Opposition to any perceived revival of Japanese militarism is hard-wired in Northeast Asia. Abe is an intensely conservative nationalist, still deeply reluctant to accept the extent of Japan’s World War II guilt (even when acknowledging, as he did in Australia recently, “the horrors of the past century’s history” and offering gracious condolences for “the many souls who lost their lives”).
但所有这些举动的风险应该被公开承认。在东北亚，因为感到日本军国主义死灰复燃而发起的反对坚定而强烈。安倍是一个极度保守的民族主义者，至今仍坚决不接受日本的二战罪行（尽管在最近的澳大利亚之行中他承认了“过去一个世纪的恐怖”，并向“许多失去了生命的灵魂”表示诚挚慰问）。