Drop the Double Standard on Japanese Defense

Drop the Double Standard on Japanese Defense
Can Abe’s ambitions really be viewed as a return of prewar Japanese militarism?

By Aurelia George Mulgan
June 03, 2014

　やれ　右傾化だ、軍国主義化だといっている、英語圏の記者たちは必読

Inevitably, proposals for change elicit strong opposition from sections of the general public and media, and from political groups, including political parties, stemming from an entrenched “culture of antimilitarism.”



The government must observe due political process and remains politically accountable to a population that is steadfastly cautious and anti-militarist, and would never countenance military action that was anything more than legitimate self-defense in the face of an increasingly dangerous regional environment.

日本人や日本の政治家たちにとことん、反軍国主義が身に染みていることをちゃんと、認識、前提としている、英語圏ではめずらしい記事だと思う。

　軍事に関しては、日本の極右が英米のリベラルより左みたいな感じではないか？