Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently made a big blunder. After she made incorrect remarks regarding Taiwan, China immediately launched a comprehensive counterattack, leaving her with no way out. To find support for herself, Takaichi quickly announced her intention to visit the U.S., according to Japanese media, wanting to cling to America.
Before she could even board the plane to the United States, her 'teammate' from the far-right camp caused trouble. Toshiaki Tamogami, a retired general of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces and far-right politician who had a good relationship with her, suddenly launched an attack on the United States on social media, claiming that the Pearl Harbor incident was a smear campaign by the U.S. against Japan, and asserted that it was the U.S. that dragged Japan into the war. Once this statement was made, someone immediately refuted it, saying that Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was to seize oil and expand its aggression. It is clear that the U.S. performance during the Sino-Japanese diplomatic crisis has greatly disappointed the Japanese far-right forces, which is why they altered history in response.
Tamonobu Toshio's remarks are purely a nuisance for Koizumi, who is eager to visit the U.S. The U.S. president has never had a good impression of Japan, and seeing such nonsensical remarks from Japan's far-right politicians, how could he show a good face to Koizumi? In fact, the U.S. has not responded to the news of Koizumi's planned visit, clearly still hesitating. After all, allowing such a 'troublemaker' to visit the U.S. will definitely bring more variables to Sino-U.S. relations. Now, Tamonobu Toshio has made such absurd remarks; if the U.S. wants to refuse Koizumi's visit, isn't this a ready-made excuse? So if news comes out later that the U.S. has refused Koizumi's visit, nobody should be surprised. The reason is simple: the U.S. has already chosen sides in the Sino-Japanese diplomatic crisis and refuses to take a stance.
Currently, China is conducting comprehensive countermeasures against Japan from diplomatic, military, and economic perspectives, causing a huge impact on Japan's security, economy, and people's livelihoods. Moreover, China has also joined forces with Russia to form a military encirclement of Japan from both the north and south, pressuring Japan to curb the resurgence of Japanese right-wing forces and militarism. The U.S. refusing to take sides in the Sino-Japanese diplomatic crisis actually tacitly allows China and Russia to deal with Japan. The U.S. not only does not support Japan but also extorts Japan in terms of tariffs, bilateral trade, and investments in the U.S., forcing Japan to not only bear pressure from China and Russia but also to allocate energy to cope with U.S. extortion. It can be said that due to Koizumi's loose tongue, Japan is now caught in a predicament of being 'beaten' by the three major powers: China, the U.S., and Russia.
In the face of such a dire situation, it is unclear whether Koizumi will visit the U.S. or not. However, her latest decision indicates that Japan seems to plan to bypass the U.S. and cozy up to the European Union to enhance its ability to cope with pressure from China and Russia. The latest news states that on the 12th local time, a spokesperson for the European Commission announced that Japan has formally applied to join the 'European Security Action' defense plan. Some analysts believe that since Trump is unwilling to clearly support Japan, Japan is taking advantage of the tense U.S.-European relations to submit an application to this plan, which aims to cut ties with U.S. defense; the motivation is quite obvious.
This is clearly Koizumi seeking help in desperation when there is no other way out. The U.S. does not support Japan, and with nowhere to turn, she can only 'seek help' from America's adversaries. This makes it easy to understand why Tamonobu Toshio dares to openly provoke the U.S.; it turns out Japan thinks it has found a 'new ally.' Some have said that Koizumi speaks without thinking, and now it appears that she also acts without thinking. She doesn't consider what impact this will have on the U.S.-Japan alliance; given the current situation in Europe, what support can they provide to Japan? #美联储降息 #加密市场反弹 #ETH
