooニュースhttps://t.co/E2YLklNYXT

— TANK2ROW ✪櫻會 (@TANK2ROW) February 28, 2021

年功序列にも光と影があるからなああ。おれも若いときは年功序列絶対反対派。しかし、今となっては実力のないお父さんでも子供を大学に通わせるだけの賃金がもらえるからなああ、というメリットもみえている・・・・単純な話ではない。

He cited women who are opting out of marriage in record numbers, or young people who sidestep traditional corporate recruitment and pursue freelance careers.

Why are fewer people getting married?

Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University

A global trend

It’s not just the U.S. where this is happening.

The United Nations gathered data for roughly 100 countries, showing how marriage rates changed from 1970 to 2005. Marriage rates fell in four-fifths of them.

日本女性が結婚を選択しなくなっているわけではなく、結婚は世界的に減少している。

In Japanese society, “we were never taught to speak up or speak out on anything,” Ms. Fukuda said.

バーカ。おれはずっと叫んでいるんだよ・・・・右にも左にもくっつかず・・・孤軍奮闘ってやつ？・・・これぞ大和魂だろ？・・・・小野田さんや横井さんの気持ちが少しわかるようになったかも・・・

が、NYTが取り上げない。あいつらアメリカに都合の悪い話は取り上げないんだ。 

この記事は・・・まああ、中高生なみの作文だな。