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Conservatives win in Japan and Thailand (www.reuters.com)

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[–] Akh@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They really need a footnote for Americans noting that these conservatives are like American Democrats. They did not elect fascist

[–] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I was legitimately worried.

[–] goferking0 3 points 1 month ago

Ignore them, that is what Japan did

[–] goferking0 6 points 1 month ago

What do you mean, Japan did do that?

Clips of her drumming to Golden from K‑Pop Demon Hunters with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, or singing “Happy Birthday” to Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, helped push her approval ratings to nearly twice that of the LDP in an NHK poll.

Takaichi also stresses her modest background, talking about everything from salon prices to immigration while drawing inspiration from Margaret Thatcher. That tone landed with some younger voters