Japan Gets Its Very Own Fox News
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Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- You know your reputation in NorthAsia has hit rock bottom when a dictator who recently executedhis uncle thinks you’re dangerous. Kim Jong Un’s comparison ofShinzo Abe to Adolf Hitler should prompt a moment of solemnreflection for Japan’s leader.
Yes, the Dear Leader isn’t the most sober politicalobserver. (Some reports claimed he did away with his dear uncleand No. 2, Jang Song Thaek, by feeding him alive to rabid dogs.)But this is only the latest Hitler comparison Abe has attractedrecently. Abe’s Dec. 26 visit to Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, whichhonors the souls of 14 Class A war criminals from World War II,had Chinese officials slamming him for honoring the “Nazis” ofAsia.