Pacifist Japan is gradually learning to love its military, with an apparent public relations campaign under way to soften its image, featuring online popularity contests, a much-touted soprano vocalist and dating events. The armed forces are also visible in youth culture, with young teens tuning into Girl und Panzer, a cartoon about schoolgirls who do battle in tanks. Japan’s most popular Twitter hashtag last year was #KanColle, a reference to an online game in which anthropomorphised warships compete to out-pretty each other as young girls. The image…
Japanese military displays a softer side as Shinzo Abe seeks to boost its role
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