The Chosun Ilbo, South Korea's largest media outlet, published a detailed report on the "Dog Cat Peace Party."
- ernestau
- Feb 14
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February 14, Chosun Ilbo Tokyo correspondent Son Ho-cheol
"Don't eat dog meat... Japan's New Deal Party proposes enacting a bill banning dog meat"
On the 12th, dozens of paintings bearing the words "I am not food" were displayed on the first floor of a Tokyo hotel. It was the press conference to launch the new political party, the 12 Peace Party. The conference room, which can accommodate more than 130 people, was packed with people, and about 10 wireless cameras were densely installed in the back of the conference room. In Japanese, "wan" means dog and "nyan" means cat. The new party's declared goal is to enact a law banning the consumption of dog meat.
It seems absurd that the purpose of the ban is to prevent people from eating dog meat in Japan, where the culture of eating dog meat is almost nonexistent. However, the possibility that this move will attract attention ahead of the July Senate elections may not be ignored. The new leader is Debbie Sukarno (85 years old). As the third wife of Indonesia's first president Sukarno, she was called "Madame Debbie" and was well-liked by the Japanese people. Debbie said, "Dogs and cats are like our family, so it's really sad that they are being eaten." Strategist Shinnosuke Fujikawa, known as the "God of Elections," is the election campaign chairman. "My campaign intuition is that we can win at least two or three seats, and at most five seats," Fujikawa said.
At the press conference, it was said that "There are reports that there are 100 stores selling dog meat in Japan," but few people in Japan eat dog meat. If such stores exist, their target customers are likely to be foreign workers. That is why the ban proposed by the new party gives a strange feeling of superiority in the eyes of Japanese people. Debbie points out that "Japan is a developed country, but it has not banned dog meat eating, so it is likely to become a breeding ground for the spread of dog meat consumption." To put it delicately, Japan should take the initiative to correct the wrong culture of dog meat eating in some Asian countries. Some people may try to get easy votes from cat and dog lovers who are disappointed with existing political parties and are indifferent to elections by showing cruel dog and cat slaughter videos on YouTube.
Why doesn't Japan's political circles enact a "dog meat ban" without opposition? "We have been lobbying the Japanese Diet for a ban for years, but no bill has yet been submitted," said Hiroshi Horiike, co-chair of the new party and president of the World Dog Alliance. It's all because of whale meat. Whale meat is so common in Japan that there are even vending machines that sell it. Despite criticism from the international community, the Japanese government still claims that "whale meat is a traditional food culture." If we were to hastily ban dog meat and other Asian countries followed suit and banned whale meat, we would be in trouble. While Japanese politicians only thought about their own interests and ignored the issue of anti-dog meat eating, which has recently been agreed upon globally, the 12 Peace Party took advantage of the opportunity.
When the former Diet member learned that the venue for the 12 Peace Party press conference was full, he lamented, "Is this really true?" This may be the Japanese "inertia for peace" that has allowed them to persevere even in the face of international crises such as the North Korean nuclear issue, the cross-strait issue, and the Ukraine-Palestine war. Looking at the Korean political world, which is in the midst of an impeachment crisis, even this point is enviable.
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