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January 4, 2013

Japan's Not-So-Nationalist Leader

Kirk Spitzer, Battleland

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For a supposed nationalist and right wing hawk, Japan‘s new prime minister, Shinzo Abe, doesn’t seem to have his heart in it.  Count on Japan’s long-suffering and largely misunderstood public to keep things that way — at least until the next election.

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