In a chatty, laid-back piece for The Diplomat Robert Dujarric wonders why Prime Minister Abe Shinzo seems to have so little commitment to concrete action strengthening Japan's self-defense capacities. (Link)
The snap, smarty-pants answer?
"Transforming Japan into a country both at peace with its neighbors and capable of defending itself and its core interests would involve real sacrifice."
Put another way, beneath all revisionism and nationalist posturing is a desperate attempt to avoid doing actual work.
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Is it really true, though, that Japan is not run by a "a war criminal-loving clique"? Isn't Dujarric being a bit too kind to Abe & friends?
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