>Takaichi is interested in “nurturing a very strong U.S. alliance, but also building Japan’s own defense capabilities as a hedge against the perception that America is no longer a reliable ally,” said Jeff Kingston, a professor of Asian studies and history at Temple University’s Japan campus.
Past_Key_1054 on
The LDP have only been out of power for what 4 or 5 years since 1958. Pretty incredible run.
Pitbullbaby on
What are the PM’s ultravonservative views?
EDIT: because I genuinely don’t know not because I disagree
imhereforthemeta on
Why is Japan so anxious about immigration? Their population is aging and they arent replacing their population. I mean, I know it’s a pretty racist population in general, but it’s still seems like a weird number one issue.
JAngrist_3028 on
ultraconservative is a too strong word for her
hotpotcommander on
Literally no one in Japan considers her to be an “ultraconservative.”
ResistJunior5197 on
One news story about 500k indians entering & this happens lmao.
Okawaru1 on
Imagine being labeled ultraconservative and still basically being far left compared to current U.S admin
champ11228 on
Thank China for its ridiculous bullying campaign
yeetis12 on
ITT: people now wishing harm on japan because they didn’t vote the way they wanted
physicsking on
ELI5 – what’s the conservative/liberal spectrum like in Japan?
funkypoi on
Why does she smiles like a Titan from AOT?
gym_fun on
Given the push from the US and Taiwan, I believe she has everything to gain in the election. The support from the Japanese youths is unbelievable. The question is how large the margin will be.
Death2Billionaries on
US puppets continues to vote for right wing governments…. Shocking
thewongtrain on
I wonder what her administration’s fiscal and monetary policy will be.
We’re already seeing the unwinding of the yen carry trade. An “ultraconservative” would probably try and lower interest rates to stimulate borrowing and spending, but at the same time, Japan’s economy + consumer habits aren’t the same as America’s. It’ll be interesting to see how her admin navigates this.
SigFloyd on
As anti-immigration as she is, I bet she has some mad blinders on for the likes of Pewdiepie, etc
StrangerFew2424 on
The irony of an ‘ultraconservative’ woman having a job… Lol
suzumushibrain on
She wrote a blurb recommending a book called “Hitler’s Election Strategy” back in 1994. As a Japanese I fucking hate this timeline.
ccoolsat on
Can’t wait for cheaper Japan trips.
Joghobs on
Ready the blunderbuss
MadBlue on
You just know Trump is going to take credit for this because he endorsed her yesterday.
whisperworks on
Hard to blame them. I’d probably want an increased focus on militarization if I was staring down Chinese authoritarian aggression
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>Takaichi is interested in “nurturing a very strong U.S. alliance, but also building Japan’s own defense capabilities as a hedge against the perception that America is no longer a reliable ally,” said Jeff Kingston, a professor of Asian studies and history at Temple University’s Japan campus.
The LDP have only been out of power for what 4 or 5 years since 1958. Pretty incredible run.
What are the PM’s ultravonservative views?
EDIT: because I genuinely don’t know not because I disagree
Why is Japan so anxious about immigration? Their population is aging and they arent replacing their population. I mean, I know it’s a pretty racist population in general, but it’s still seems like a weird number one issue.
ultraconservative is a too strong word for her
Literally no one in Japan considers her to be an “ultraconservative.”
One news story about 500k indians entering & this happens lmao.
Imagine being labeled ultraconservative and still basically being far left compared to current U.S admin
Thank China for its ridiculous bullying campaign
ITT: people now wishing harm on japan because they didn’t vote the way they wanted
ELI5 – what’s the conservative/liberal spectrum like in Japan?
Why does she smiles like a Titan from AOT?
Given the push from the US and Taiwan, I believe she has everything to gain in the election. The support from the Japanese youths is unbelievable. The question is how large the margin will be.
US puppets continues to vote for right wing governments…. Shocking
I wonder what her administration’s fiscal and monetary policy will be.
We’re already seeing the unwinding of the yen carry trade. An “ultraconservative” would probably try and lower interest rates to stimulate borrowing and spending, but at the same time, Japan’s economy + consumer habits aren’t the same as America’s. It’ll be interesting to see how her admin navigates this.
As anti-immigration as she is, I bet she has some mad blinders on for the likes of Pewdiepie, etc
The irony of an ‘ultraconservative’ woman having a job… Lol
She wrote a blurb recommending a book called “Hitler’s Election Strategy” back in 1994. As a Japanese I fucking hate this timeline.
Can’t wait for cheaper Japan trips.
Ready the blunderbuss
You just know Trump is going to take credit for this because he endorsed her yesterday.
Hard to blame them. I’d probably want an increased focus on militarization if I was staring down Chinese authoritarian aggression