Countries:
Japan
Topics:
International Relations, Politics

Graham Webster at Transpacific Triangle, picking up on earlier entries by Ampontan and Observing Japan, asks the question: “Who's the Bigger Nationalist: Abe or Koizumi?” 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.'”

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