Another excellent analysis, Tobias! Your sifting through the poll numbers to arrive at conclusive indicators of just how much Japan has changed (is in the process of changing) is insightful and relevant. Thank you for this excellent article.
To what extent does what ordinary Japanese people want matter? In the real world, doesn't the occupying power call the shots? Isn't there a risk that the occupying power might choose to defend Taiwan from the PRC down to the last Japanese, as they are doing with Russia in Ukraine?
Thanks for your detailed analysis of the survey results. Attitudes may change when the impact of the cost of the government's plans works its way into people's wallets.
The Japanese public’s national security awakening – and its limits
Another excellent analysis, Tobias! Your sifting through the poll numbers to arrive at conclusive indicators of just how much Japan has changed (is in the process of changing) is insightful and relevant. Thank you for this excellent article.
To what extent does what ordinary Japanese people want matter? In the real world, doesn't the occupying power call the shots? Isn't there a risk that the occupying power might choose to defend Taiwan from the PRC down to the last Japanese, as they are doing with Russia in Ukraine?
Thanks for your detailed analysis of the survey results. Attitudes may change when the impact of the cost of the government's plans works its way into people's wallets.
Thanks, but got lost in the numbers. It's not entirely cleat if the bullet points refer to the 2018 or 2022 survey?