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Japan's Taisho period offers a more relevant historical parallel than Weimar

The article draws a parallel between Germany's Weimar Republic and Japan's Taisho period, suggesting the latter is a more relevant historical analogy for current geopolitical anxieties. While Weimar is frequently invoked to describe periods of extreme political and social upheaval, the author argues that the Taisho period, with its blend of liberalism and instability, more closely foreshadowed Japan's subsequent descent into militarism. This historical comparison is presented as a cautionary tale for contemporary East Asia, given the region's current unease. AI

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Japan's Taisho period offers a more relevant historical parallel than Weimar

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alex Lo ·

    Forget Weimar, it’s Japan’s Taisho period we need to talk about

    People always talk knowingly about Weimar, a period of extremes: artistic and social-sexual decadence, democratic liberalism and the radicalisation of the left and the right, before Germany’s descent into Hitlerian hell. The city as a symbol, close to the site of the former Buche…