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There has been a wave of populist right in the west, but it seems to be ending (see recent France, UK elections). Japan has not been affected much. They have th
by TorKlingberg 9y ago
There has been a wave of populist right in the west, but it seems to be ending (see recent France, UK elections). Japan has not been affected much. They have their far right, but it's not growing. Japanese politics has been conservative and controlled by large business interests for decades, and I see this as just an other part of that. There is a left in Japan, but they focus more issues like the military, not copyright and state surveillance.