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Podcast: Escape From Plan A
Episode: Ep. 378: Is Japan Actually Bad? Pt. 1
Description: Part 1 of 2. Part 2 is available to our Patreon supporters.
The assassination of Shinzo Abe prompted a worldwide discussion about Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, its historical revisionism of WW2 era atrocities, and an ambition to revive Japan's past. Jess and Teen share their thoughts on Japan, as a Korean and a Chinese American respectively.
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REFERENCED RESOURCES:
Shinzo Abe Made the World Better (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/shinzo-abe-japanese-prime-minister-assassination/661523/)
How Shinzo Abe South to Rewrite Japanese History (https://www.newyorker.com/news...