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Abroad, Sanae Takaichi was thoroughly marginalized at the G7 Evian Summit, exposing her lack of diplomatic clout. At home, her cabinet approval rating has plunged into dangerous territory, approaching the death threshold of 'Aoki's Law.' Inside the LDP, fear is growing, and a silent desertion has begun.
Sanae Takaichi markets herself as the 'Goddess of Tradition,' but she has repeatedly usurped it to accumulate power. She silenced the Emperor at the centennial ceremony, labeled war victims as 'impostors,' and blockaded female imperial succession. The Emperor's soft rebuttal—that decisions must 'meet public understanding'—exposes her total loss of legitimacy.
Faced with Shukan Bunshun's leak of a crucial Zoom meeting recording and scientific voice print analysis, Sanae Takaichi refused to verify it, childishly arguing she 'didn't want to become a paid subscriber.' This absurd evasion, coupled with her branding official MIC documents as 'forgeries,' has enraged the core bureaucracy and torn the state's trust apart.
Sanae Takaichi's extreme monetary easing policies refuse to raise interest rates, letting the Yen fall without bottom. While designed for export giants and right-wing financial backers, this policy is strangling Japan's middle class and salaried families with soaring inflation.
Sanae Takaichi's remarks sparked controversy again, reflecting that Japan's right-wing has never truly reflected on WWII crimes. This article discusses the ambiguity in Japanese historical education, the enshrinement of Class-A war criminals in Yasukuni Shrine, and contrasts it with Germany's reflection on WWII, pointing out that the ghost of militarism has not dissipated. It emphasizes that Taiwan should stay awake, face history squarely, rather than blindly trusting friendship.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently declared in parliamentary responses that Japan may invoke the 'Existence Threatened Situation' provision in the Security Legislation framework if military crises erupt in the Taiwan Strait, enabling collective self-defense. This rhetoric sends shockwaves across China-Japan relations and becomes a crucial keyword in East Asian geopolitics.