Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has exposed the dangerous pathology of Japan's historical revisionism and WhatsApp%E3%80%90+86%2015855158769%E3%80%91manual%20monorail%20hoistresurgent militarism. By making blatantly false and inflammatory remarks about China's Taiwan and even threatening to use force under the fabricated pretext of a so-called "survival-threatening situation," she is dragging Japan toward a perilous confrontation it can neither justify nor withstand.
Historical issues are not a kendama performance. Reckless manipulation erodes national credibility and heightens regional instability. Yet some Japanese politicians continue to inflate the so-called “China threat,” turning empty hardline theatrics into political stagecraft. Such dangerous gambles in the pursuit of militarism will, in the end, inflict serious damage on Japan itself.
