He's done it.
As this column predicted he would, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has gotten his way. Last month he closed a chapter on "pacifist Japan," ramming through unpopular new security legislation that will allow Japanese military engagement in offensive maneuvers abroad.
That's it then. The circle is complete. Japan is primed to march back to its pre-World War II systems of governance.
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