Where will war hawks lead Japan?

War hawks recently cast a cloud on politics of Japan. Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara announced his resignation on Oct. 25 and declared to establish a new party to participate in election of the House of Representatives and return to the national politics. Japanese Foreign Minister Genba Koichiro recently went to Europe to spread the groundless propositions on the Diaoyu Islands issue, in attempt to contain China with other countries. Meanwhile, the Noda government frequently demonstrated the military strength to China to support its claim of "no concession" on the Diaoyu Islands issue.

Regardless of internal and external oppositions, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda sticks to his tough stance of "no concession", which is closely related to the rightism of the reshuffled Cabinet. It is manifested by the fact that Noda appointed Seiji Maehara, who was called "super war hawk" by U.S. media, as "national policy minister." Thus, Noda and Maehara, two right-wing war hawks, have the decision-making power of Japan's internal and external strategies. The "hawkish politics" dominates Japan.

The main characteristics of contemporary Japanese right-wing war hawks include deeply-rooted ideology of militarism, denial of Japan's history of aggression and hardline stance on the territorial disputes with neighbors. Among them, Noda and Maehara are the typical representatives.

Where will the two war hawks lead Japan? The only answer is that they will lead Japan to the wrong and dangerous path, injuring both Japan and other countries. The long-term downturn of Japanese economy will worsen. The violation of international laws and brutal and blatant provocation against neighbors will greatly deteriorate Japan's international credibility. As for Noda, he panders to Japanese right-wingers to fish for personal political capital and win more votes at the expense of national interests, leaving Japan beset by internal and external troubles.

Some Japanese media criticized contemporary Japanese politicians who led Japan to the wrong way as "traitors," with Noda on the top of list. Noda wants to rely on tough hawkish policies to prolong the time of Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in office while they turn out to accelerate termination of the DPJ-led administration.