Japanese Media Criticizes Weapons Export Policy
The Washington Post has criticized the use of dehumanizing rhetoric and the failure to condemn violence from the right. The Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun also criticized sharp rhetoric, noting a global trend of viewing dissenters as enemies rather than discussion partners. The Okinawa Times published an article criticizing the Japanese government's decision to lift restrictions on the export of lethal weapons. The report states that the move undermines Japan's foundation as a peaceful nation. It further claims that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's assertions regarding the preservation of peace are contradictory to the policy change.
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Deutschlandfunk
“Auch die japanische Zeitung Asahi Shimbun kritisiert die scharfe Rhetorik. Besorgniserregend ist die weltweit zunehmende Haltung anders denkende nicht als Diskussionspartner zu betrachten, sondern als Feinde.”
CRI News Radio
“The Okinawa Times recently wrote that the Japanese government's lifting of the ban on the export of lethal weapons marks the collapse of Japan's pillar as a peaceful nation.”
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