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During tensions with senior executives 20 years ago, Lachlan Murdoch abruptly quit his senior role at News Corp. and moved back to his father’s native Australia.

Internal tensions at the club were believed to centre around disagreements over their transfer business.

If that did happen, tensions in an already divided region would move up a notch or two.

This is partly a story about the enduring allure of the almost-fascist far right in societies plagued by rising inflation, worsening inequality and internal tensions over race and immigration.

Japan, the world's fourth-largest economy and a key US ally, now faces a period of political uncertainty as tensions rise with China and regional insecurity mounts.