In recent years, Tokyo has strengthened its military capabilities in response to an unstable regional security environment.
Japanese people have long maintained their identity as a pacifist nation, but as the country¡¯s stance on defense and national security shifts, how accepting is the public of these changes?
After Japan¡¯s defeat in World War II, ¡°exclusive defense¡± became its basic security policy and the country has since possessed only the minimum military force necessary for self-defense, as established by the postwar peace Constitution.
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