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Right-wing hawk sweeps to power in Japan
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 30034585:MV8yMDgzNDkzXzM1MDg0MzgwXzg5MkQxNTdE] [quote:Anonymous Coward 30082029:MV8yMDgzNDkzXzM1MDg0MTQ4XzI4QzcwNjJE] [quote:Anonymous Coward 29896802:MV8yMDgzNDkzXzM1MDgzMDE1X0I3MTREQzVC] So glad he won. A seriously positive thing for Japan. [/quote] Are you serious??? Back to building useless building, roads. Back to brown envelopes passed under the table. LDP is what led us into this mess in the first place and now Japan decided to let them rule again?!? This country is truly lost. [/quote] Living in Japan, do you see Ishihara's Restoration Party rising any further? I'm hoping Abe/Ishihara is just a protest vote rather than a bigger trend. [/quote]
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Asian neighbours nervous after election comeback for Japanese 'warmonger'
In campaign speeches, he dwelt on deteriorating Sino-Japanese ties, which have soured over a bitter territorial dispute. "Japan's beautiful seas and its territory are under threat," he said this month. "I promise to protect Japan's land and sea, and the lives of the Japanese people no matter what."
Mr Abe has repeatedly pledged to challenge Japan's pacifist constitution and increase defence spending, a strategy likely to anger China and South Korea. The China Daily has dubbed him a "warmonger with dangerous designs".
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