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Japan's ruling coalition nears constitutional change on military

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Japan is moving closer to amending its post-war pacifist constitution, which has long prevented the nation from maintaining a formal military. A significant right-wing parliamentary majority now supports Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's efforts to revise Article 9 of the constitution. This shift indicates a potential change in Japan's long-standing defense policy, driven by a resurgent conservative political movement. AI

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Japan's ruling coalition nears constitutional change on military

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Julian Ryall ·

    Japan prepares to drop its pacifist mask as the right rises

    Japan appears to be edging ever closer to a referendum on its pacifist constitution, after a realignment of parliamentary forces delivered the supermajority needed to put the change to a public vote. For nearly eight decades, Article 9 of the 1947 constitution – drafted under All…

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