That is so dangerous, and it may lead Japan into war with other nations and make it a nation without freedoms at home. We must all raise our voices and come together to protect peace and freedom.

This has nothing to do with freedoms at home. By the very fact that the nail that sticks up gets pounded down, proves that their are no freedoms at home anyway.

Here is the problem "Japan’s postwar, pacifist constitution" does not equate to NO "war with other nations" or "freedoms at home" since another nation can invade regardless of the constitution and once the invading nation takes over Japan, you can just throw Freedom out the window.

The LDP lusts after its own military-industrial complex, and cushy amakudari in companies with Heavy in their names.

And see Abe's pre-election contempt for dissent in yesterday's videos.

We're frogs slow cooking in a sublime rotenburo.

Japan could end up like Italy or Germany, well-known fascist dens of tyranny constantly at war with anyone they can reach, due to their lack of an Article 9.

Japan's constitution needs to be revised. Its a national embarrassment that "what the Americans imposed" immediately after WW2 still stands. Japan needs to quit hiding behind the US flag.

And the US bases should leave Okinawa. They're not wanted and appreciated. The Okinawans want their prefecture back.

That is so dangerous, and it may lead Japan into war with other nations and make it a nation without freedoms at home. We must all raise our voices and come together to protect peace and freedom.

She's right.

triring -

if you had done your research you'd know that in the case of invasion, Japan already has a Self Defense Force (definitely in the top ten of the worlds most powerful militaries and has an airforce/navy bettered only by a handful) that is extremely capable.

The brazen furphy that the Chinese et al are coming, so oft trotted out by the militarists, is scaremongering to assure the proletariate and ignorant, that we need a pro-active offensive force to keep your children safe.

Blah!

if you had done your research you'd know that in the case of invasion, Japan already has a Self Defense Force (definitely in the top ten of the worlds most powerful militaries and has an airforce/navy bettered only by a handful) that is extremely capable.

If this is true, then why can't Abe conceive a future without a US presence? The SDF is this, the SDF is that etc. etc. But in the end they're still hiding behind the US as a US protectorate.

The Security Laws are a good thing too, but overall, the Japan-US Security Treaty is lopsided.

Wc6 -

perhaps the reason is we mere mortals are not privy to the ongoings of world political / financial / industrial forces.

Hidden agendas with "buddies" rubbing palms and slapping backs is the norm in the world of powermongers. You'd be displaying a naive streak to think otherwise.

The SDF could easily defend Japanese territory if push came to shove.