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.

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    4 hours ago

    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