Japan's pacifism was foisted on it by the American occupiers after World War II

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「私(記者)が話を聞いた日本人全員が一致
“日本は自国防衛を話すタブーを乗り越えなくてはならない”」

「日本の指導者らは核を議題にし国民に示す必要がある
私達はこれ以上、偽りの世界で生きていくわけにはいかない」
「ウクライナの衝撃は自国防衛を考えるきっかけ」https://t.co/KVCAZiQgYG

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Japan's pacifism was foisted on it by the American occupiers after World War II. Junking this has always seemed far-fetched. But it's something both the US government, and much of Japan's political elite now support.

 "Many Americans wish they hadn't bound Japan with the peace constitution," says Richard McGregor of the Lowy Institute.