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Re:Japan: The Harbinger State by Laaas on Monday January 23, 2023 @07:14AM (#34487926)
While historically true, the current Japanese government isn't very Buddhist, and hasn't been AFAICT since the Tokugawa shogunate crumbled (in fact, they persecuted Buddhism after that).

The neo-imperialist conservative part isn't too far off from the truth though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Kaigi

I disagree that they are somehow similar though, trivially evident by the fact that the Republicans aren't the only party.

It's also important to note that even though LDP is one party, there are many factions within it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factions_in_the_Liberal_Democr...

The factions can have quite different opinions.

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Re:Japan: The Harbinger State by orangepurple on Monday January 23, 2023 @10:36AM (#34490036)
What does it matter when all parties vote approximately in the same direction together on several thousand page long bills that are dropped on them by armies of ghostwriters funded and influenced by who knows?
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