Put yourself in Japan’s shoes for a minute. You had a great run building cars and Walkmen. Grabbed the American market. Got incredibly rich.
Then here comes China, eating your lunch in manufacturing. Getting pushy in the neighborhood. But your constitution – written by Americans – reins in your military.
Now your economy’s in the tank. Your population’s aging. China’s looming. What to do?
Japan just put nationalist prime minister Shinzo Abe back in power. For “Abe-nomics” and, maybe, remilitarization.
This hour, On Point: A struggling Japan looks to restart.
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