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On a related matter, I don't think the subject and timing of this article is at all a coincidence.
by leoc 11y ago
On a related matter, I don't think the subject and timing of this article is at all a coincidence.
- Turukawa 11y agoWell, of course not ;) It is: the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII, the once-a-decade formal apology by the Japanese PM for their actions during the war (a massively contentious issue where his every word is analysed by Japan's neighbours, and which wasn't felt to be sufficiently contrite this time), as well as falling within the usual politics of the region.
- leoc 11y agoI was thinking of the Economist's change of ownership.