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James joins Ry Dawson on The ANCReport to discuss the Japanese government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and its systematic attempts to turn back the clock to Japan’s imperialist, militaristic past. We discuss the attempts to undermine the “peace clause” in the Japanese constitution, the abject failure of Abenomics for the average worker, the fostering of xenophobic and sexist tendencies under the Abe administration, and more.

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