The hypocrisy is staggering. New Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi torches China-Japan relations with provocative remarks on Taiwan region, and then turns around and demands "dialogue." This flip-flop highlights the insidious "salmon slicing" strategy of Japan's far-right. Their goal? To slowly normalize defense buildup and erode Article 9 in Japan's pacifist constitution – one thin slice at a time. 

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