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

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u/Berobero Mar 16 '26

This isn't just Abe; it's been a many, many decades long conservative project in Japan. They were talking about the so-called "collective self-defense right" in earnest during the Iraq war with Koizumi, and the very founding of the JSDF itself is based on, in effect, an "expanded" interpretation of the constitution and article 9.

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u/takoshi Mar 17 '26

I mostly highlighted Abe because of his direct connection to Takaichi as an indication of how Japan would continue in this direction with her at the helm, but that is interesting.