This is all manufactured consent by the Japanese government by actively sponsoring and engaging in historical revisionism and omissions in their historical account of WWII. The Japanese ruling elites have now created an entire generation of people completely oblivious to the role Japan played in WWII. In addition, Japan's economy is also flailing, and much of the blame and scapegoating is also put on China, hence the disproportionate percentage polled in favor of the unnecessary ties with China.76% of Japanese population sees improving China-Japan ties as unnecessary. In comparison, only 24% sees the opposite.
Awesome! They certainly are making their bed right now.
Takaichi may have been able to get the popular support to gain power, but realistically, what can she really do to improve the state of the Japanese economy since the late 1980s? Japan has been stuck in the middle-income trap for decades, and now with globalism in full retreat by the Western powers, and finding retrenchment in economic nationalism--i.e the U.S--will Japan also follow Trump's model? It certainly points to it, given Takaichi's recent statements and remarks. And, if Takaichi fails to deliver on her promise of reviving the Japanese economy, and she ends up stepping down, Japan will still be heading into a very dangerous political future that will be a direct challenge to China. Historically, severe economic stressors have been the precursors to cultivating fascist movements, as we are witnessing the current nurturing of right-wing politics in Japan--and it will continue even if Takaichi steps down--and given Japan's long practice of historical revisionism, having removed many of the barriers of guilt and horrors of war, Japan is also ripe to potentially repeat those atrocities.
Si vis pacem, para bellum -Vegetius

