Due to its wartime past, Japan adopted a pacifist Constitution that limits its military to self-defence. Now Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling for 'advanced discussions' on revising the Constitution, setting up a panel tasked with reviewing the country's security and defence policies as regional tensions escalate. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Giulio Pugliese, Lecturer in Strategic Communications at King's College London and Director of the EU-Asia Project at the European University Institute.
Japanese PM Takaichi in push to revise pacifist constitution as regional tensions rise
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