Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) helicopters and tanks move near a smoke screen during a live fire exercise at the foot of Mount Fuji. File photo: Bloomberg
Explainer: five things to know about Japan’s pacifist constitution
Any tentative move towards re-militarisation would trigger alarm bells in China and the Koreas given Japan’s history of military aggression in the region
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Legacy of war in Asia
Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF) helicopters and tanks move near a smoke screen during a live fire exercise at the foot of Mount Fuji. File photo: Bloomberg