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To anti-fascists and leftists around the world, good morning! ☀️ Today I want to talk about how dangerous the situation in Japan has become. I’ve added subtitles to this important 50-second video. Thirty years ago, the current Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked the prime minister at the time why Japan should have to apologize for the mistakes of the wars it once waged. We Japanese leftists believe that such statements are completely unacceptable. Yet after years of education that has distorted history, combined with widespread political apathy, we have reached a point where someone like her has become prime minister. Even more alarming is the strong support she has among the public. This is not just about Sanae Takaichi. From previous prime ministers onward, politics driven by these dangerous ideas has already been underway. Governments have poured money into military spending and promoted views that deny Japan’s past wars. The Liberal Democratic Party, which was once a mainstream conservative party, has lost all trace of what it used to be and has turned into the far right. Now, in an effort to wipe the left out of politics entirely, they are trying to cut the number of Diet seats, pushing constitutional revisions that would open the door to war, and even other opposition parties are going along with it. The situation is almost hopeless. In the midst of all this, the Japanese Communist Party is one of the few leftist forces still holding its ground. Unless people rally behind the Japanese Communist Party led by Tomoko Tamura @tamutomojcp, Japan could once again slide into militarism and a colonialist mindset. Please spread this post to your friends and let them know how bad the current situation is. Share posts about leftist protests in Japan. We Japanese leftists are not silent, and we are not giving up.