The new Japanese government marks a turning point in the ruling class’s agenda to reassert its imperialist interests militarily at the expense of the working class.

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.

  • sheogorath@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    The taught their schoolchildren that they’re liberators during WW2. It led to some funny interactions between hololive JP and ID members during Indonesia’s independence day.