Yes! The Japanese PM has already paid him a visit, and was impressed with him.
Gotta watch Abe. He’s close with Nippon Kaigi; they not only want to get rid of Article 9 of Japan’s constitution (which would be a repudiation of General MacArthur) but also to re-establish Shinto as a state religion, and in the act of doing so also re-elevate the emperor to god-king status.