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Japan militarization
![Is Japan’s Postwar Pacifism Dead? Is Japan’s Postwar Pacifism Dead?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-3431900.jpg)
Is Japan’s Postwar Pacifism Dead?
By Ulv Hanssen
Japan’s defense spending plan shows how far the state has departed from postwar pacifism.
![Japan Leader Calls for Greater Military Capability, Spending Japan Leader Calls for Greater Military Capability, Spending](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-26-8.jpg)
Japan Leader Calls for Greater Military Capability, Spending
By Mari Yamaguchi
Kishida said Japan's security environment has been rapidly changing.
![A 1936 Coup Attempt in Japan Holds Lessons for the US A 1936 Coup Attempt in Japan Holds Lessons for the US](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-02-22-6.jpg)
A 1936 Coup Attempt in Japan Holds Lessons for the US
By John D. Van Fleet
The February 26 Incident in Japan may prove a prescient parallel to the insurrection attempt at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
![International Law Won't Stop China in the South China Sea International Law Won't Stop China in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-21_20-57-35.jpg)
International Law Won't Stop China in the South China Sea
By Aurelia George Mulgan
Countering power with rules is doomed to fail in the South China Sea.
![Cold War Structures and Tectonic Shifts Cold War Structures and Tectonic Shifts](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-12_08-33-19.jpg)
Cold War Structures and Tectonic Shifts
By Clint Work
Longstanding U.S. commitments to East Asia complicate an already complex region.
![Japan Should Follow - Germany Japan Should Follow - Germany](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-06_09-35-33.jpg)
Japan Should Follow - Germany
By Amitai Etzioni
With regional tensions rising, Japan would do well to come to terms with its past.
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