Japan’s tensions with China, North Korea and Russia have accelerated its move away from pacifism and into the fold of AUKUS and other regional alliances.
| After decades of pacificism following its surrender in World War II, Japan is seeking to reshape itself as a
The government wants to expand its annual defence budget to 2 per cent of GDP by 2027, from just 1 per cent now.Reimagining its security alliances in an increasingly hostile region is the next logical step in Japan’s defence push.nuclear-powered submarine alliance with Australia, the US and the United Kingdom, a widely flagged idea likely to be formalised when Kishida meets US President Joe Biden in Washington this week.
Strategically, Japan’s role as a partner in the aspects of AUKUS that cover military technology makes sense, given its advanced manufacturing and defence capabilities.
Japan has already shown its willingness to skirt these restrictions by providing surface-to-air missiles to the United States as part of indirect military aid to Ukraine.Although Kishida has failed to shine in many aspects of Japanese policymaking, diplomats and analysts say defence is the exception.
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