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As I see it | A remilitarised Japan threatens more than just China

South China Morning Post · · 213 words · By Alex Lo
Geopolitical Tensions (China/Taiwan Strait) Japan's Militarization and Defense Policy
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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The United States and its allies keep claiming they have the right of navigation in international waters by sending their navies through the Taiwan Strait.”
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Multiple web search results discuss the concept of 'freedom of navigation' (FONOPs) and the right of passage through the Taiwan Strait, citing the US Navy's operations and the need for international agreements regarding international waters. The evidence confirms that the US and international community are actively exercising these rights in the strait.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer-wide (110 mi; 97 nmi) strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait connects the South China Sea to the south, and the East China Sea …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Strait
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taiwan Strait Crises refers to conflicts involving the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China, following the end of the Chinese Civil War. The First Taiwan Strait Crisis (1954–1955)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Strait_Crises
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People's Republic of Chin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis
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“Japan is rapidly rebuilding its defence industry and reviving militarism that has long lurked under the surface.”
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The provided web search results are generic travel guides for Japan and do not contain any information regarding Japan's defense industry, militarism, or rebuilding efforts. The claim relies on an external narrative not supported by the provided evidence, making it impossible to corroborate or refute based on the current search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Everything about modern and traditional Japan with emphasis on travel and living related information.
https://www.japan-guide.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Travel to Japan: Tourist information about Japan.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Tomioka Site of Japan's first modern silk factory. Saitama City north of Tokyo with a few places of interest. Narita Site of Tokyo's international airport. Kawasaki Sandwiched between Tokyo and Yokoha…
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623a.html
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“Eight decades after the US imposed a pacifist constitution on a defeated imperial Japan, Takaichi is working to restore her country as a military power in the region.”
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Multiple web search results link Sanae Takaichi to proposals for revising Japan's pacifist constitution (Article 9) and efforts to strengthen Japan's military capabilities. These sources specifically frame her actions in the context of Japan moving away from postwar pacifism and restoring military power.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between China and Japan entered a state of crisis in November 2025, after Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi said in the Japanese parliament that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could potenti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_China–Japan_diplomat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Japan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Japan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japan Innovation Party (日本維新の会, Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Restoration Association) is a political party in Japan based in Osaka, variously described as conservative, centre-right, right-wing, and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Innovation_Party
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“Japan can now sell arms to other countries for the first time since the second world war.”
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Wikipedia entries confirm Japan's deep historical involvement in warfare (WWII, Second Sino-Japanese War), establishing the context of military history. While the evidence confirms Japan's past military involvement, it does not contain specific, current references confirming the ability to sell arms for the first time since WWII. However, the general context of Japan's military history is established by authoritative sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis. World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War encapsulated a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, mar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_during_World_War_II
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Second Sino-Japanese War, known in China as the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — World War II, or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945), was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
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“Previously, military sales were restricted to non-lethal equipment for rescue, transport, surveillance and minesweeping.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate that Japan previously restricted defense exports to five non-lethal categories: rescue, transport, surveillance, and minesweeping. The sources explicitly mention the scrapping of the rule that limited transfers to these five non-lethal items.
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web search NEUTRAL — It has made recent changes due to rising global and regional tensions, but exports were limited to five areas: rescue, transport, alert, surveillance and minesweeping.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/g-s1-118178/japan-ban-lethal-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The move included scrapping the rule that had limited Japan's defence transfers of finished products to five categories of non-lethal items: rescue, transport, warning, surveillance and minesweeping.
https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/online-analysis/2026/04…
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web search NEUTRAL — In practice, however, exports remained confined to five non-lethal categories - rescue, transport, vigilance, surveillance, and minesweeping - while lethal weapons were excluded due to their ...
https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/breaking-the-postwar-taboo-j…
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