Swimming Against the Current: The Melting of SNS Society and the "Public" by Mokinori Kanemaru Author: Mokinori Kanemaru Publisher: Kamogawa Publishing Release Date: November 20, 2025, First Edition Format: Softcover, 4x6 size, 327 pages (text) Price: 2,200 yen (tax included) A collection of lectures by Mokinori Kanemaru, who served as a caster for many years on the hard-hitting news program "Hodo Tokushu" (TBS). Includes six lectures: at the Japan Medical Workers' Union National Women's Exchange Meeting in Toyama, the 37th lecture of the Citizens' Nuclear Energy Commission, the 2nd anniversary commemorative lecture of the Chie-no-Mori Chizu Library, a lecture hosted by the National Network for the Unconstitutionality Lawsuit on Security Legislation, the 10th anniversary symposium of the Northern High School Students' Conference, and a lecture hosted by the Kyoto Chapter of Article 9 of the Constitution and Kamogawa Publishing. It warns of the transformation of democracy and the public sphere, stemming from the rapidly advancing SNS society. ★Purchased at a lecture held on December 6th. Both the cover and the body of the book have minor soiling. #MokinoriKanemaru #KamogawaPublishing #SNSSociety #Public #HodoTokushu