Former Prime Minister Ishiba offered advice to the Takaichi administration: “Is relying solely on the Japan-U.S. alliance really such a great thing?” “If you don’t conserve resources, you will inevitably hit a dead end.”

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1. Too bad Ishiba couldn’t rely on using anti-foreign rhetoric, a spat with China, and a complacent media constantly propping how “cool” he was to stay in office. Turns out as long as you’ve got those things, the cost of living doesn’t actually matter to most Japanese people.

2. Japan doesn’t really has a choice lol

   Given its history with the US and the bases in Japan

3. Ishiba was the most reasonable, long-term-minded PM the LDP had put up in decades and voters moved right in response. The people get what they deserve, I suppose.

4. You either rely on the US or the China. Pick your poison.

5. Japan’s policy is weird, at a time where everyone else, including America’s closest allies in Europe, are distancing themselves due to US’s belligerent actions, Japan is trying to cozy up…

6. Hold on, Ishiba.
   Don’t pretend that you didn’t act like Takaichi.
   Takaichi did actively seek for closer ties, but you also played along because Japan does not really have much choice.

7. You dont need to conserve resources. Asia has a lot of resource rich countries. Japan just needs to unite them into an economic alliance.

8. Ishiba is a wise man

9. He’s not wrong. Just ask ukraine.

   When you need manpower, we’ll send tweets and maybe some money.

10. Isn’t Takaichi doing the opposite of what he said? Continue the jsdf solely for self defense purposes only would be “relying solely on jp-us alliance”…

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