On Tuesday, Japan’s parliament installed Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), as prime minister. The elevation to power of this ultra-nationalist, pro-war figure comes with a new ruling coalition that is rapidly pushing establishment politics even further to the right.
It’s kind of tough to have a functional democracy, free from fascist politicians, while also being a vassal to the American Empire.
Better upgrade the air defenses at Pearl Harbor.
We can put that off until the Chinese are dealt with.
I’ll bet the Chinese are thrilled.
I’m concerned about the rise of the far right on Europe and the Americas, but not so much with Japan. If Japan starts getting froggy, China will remember what they did to them in WWII, and crush them decisively, with help from every other Asian country, who also remembers Japan’s behavior. Asia HATES Japan.
Asia also hates China. Maybe it can implode.
Good to know Japan is just as stupid as the rest of us 🫠
"Furthermore, Takaichi’s elevation to power was a highly anti-democratic process. The broad population had no say in her election as LDP president nor in electing her to be prime minister. She was selected by the highest levels of the state as the bourgeois parties hashed out behind the scenes who would become prime minister. "
TIL the Japanese royal family does make sense, they’re an equally weird and complex bunch of rich assholes as the British once you get to the top.
The phrase Kabuki Theater comes to mind but isn’t quite right here
Japanese people are currently protesting against immigration… while having one of the lowest immigrant count as % of population, and solely depending on that for any gain in population. So yeah, Japan isn’t looking to bright right now. But then again, it’s the same country that has been deliberately designing suggestive outfits for schoolgirls for decades. I imagine Japanese and American government officials are good pals.
If the school uniform (the real one, and not the one you saw in anime or whatever) is suggestive to you, then I’m afraid it’s not the government problem.
At the end of the day this is just another right wing conservative politician in the same right wing conservative party that’s been ruling Japan for almost the entire time since 1955.
I wouldn’t quite say just another. She’s cozying up to Japan’s version of MAGA, and she’s another cult member, like Abe, which the government was trying to stamp out for a time. But generally you’re right.
Ah shit. Looks who’s back
Do you think they will remove the wheels from their fighter jet?
I love how the definition and use of the word “Liberal” varies so much across the world.
It’s by design. The fash saw communist principles and used them as marketing to get into power and do the opposite, and it still continues
Check out North Korea’s formal name.
Not that long ago, the commoners didn’t have many rights all over the world. A party asking for checks to the power of the emperor seems downright liberal in that world. LDP stayed mostly the same (maybe moving a bit to the right), but the world kept moving to the left and now they are a right wing party.
Is it true she said japan did nothing wrong during WW2?
It really pisses off the rest of Asia, that Japan won’t truly acknowledge their atrocities.
yeah that’s real shitty tbh. I just took japan at face value that they were like “uh yeah we fucked up sorry we did bad shit it was our fault”. damm
The taught their schoolchildren that they’re liberators during WW2. It led to some funny interactions between hololive JP and ID members during Indonesia’s independence day.
I don’t think that’s an uncommon view in Japan? Germany educated their people about the horrors and made sure to show nazis in a negative light. Japan didn’t do any of that AFAIK? They even kept emperor Hirohito.
Yeah that’s my understanding roughly.
What the fuck. Will do some reading on this. I was under the impression they denounced ala Germany but I never really looked into that specific thing.
They promote it/have a bunch of memorials.
wow. that’s crazy.
Is there a way I can find out who the Socialist Equality Party candidates are in my area?
