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.
Good to know Japan is just as stupid as the rest of us 🫠
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.
Ah shit. Looks who’s back
Do you think they will remove the wheels from their fighter jet?
Is it true she said japan did nothing wrong during WW2?
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.
I love how the definition and use of the word “Liberal” varies so much across the world.
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 there a way I can find out who the Socialist Equality Party candidates are in my area?
