RE: Questions about the Metropolitan Opera/メトロポリタン・オペラへの疑問
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Europe is indeed getting woken up. Not everybody is just keeping their mouths shut anymore. Though, the recent visit of the German Bundeskanzler (Prime Minister) to Trump in the Oval Office was a disgrace for the German guy. Elections in the most southern state of Germany turned out to be a good sign overall, went to a social left-wing environmental-friendly party. Let's see what will happen with the elections in Hungary, if Orban will be pushed out, finally; Though the guy who intends to push him out isn't much better than Orban, quite right-wing, conservative, though slightly better towards Europe. The Spanish Prime Minister said no to USA using their bases on Spanish ground, the only leader in Europe who stood up and said no, the rest is keeping quiet and giving support to defend European countries such as Cyprus, which is targeted by rockets from Iran.
Anyways, what I try to tell is that the world is still trying to figure out how to deal with Trump. Most are still scared of what Trump can do to them. I suppose for Japan this isn't much different with the threat of China. Some island located very close to China, and China not showing they will respect those to be Japanese? Not sure of any details, but read something about that in past weeks.
The good thing is, when specialists and experts talk about what will come out of all this mess, new ordering of power blocks, they usually mention Japan is part of a co-operation for Europe, including Canada, Turkey and Japan. Your country isn't forgotten ;)
Europe is waking up. The rise of the far right is also slowing down. German Chancellor Merz is wavering and questionable. How does he compare to when his political rival Merkel was Chancellor? Hungary is also having elections. The candidate trying to oust Prime Minister Orbán is somewhat better if he is tolerant of the EU. I never expected the Spanish Prime Minister to refuse the US use of Spanish territory for military bases. According to information I've received from Japanese liberals, France, the UK, and Canada are following Spain's lead in raising their voices in opposition. Japanese media certainly escalates the threat from China. However, a furniture maker who is a former Israeli soldier living in Japan traveled to China and, after interacting with the Chinese people, concluded that "China is not Japan's enemy." Japan was once a colonialist towards China, which complicates relations between the two countries. There is an island close to China that is Japanese territory. Speaking of which, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Cabinet's approval ratings are falling. With inflation continuing to soar, it seems the public is starting to realize that Takaichi is no longer suitable.