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Japan: Who's the real nationalist?

Categories: East Asia, Japan, International Relations, Politics

Graham Webster at Transpacific Triangle, picking up on earlier entries by Ampontan [1] and Observing Japan [2], asks the question: “Who's the Bigger Nationalist: Abe or Koizumi? [3]” The verdict: “People like Abe who favor constitutional revision are ‘practical nationalists,’ whereas people like Koizumi who pay tribute to late 19th century nationalist traditions are ‘sentimental nationalists.'”