In front of a checkered board of candidates and prefectures, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sits alone. The red rosettes behind him represent winning LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) candidates in the recent elections, and there are less of them on there than he wanted. In fact, it is a historical loss for both his party, and within Japanese politics as a whole.

Through comprehensive campaigns and repressive sexual policies, the Singaporean state establishes an ‘Asian’ hetero-nationalist narrative that dictates the citizen’s every move.

While freedom and individual rights within the PRC still remain amongst the world's lowest, the long-lasting impacts of the White Paper Protests have ushered in hopes for passive resistance against the government, and with it a small but robust chance for change.