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For years, Japanese voters opposed calls for a stronger defence against the country’s nuclear-armed neighbours. Now, public opinion is shifting, even as obstacles remain to meaningful action to bolster the country’s security.
Although Prime Minister Fumio Kishida surprised many observers by swiftly imposing sanctions on Russia and sending non-lethal military aid to Ukraine, bolstering Japan’s own defences will be more challenging. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has already stretched interpretations of the country’s pacifist postwar constitution, sometimes in the face of massive public protests.
The Japanese premier has his ex-boss, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, looking over his shoulder, as well. Abe, who increased defence spending every year during his record-long tenure, has in recent weeks called for steps that would shatter taboos over nuclear weapons or obtaining offensive systems such as missiles.
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