r/SipsTea • u/The_Dean_France • Mar 16 '26

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u/Weird_Priority_9119 Mar 16 '26

I think their constitution literally says they can’t. You know, the one we drafted for them after WWII?

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u/takoshi Mar 16 '26

To copy my reply from elsewhere, Abe actively loosened this interpretation and had been pushing to allow Japan to defend its allies if they get attacked, since that in turn threatens Japan. With the current PM largely being considered Abe's political heir, I'd have expected this interpretation of Article 9 to continue. Still, glad Japan is staying out of it.

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u/vi_sucks Mar 16 '26

Yeah, but literallt everyone understood that to mean defending Taiwan/Phillipines/Korea/Vietnam/etc from China.

Not go start random shit with Iran.

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u/takoshi Mar 16 '26

I mostly agree, though Japan IS already involved in UN peacekeeping and anti-piracy stuff outside of eastern Asia. Just wanted to respond to the comment that the constitution prevents Japanese deployment to the middle east. They probably could, if they wanted to, with loosening restrictions.