Japan is no longer Asia’s defensive power
For nearly eight decades, East Asia’s security architecture rested on a predictable premise: Japan would remain a strictly defensive fortress, constrained by Article 9 of its 1947 constitution and its historical Senshu Boei (exclusively defense-oriented) doctrine. That foundational assumption has now evaporated – with major implications for regional security. Confronted by China’s rapid military…
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