In pacifist Japan, officials stress “defense” rather than “warfare” as nation beefs up capabilities
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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-07-05 18:23 UTC+10:00
Section: JAPAN
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Education, Middle East, Asia, Military & Defence, Iran, Ukraine/Russia, World News, Asia Pacific
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Japan is taking lessons on “new ways of warfare” gleaned from the Ukraine and Iran conflicts and making them its own, with the government considering making “new ways of defense” a key tenet of revisions to the country’s security policy.
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