Japan Lifts Ban on Lethal Weapons: 80 Years of Constitutional Pacifism Swept Away in a Single Vote

China

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The Alarmed Adversaries · 2 of 5 countries

Beijing cries 'militarism': Japan arms China's direct adversaries in the South China Sea

United States

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The Strategic Beneficiaries · 3 of 5 countries

Washington welcomes with barely concealed relief an ally that can finally share the defense industrial burden

Japan

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The Cautious Architect · 1 of 5 countries

Tokyo crosses a historic Rubicon but insists: pacifist principles remain 'unchanged'

Russia

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The Alarmed Adversaries · 2 of 5 countries

Moscow sees Japan joining the ranks of belligerents: weapons for Ukraine in the background

Taiwan

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The Strategic Beneficiaries · 3 of 5 countries

Taipei welcomes strengthening of the anti-Beijing coalition but refrains from naming itself as a beneficiary