Fed Up? Japanese youth and Rising Nationalism

at a discussin held by the Woodrow Silson Center with the same title, scholars conclude that Japanse youth is no more nationalism than their counterparts in China and South Korea. However, "what is new today is that Japanese politicians are much less constrained by the bureaucracy, and they also feel the need to cater to a wider audience and adopt a more populist approach". That combines with a rising nationalism in Japan's two neighbors, China and South Korea. Thus, "there is always the danger of some small event triggering an overreaction, which would escalate into a “nightmare” scenario that no one would want".