Japan’s Refueling Debate Reheated
Once again Japan is embroiled in one of those hair-splitting arguments over the extent to which it can participate in overseas military operations without bending its constitution and its war-renouncing Article 9 out of all recognition.
The catalyst for the latest round of hand-wringing is the expiration on November 1 of the anti-terrorism law that permi…
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