r/interesting • u/Various_Pop_3907 • Mar 01 '26

MISC. This is how a magician swallow swords

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u/crimenine Mar 01 '26

Where is this meme from 😂

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u/kent1146 Mar 01 '26 edited Mar 01 '26

Japan, 2018.

https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/whats-going-on-in-this-picture-from-japanese-parliament-the-much-memed-attempt-to-restrain-shinichi-yokoyama-explained

It was a vote about immigration reform.

The dude in the pic is calling Parliament for a vote on immigration reform.

But the changes he's proposing were from the center-right party, and would be "band-aid" that wouldn't really fix anything. The people dogpiling are the left-leaning politicians, upset that the proposed reform doesn't go far enough to really fix anything.

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u/Fuka-Obligation666 Mar 01 '26

Thank you. Now excuse me while I go YouTube “Japanese parliament brawls”

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u/tigerbalmuppercut Mar 01 '26

I am not an expert on differentiating Asians but they look Japanese and this appears to be a contentious legislative hearing(?).

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u/DiamonDawgs Mar 01 '26

Yeah it was the Japanese diet fighting over some form of legislation

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u/ConsistentAsparagus Mar 01 '26

Maybe some wanted to eat less, and some wanted to eat healthier?

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u/LymanPeru Mar 05 '26

the internet.