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.

  • redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    TIL the Japanese royal family does make sense, they’re an equally weird and complex bunch of rich assholes as the British once you get to the top.

    The phrase Kabuki Theater comes to mind but isn’t quite right here