Apologies for YouTuber link - as some of the sources cited are in Japanese, it’s harder to get to a direct English source. The video description includes links to the Yahoo.jp article.

  • TXL@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    I don’t think they are. Protectionist and interested in their exports, seem more likely.

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      While this is probably true. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say countries like Japan and South Korea are probably better at democracy than the “west” atp