Shinzo Abe Rattles His Saber

Shinzo Abe Rattles His Saber

Japan’s military posture is near a turning point as Tokyo tries to lift military limits for the first time since World War II. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, citing a government-appointed panel’s recommendations, made it official that the government will reinterpret the postwar Constitution’s Article 9 to allow it the right to so-called collective self-defense. In other words, Japan can come to the military aid of an ally attacked outside of Japan.

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