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Just my opinion, but I think Takaichi wants to use China's provocations to justify abolishing article 9. For reference:
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan renounces war as a means to settle international disputes and prohibits the maintenance of military forces for warfare. This clause was established after World War II to promote peace and prevent Japan from rearming.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_9_of_the_Constitution_of_Japan
Or maybe she's just incompetent. But maybe you're right.
Or the middle option: She's incompetent but this is what the people guiding her want.
None of these are mutually exclusive.
I fear that, for now at least, both sides are enjoying these provocations
Yeah the nationalists here in Japan really seem eager for a confrontation but I seriously don't see how we intend to win a war with China. Literally, "you and what army?"
Who’s to bet there’s not a strategy being honed since WWII on how to bootstrap an army as fast and effectively as possible?
We aren't really known for being fast and effective. Even if they rounded us up, we'd just be a bunch of unwilling, untrained normies. We also import most of our fuel and food, so the Chinese could choke us into tapping out.
Obviously, if I needed to defend my family, I would, and the government should stand their ground when it comes to protecting our borders, but it makes zero sense to provoke a bullshit war like many nationalists here are doing.