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Aug. 27, 2025

Notice Who's Making Japan's Ghost Towns Into African Nations (goodbye Samurai Culture) | mKim #165

Japan is giving its ghost towns to Africa.

Enjoy :)

Time Stamps

0:00 WE DON'T DELETE THE COMMENTS

5:02 Propaganda by Edward Bernays

10:28 African Hometowns in Japan

33:55 Is Bill Gates the Good Guy?

48:50 Indian Fatigué

54:00 Do We Need to Import Anyone?

1:12:42 Is the Global Population # Accurate?

1:17:52 Should the Government Choose Who Your Neighbors Are?


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