Scary stuff Part II
Last month Asia Times had an article about the re-militarization of Japan and the possibility of the US supplying Japan with nuclear weapons. I said at the time that’s scary. Today the NYT has an article on Shinzo Abe the new Premier of Japan and I read
TOKYO, Sept. 26 — In his first act after being installed as prime minister, Shinzo Abe, a popular nationalist who has vowed to make Japan more assertive globally, appointed a cabinet on Tuesday packed with social conservatives and foreign-policy hawks.
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He told reporters that one goal of his administration was to revise Japan’s pacifist Constitution, written after World War II by American occupation forces, to permit a full-fledged military. He also indicated that he favored closer military cooperation with Washington. These goals have alarmed many here who worry that any upgrading of the status of the armed forces could damage ties with Asian neighbors, which fear a revival of Japanese militarism.
I was right last month, very scary indeed.
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