Abe said he wanted to revise the U.S.- imposed, pacifist Constitution that formed the basis for Japan's postwar development. He also wants to revise quickly the other legal document of the postwar American occupation, the Fundamental Law of Education, and stress moral values, patriotism and tradition in schools.

"How was Japan's postwar era?" Abe said in his campaign book, "Toward a Beautiful Country," in which he describes himself as a "fighting politician."

"By entrusting our national security to another country and putting a priority on economic development, we were indeed able to make great material gains. But what we lost spiritually - that was also great."

The emergence of a prime minister with no personal experience of the war is considered a significant turning point in Japan, where the absence of a national consensus on the war continues to trouble relations with the rest of Asia.

Looks like anime as reality is one step nearer? The future seems more interesting, if not brighter, with a high tech woop ass japanese defense force.

Abe's rise to force new look at postwar Japan - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune