America's war in Afghanistan is winding down, but conflict elsewhere, including between China and Japan, now looks possible. Tokyo should get serious about its own defense.
After World War II the United States imposed a constitution on occupied Japan that formally forbade possession of a military. But the world is changing.
Imperial Japan is long gone. Most Japanese citizens seem prepared to defend themselves in a dangerous world.
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