Shinzo Abe’s Japan

It’s moving away from pacifism and toward defending the liberal order in Asia

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Tokyo — The Japanese are nothing if not deliberate. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed up at Trump Tower during the transition bearing the gift for the president-elect of a driver — the present of one golfer to another — and the perfect opening line. He told Trump that they were a lot alike — they both had won despite the opposition of their respective countries’ liberal media.

With that, their friendship was practically assured.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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