Ken Mogi is a well-known brain scientist and, according to Wikipedia, was the fi…

Ken Mogi is a well-known brain scientist and, according to Wikipedia, was the first Japanese person to give a TED talk.

Well, Dr. Mogi has just begun a new vlog and the first installment is about the “Lozengate” issue (my term; I’ve heard のど飴騒動 in Japanese) here in Kumamoto. The YouTube video has an extremely artificial sounding laugh track but I think his ideas are good. If you understand spoken Japanese well, you might enjoy this. Even if you don’t understand what he’s saying, I think it’s interesting that the issue is generating debate far away from Kumamoto.

– Kirk

P.S. I think that the men who control the city council were trying to shame Ms. Ogata into submission. Perhaps it would be a good idea to give them a taste of their own medicine – let their attempt to bully Ms. Ogata be known to people all over the world and see if international opprobrium has any effect of their behavior. One step in this direction might be to share my English-language summary of the issue (following link):

https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/2148510448555709

Thanks in advance!