Day 1,682: revelation, enrage, vex

Yet the revelations come just as the government has been pushing for greater transparency in the private sector, through a strict new tax-invoicing system and corporate-governance reforms. Learning that politicians were stuffing their pockets meanwhile has enraged the public.

Though Japan’s democracy has so far avoided the ills of populism and polarisation that vex others, it is far from healthy.

Japan’s ruling party is in crisis

Artwork of the day 
The Angel of Revelation
William Blake
Date: 1803 - 1805
Style: Symbolism
Genre: religious painting
Media: pen, ink, watercolor
Dimensions: 26.2 x 39.3 cm

Word of the day 
revelation: the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known:
enrage: to cause someone to become very angry:
vex: to cause difficulty to someone, or to cause someone to feel angry, annoyed, or upset:

Quote of the day
“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”

― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars