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Abe’s Final Victory: Japan’s Defense Revolution and the End of Postwar Pacifism
Takaichi’s government backs higher defense spending and looser arms-export rules as thousands protest changes that critics say could widen Japan’s military role.
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Defining a ‘normal’ country: Japan’s long struggle between pacifism and the threats of a new era
Wikimedia, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NCWhen Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited the White House in March, she reportedly told US President Donald Trump that Japan could not send forces to help secure the Strait of Hormuz due to limits under the country’s constitution. Article 9 of Japan’s constitution renounces war and says the country will not maintain military forces for the purpose of settling international disputes. Since 194…
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