This edition: Can Shinzo Abe Take Japan to a New Place in the World?
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Original tape date: September 22, 2014. First aired: November 17, 2014.Since World War Two, Japan has relied almost exclusively on the United States for its security framework. Today, right wing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes mutual security arrangements with India, Australia and Indonesia as he refuses to acknowledge the horror of Japan’s militaristic past. Sheila Smith tells Jim Zirin that the US must craft a new policy to manage the Japan relationship.
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Sheila Smith Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
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