That is exactly what Russia, China, North Korea, and this guy’s opposition would like people to think, because Abe is an advocate of “Making Japan Great” as opposed to staying purely on the defense. He has also built relationships with the Baltics, and Putin would not like that. As such, Russia and China and the Norks had a strong interest in silencing him . Japan It also may not even be a real quote since it does not actually link to the story or paper, it just claims. And for sure it is a quote out of context. I miss the early days on FR when everyone had to source their info to avoid being mocked, but the Wash ZPo lawsuit brought that to an end.
People could still source info. But they are too lazy.
Now, for example, it's starting a thread with the "Watch this video" suggestion. No summary of the video. Just pure hacky, click bait that is pushed by a small group of posters.