Japan’s political battles animated by hidden war over history

The political battles now raging in Japan in the aftermath of the July Upper House election are being waged across many fronts – tax policy, trade, corruption, and at base, a struggle for power. Largely hidden from sight is another, deeper and more long-standing conflict – the war over Japan’s wartime history and its national […] The post Japan’s political battles animated by hidden war over history appeared first on Asia Times .