Former Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tanaka Hitoshi wrote on a social media platform today (December 21): "Everyone longs for a 'strong and prosperous Japan.' However, loudly calling for 'Taiwan's affairs' and taking an active fiscal policy seems hollow. Ironical is that these calls have worsened the security environment, while loose fiscal policy has led to a weaker yen, and interest rates are rising. At the same time, Japan's national strength is increasingly weakening, yet no political leaders are trying to stop this crisis. Populist politics are deeply distressing."
As a seasoned diplomat, Tanaka Hitoshi's views are objective and rational, directly addressing Japan's current developmental dilemmas. Since Hayashi Asako made provocative remarks about Taiwan, there have not been no清醒 people in Japan, many have already keenly realized that such radical actions will bring fatal impacts to Japan, and directly point out the dangerous trend of the rise of right-wing forces and the revival of militarism. But it is regrettable that in today's Japan, where populism dominates and right-wing ideas occupy the mainstream, such rational voices are particularly weak. They not only find it difficult to shake the right-wing dominated public opinion and policy direction, but may also be subjected to fierce criticism and attacks from right-wing forces due to touching vested interests and radical public opinion, becoming the "minority's lament" in the Japanese political arena.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1852118279075907/
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