🇯🇵 Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted a picture of a training exercise which depicted a terrorist with a keffiyeh.
Unfortunately, due to the backlash, they were forced to erase the tweet. Personally, I don't think it should have been taken down since it depicts a realistic scenario which almost everyone knows to be true.
It's very important that the Japanese government not bow down to the leftist-Islamic alliance.
@Crazyunfill94 That jibjab is an accident waiting to happen around any kind of machinery. I’ve witnessed industrial accidents and the results are horrific. Probably get her head taken right off.
British-Pakistani healthcare worker Naziya Ayub lost her discrimination lawsuit against the NHS.
She wanted to work in a long Islamic dress, but the hospital said she had to wear the standard uniform. The hospital said a long dress could be a health and safety risk.
She also rejected options like loose pants and said she would not compromise on her clothing. She then sued the NHS for religious discrimination and racism.
The tribunal dismissed all of her claims. The judge made it clear that the issue was not religion, but her insistence on imposing her own preferences on others.
This attitude is often seen.
Some people move to other countries and, instead of following the local system, uniforms, and rules, try to impose their religious demands. When they are refused, they immediately accuse others of “racism.”
Is this a warning to Japan?
I think Japan needs to start looking at Russia as a matter of reality, not emotion.
I’m not saying Putin is worried about Japan or giving us advice out of kindness.
It’s much simpler than that.
If Japan continues taking its current position, Russia will naturally adjust the way it treats Japan.
That’s just how international politics works.
Japan has sanctioned Russia, aligned itself closely with the West, and placed even more importance on its alliance with the United States.
Japan is free to make those choices.
But I do wonder whether our government has seriously thought through what we may lose as a result.
Look at a map.
Russia is right next to Japan.
So is China.
North Korea is nearby too.
The United States is an extremely important ally, but it is not our neighbor.
That is exactly why Japan needs a foreign policy of its own.
It is entirely possible to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine while also thinking seriously about how Japan should manage its relationship with Russia.
Turning everything into “pro Russia” or “anti Russia” only makes it harder to see Japan’s own interests clearly.
Japan does not need to become Russia’s friend.
But instead of simply doing something because the rest of the West is doing it, we should be asking whether each decision actually makes Japan safer and stronger.
This is Japanese foreign policy.
Japan’s interests should be the final standard.