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Nationalists abroad and patriots at home

Japan is viewed as sophisticated, exotic, economically advanced — a combination that makes it susceptible to reporting that oscillates between admiration and caricature.

Nationalists abroad and patriots at home

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Japan is viewed as sophisticated, exotic, economically advanced — a combination that makes it susceptible to reporting that oscillates between admiration and caricature.

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Japan is viewed as sophisticated, exotic, economically advanced — a combination that makes it susceptible to reporting that oscillates between admiration and caricature.

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