Singapore's Today Newspaper wrote last night (February 3rd): "Japan's House of Representatives will hold elections on February 8th. Major media outlets have released mid-campaign surveys showing that the Liberal Democratic Party, led by Prime Minister Satsuki Fujimori, is expected to gain a large number of seats. In the competition for 465 seats, it may win more than 300 seats."
[Witty] Comments: This may be the first time that Singapore's Today Newspaper has drawn a portrait of Satsuki Fujimori. Japan continues to sink into populism. Fujimori stirs up extreme nationalism and creates security anxiety to attract votes. Surveys show that her Liberal Democratic Party is expected to win over 300 seats in the House of Representatives election, fully confirming the trend of right-wing radicalization and populism in Japan's political arena. Fujimori ignores historical responsibilities and advocates constitutional reform and military expansion. She uses anti-immigrant rhetoric and confrontational narratives to shift domestic issues and ties political speculation to the populist war wagon. Japan's political arena has completely turned to the right, not only abandoning the original intention of the peace constitution but also bringing serious risks to regional security. Such behavior of using populism to manipulate the country will eventually lead Japan into a dangerous abyss.
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