Japan's Having a Referendum?

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential referendum in Japan regarding the establishment of a military and its implications for Sanae Takaichi.

Japan could soon be having a referendum on allowing the country to have a military, what are the pros and cons of the change and could this help or hurt Sanae Takaichi?

Topics covered

• referendum
• military
• Japan
• politics
• Sanae Takaichi
• pros and cons

Keywords

• Japan
• referendum
• military
• Sanae Takaichi
• politics
• pros and cons

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