Inheriting a headache: Shinzo Abe is fucking up.

Dig this article.

I guess it's like being upstaged by your opening act, but nobody seems to feel what Shinzo Abe is about. A lot of people suspect a return to militarism is part of Abe's design for the nation, and others feel that the notable and expanding gap between rich and poor is a major problem. Factor in Korean relations, shifting war-time responsibilities, and the changing face of Japan's internal labor force and you're lookin' at some major crap you have to deal with, no?