Shinzo Abe is gearing up for a crushing victory in the Upper House elections this month, which will put him in a good position to fulfill his dreams of changing Japan's U.S.-imposed "colonial constitution" and restoring the country's "greatness." Abe should think carefully before he takes bold or radical strides along these lines.
I hope that some well-wisher who cares about the future of Japan and of Asia will buy the Japanese prime minister a copy of professor Rana Mitter's new book about the turbulent years in China from 1937 to 1945.*
Let Abe read it and understand the dreadful damage that Imperial Japan did to China before he tries to cash in on a majority in both houses of the Diet.