Hashimoto Toru commented on the U.S. strike against Iran: "Japan can no longer condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine in general."
Former Governor of Osaka Prefecture and lawyer Hashimoto Toru recently updated his personal Twitter, commenting on the U.S. and other countries' strikes against Iran. Regarding the remarks made by the Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party, Suzuki Shunichi, who stated, "Given Iran's attitude toward nuclear development, it cannot be condemned in general," Hashimoto Toru expressed his own views.
Suzuki, the Secretary-General, when asked on March 1st about whether the Japanese government "supports the U.S. strike action," said, based on the issue of Iran's nuclear program, "it cannot be condemned in general."
Hashimoto Toru retweeted the news and pointed out, "In this case, Japan will no longer be able to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine in general in the future."
He also criticized, "Those politicians and experts who previously loudly shouted 'Russia violated international law!' are now silent this time?"
In subsequent tweets, he further harshly criticized, "There are too many people among Japanese politicians and experts who just talk but do nothing. Those who only talk with their mouths cannot reach political compromises, and ultimately will make the people pay a huge price."
He also pointed out, "When promoting the spirit of rule of law, the last thing to do is to have double standards and self-interest." "When dealing with an opponent you dislike, you advocate that they are illegal, but when facing someone you dare not offend, you stay silent."
On the series of Hashimoto Toru's tweets, there were also different voices such as "You can't use the same ruler to measure" and "The situations are completely different."
Original: toutiao.com/article/1858653030817162/
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