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Record-high approval for Takaichi? That's the real danger

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Japanese media report record-high approval ratings for Sanae Takaichi's cabinet – that happens for a reason. Behind the numbers lies Japan's right wing, packaging dangerous ideas in appealing narratives, while a young generation being misled by those. While promoting the image of "Cool Japan" through anime and pop culture abroad, politicians like Takaichi quietly revise history and reshape memory at home. Here's the real danger: soaring military spending, testing the nuclear red line, and the return of militarist thinking under the cover of public support.

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