Japan's aging peace : pacifism and militarism in the twenty-first century /

Since the end of World War II, Japan has not sought to remilitarize, and its postwar constitution commits to renouncing aggressive warfare. Yet many inside and outside Japan have asked whether the country should or will return to commanding armed forces amid an increasingly challenging regional and...

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Main Author: Le, Tom Phuong (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
Series:Contemporary Asia in the world.
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