Japan to Shift Its Military Toward Threats From China

Japan has realigned its military to be more mobile in order to be able to react to China's growing presence in the Southernmost Islands. The United States is using this as an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with our Ally Japan. Washington has proposed to create a three way tie including their ally, South korea.

The proposal of three-nation drills has already met resistance in Japan, whose military is severely constrained by its pacifist, postwar Constitution, and also in South Korea, where bitter memories of Japan’s brutal early-20th century march through Asia still run deep. However, Japan has slowly begun to shed some of the postwar phobias against a larger Asian role for its military, known as the Self-Defense Forces, one of the largest and most technologically advanced in the region.

It's hard to forget the brutality of World War II. Japan still struggles with the limitations put on their military by the postwar Constitution, but hopefully over time they can show us and South Korea that they have changed for the better and can be trusted as an ally. I think its a great step forward if we are able to create a three way tie between these two countries, for it will allow us to create a stronger force of defense in Asia.