Japan adopts resolution allowing collective self-defense
We begin with a landmark decision out of Tokyo, where the Cabinet has given the green light for a historic shift in Japan’s military policy. Gone is a decades-long ban on the right to collective…
We begin with a landmark decision out of Tokyo, where the Cabinet has given
the green light for a historic shift in Japan’s military policy.
Gone is a decades-long ban on the right to collective self-defense, meaning
Japanese troops will now be allowed to fight overseas in defense of
friendly nations.
Korea is urging the Abe administration to adhere to the basic spirit of the
pacifist constitution and carry out follow up measures in a transparent
manner.
Song Ji-sun reports.
A ban that dates back to the end of World War II… lifted.
In a significant recasting of military policy away from its pacifist
policies, the Abe administration has reclaimed the right to send its
soldiers into battle even when the country is not under direct attack.
Following approval by lawmakers on Tuesday… the cabinet adopted a
resolution dropping a ban that has kept the military from fighting overseas
since World War II.
This means… Japanese troops will be able to come to the aid of allies if
they come under attack from a common enemy — even if Japan is not the
subject of the attack.
Tokyo will also be able to take on a greater role in UN peacekeeping
missions.
“For the sake of world stability and peace, Japan will contribute more than
it has up to this point.”
After losing World War II, Japan was forced to dismantle its military…
and adopt a constitution that allows the use of arms only in the event it
is attacked on its territory.
But interpretations of the constitution have since been stretched over the
years to allow for the strengthening of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been aggressively pursuing the
change since taking office… but Korea and China, major victims of Japan’s
past wartime aggression… have expressed opposition.
“The Japanese government must proceed in a transparent manner that
guarantees peace and stability in the region, and at the same time it must
also earn its neighbors’ trust by putting an end to its distortion of past
wrongdoings.”
South Korea’s foreign ministry has said that Japanese forces will not be
allowed on the Korean peninsula without prior consent.
Song Ji-sun, Arirang News.
China’s fault. They both threaten the Japanese Government to prepare for
future war against them and to u.s. forces in Japan. What was modified
forbade helps them. Now china complains of what she did.
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Japanese militarism is rearing its ugly head again. This is the first step.
We begin with a landmark decision out of Tokyo, where the Cabinet has given
the green light for a historic shift in Japan’s military policy.
Gone is a decades-long ban on the right to collective self-defense, meaning
Japanese troops will now be allowed to fight overseas in defense of
friendly nations.
Korea is urging the Abe administration to adhere to the basic spirit of the
pacifist constitution and carry out follow up measures in a transparent
manner.
Song Ji-sun reports.
A ban that dates back to the end of World War II… lifted.
In a significant recasting of military policy away from its pacifist
policies, the Abe administration has reclaimed the right to send its
soldiers into battle even when the country is not under direct attack.
Following approval by lawmakers on Tuesday… the cabinet adopted a
resolution dropping a ban that has kept the military from fighting overseas
since World War II.
This means… Japanese troops will be able to come to the aid of allies if
they come under attack from a common enemy — even if Japan is not the
subject of the attack.
Tokyo will also be able to take on a greater role in UN peacekeeping
missions.
“For the sake of world stability and peace, Japan will contribute more than
it has up to this point.”
After losing World War II, Japan was forced to dismantle its military…
and adopt a constitution that allows the use of arms only in the event it
is attacked on its territory.
But interpretations of the constitution have since been stretched over the
years to allow for the strengthening of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been aggressively pursuing the
change since taking office… but Korea and China, major victims of Japan’s
past wartime aggression… have expressed opposition.
“The Japanese government must proceed in a transparent manner that
guarantees peace and stability in the region, and at the same time it must
also earn its neighbors’ trust by putting an end to its distortion of past
wrongdoings.”
South Korea’s foreign ministry has said that Japanese forces will not be
allowed on the Korean peninsula without prior consent.
Song Ji-sun, Arirang News.
Well japan is in the good side now so what’s wrong with it?
China’s fault. They both threaten the Japanese Government to prepare for
future war against them and to u.s. forces in Japan. What was modified
forbade helps them. Now china complains of what she did.