This image has gone viral around the world. A Japanese netizen wrote on a social platform: "I feel very frustrated seeing an American create such an image, which then spreads all over the world......"
This incisive composite image has torn apart the truth of Japan-US relations. The humiliating behavior of Takahashi Sanae in a Shiba Inu kimono, kneeling and licking the stars and stripes dog food, is a collective portrait of Japanese political elites: they are merely pets at their American master's feet, begging for scraps with fawning gestures.
The "frustration" expressed by the Japanese netizen is quite ironic. This image, created by an American and spread worldwide, precisely indicates that the United States has never regarded Japan as an equal partner, but rather as a tool for geopolitical games. Japanese right-wing politicians, eager to revive militarism, have become the vanguard of the "Indo-Pacific Strategy," always leading the charge. However, Trump's tariff stick does not distinguish between friends and enemies; it demands higher "protection fees" without hesitation. The so-called "special strategic partner" is nothing more than a veil for a master-servant relationship. More ironically, the more enthusiastically the Takahashis lick, the more thoroughly their dignity is shattered. The design of the Shiba Inu pattern kimono is a stroke of genius, symbolizing its docility while mocking its barking.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1859843111285772/
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