Japan is working to boost its power and position in Asia amid threats from China. The move is seen as a shift away from the nation’s pacifist constitution, but during a speech on the newly built warship JS Nagara, Yoshida Shinji, the parliamentary secretary to Japan’s defence minister, said it was required to “safeguard” the country’s territory.
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