[GeorgeKant]

The Chinese want to push Japan aside , and have so far helped Liberal socialists like Shinzo Abe get elected to prevent the military expansion of the Japanese

Are you kidding me? Do you know what the alternative to Shinzo Abe is? The left-wing Japanese Democratic Party, which is FAR MORE liberal than Abe.

Koizumi was a fluke in Japanese politics, there are strong business interests in Japan that prefer Japan to cuddle with China. This is similar to the United States, you can elect a Democrat or Republican president, but either one will still be pro-China.

[Candor7]

This is similar to the United States, you can elect a Democrat or Republican president, but either one will still be pro-China.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I was just in Japan in July for 2 weeks. The Japanese people do NOT like the Chinese, do not like heir products in their shops, and do not like Chinese ex pats in Japan. The Japanese people do not trust their own government or their elected officials. They do not want Japan in another war, and so are studiously anti-military.

But that can change in 48 hours, depending on what happens with either North Korea or China, one incident is all it would take for a massive switch of the public to being very pro military.

In Japan, politicians tell the people what they think the people want to hear.

And what the people wnat to hear could change in a heart beat.Its a waiting game at this point.

If there were no Yakuza in Japan, the Chinese would be telling the Japanese how to vote. The Japanese people are VERY uncomfortable about this.