THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG AS JAPAN ENDS ITS PACIFIST MILITARY CONSTITUTIONAL LAW WITH THE PASSAGE TO INTERVENE WITH MILITARY PROJECTS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD–ENDING ITS MAINLY MILITARY DEFENSIVE POSTURE–THE PRIME MINISTER ABE GETS HIS WAY TO PROTECT THE US IF AND WHEN THE US IS ATTACKED FROM ASIA

Japan approved its right to fight in overseas wars on Tuesday, overturning its strictly defensive postwar security policy and defying public protests and international concerns over its unabated revisionist push.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe convened an impromptu cabinet meeting to lift the longstanding ban on exercising collective self-defense by reinterpreting its Constitution’s war-renouncing Article 9, which barred Tokyo from waging war and possessing war-related materials.

With the decision, Japanese troops will be able to defend allies under attack even though they are not threatened themselves, yet with a minimum necessary standard. It will also likely facilitate their use of weapons in peacekeeping operations and participation in the U.N.’s collective security system.
The announcement marks a major shift in the country’s defense-oriented security policy that the nationalist premier has long sought in the face of China’s increasing assertiveness in the region and persistent North Korean threats.
“Japan faces a complex, grave challenge as the surrounding national security landscape undergoes a fundamental change,” the cabinet resolution reads.
“No country in the world can safeguard peace by itself; the international community also expects Japan to take up a more active role in a way that fits its national power.”

The document cited a series of scenarios for collective self-defense including a U.S. warship under attack at sea; interception of a ballistic missile heading toward the U.S.; and inspection of a foreign vessel in a contingency in nearby waters.
“While strengthening Japan’s own defense capabilities, it is imperative to boost the deterrence through mutual support with the ally U.S. and other friendly countries,” it said.

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