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Public support for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet inched up 0.3 percentage point from the previous month to 59.4% in May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/takaichi-cabinet-approval-may/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #surveys #article9 #constitution

Public support for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet inched up 0.3 percentage point from the previous month to 59.4% in May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/takaichi-cabinet-approval-may/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #surveys #article9 #constitution

Public support for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet inched up 0.3 percentage point from the previous month to 59.4% in May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/takaichi-cabinet-approval-may/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #surveys #article9 #constitution

Public support for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet inched up 0.3 percentage point from the previous month to 59.4% in May. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/21/japan/takaichi-cabinet-approval-may/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #surveys #article9 #constitution

In a fragmenting global order, former Japanese leader urges pivot to China

Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama has called on Beijing and Tokyo to work together against “US arrogance”, as the global order is upended by President Donald Trump. Ha…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #article9 #beijing #China #donaldtrump #hongkong #news #SanaeTakaichi #Taiwan #Tokyo #unitedstates #YukioHatoyama
https://www.alojapan.com/1480358/in-a-fragmenting-global-order-former-japanese-leader-urges-pivot-to-china/

In a fragmenting global order, former Japanese leader urges pivot to China

Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama has called on Beijing and Tokyo to work together against “US arrogance”, as the global order is upended by President Donald Trump. Ha…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #article9 #beijing #China #donaldtrump #hongkong #news #SanaeTakaichi #Taiwan #Tokyo #unitedstates #YukioHatoyama
https://www.alojapan.com/1480358/in-a-fragmenting-global-order-former-japanese-leader-urges-pivot-to-china/

https://www.alojapan.com/1480358/in-a-fragmenting-global-order-former-japanese-leader-urges-pivot-to-china/ In a fragmenting global order, former Japanese leader urges pivot to China #Article9 #beijing #China #DonaldTrump #HongKong #Japan #JapanNews #news #SanaeTakaichi #Taiwan #Tokyo #UnitedStates #YukioHatoyama Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama has called on Beijing and Tokyo to work together against “US arrogance”, as the global order is upended by President Donald Trump. Hatoyama, who was Japan’s prime minister from 2009 to 2010, sa

https://www.alojapan.com/1480358/in-a-fragmenting-global-order-former-japanese-leader-urges-pivot-to-china/ In a fragmenting global order, former Japanese leader urges pivot to China #Article9 #beijing #China #DonaldTrump #HongKong #Japan #JapanNews #news #SanaeTakaichi #Taiwan #Tokyo #UnitedStates #YukioHatoyama Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama has called on Beijing and Tokyo to work together against “US arrogance”, as the global order is upended by President Donald Trump. Hatoyama, who was Japan’s prime minister from 2009 to 2010, sa

Revising Article 9 would not change how China or North Korea view Japan's military strength, but could reinforce hostile narratives, increase regional suspicion and reduce Japan's room for calibrated ambiguity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/japan/revising-article-9-would-be-a-mistake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #constitution #article9 #defense #sdf #us #china #northkorea

Revising Article 9 would not change how China or North Korea view Japan's military strength, but could reinforce hostile narratives, increase regional suspicion and reduce Japan's room for calibrated ambiguity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/japan/revising-article-9-would-be-a-mistake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #constitution #article9 #defense #sdf #us #china #northkorea

Revising Article 9 would not change how China or North Korea view Japan's military strength, but could reinforce hostile narratives, increase regional suspicion and reduce Japan's room for calibrated ambiguity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/japan/revising-article-9-would-be-a-mistake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #constitution #article9 #defense #sdf #us #china #northkorea

Revising Article 9 would not change how China or North Korea view Japan's military strength, but could reinforce hostile narratives, increase regional suspicion and reduce Japan's room for calibrated ambiguity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/28/japan/revising-article-9-would-be-a-mistake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #constitution #article9 #defense #sdf #us #china #northkorea

Japan's easing of arms export restrictions is intended to strengthen security cooperation and defense capabilities while adapting to a more unstable global environment without abandoning its core pacifist principles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/04/24/japans-new-arms-export-stance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #defernse #selfdefenseforces #china #us #contitution #article9 #sanaetakaichi

Japan's easing of arms export restrictions is intended to strengthen security cooperation and defense capabilities while adapting to a more unstable global environment without abandoning its core pacifist principles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/04/24/japans-new-arms-export-stance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #defernse #selfdefenseforces #china #us #contitution #article9 #sanaetakaichi

Japan's easing of arms export restrictions is intended to strengthen security cooperation and defense capabilities while adapting to a more unstable global environment without abandoning its core pacifist principles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/04/24/japans-new-arms-export-stance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #defernse #selfdefenseforces #china #us #contitution #article9 #sanaetakaichi

Japan's easing of arms export restrictions is intended to strengthen security cooperation and defense capabilities while adapting to a more unstable global environment without abandoning its core pacifist principles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/04/24/japans-new-arms-export-stance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #defernse #selfdefenseforces #china #us #contitution #article9 #sanaetakaichi

Japan's Upper House has begun constitutional revision talks, and four key themes have already emerged as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes to advance an amendment by next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/constitutional-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #upperhouse #constitution #ldp #nipponishinnokai #iran #article9

Japan's Upper House has begun constitutional revision talks, and four key themes have already emerged as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes to advance an amendment by next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/constitutional-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #upperhouse #constitution #ldp #nipponishinnokai #iran #article9

Japan's Upper House has begun constitutional revision talks, and four key themes have already emerged as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes to advance an amendment by next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/constitutional-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #upperhouse #constitution #ldp #nipponishinnokai #iran #article9

Japan's Upper House has begun constitutional revision talks, and four key themes have already emerged as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pushes to advance an amendment by next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/17/japan/politics/constitutional-debate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #upperhouse #constitution #ldp #nipponishinnokai #iran #article9

NHK reports, "Citizens' group launches signature campaign demanding upholding of Article 9 of the Constitution." Here are my thoughts: Unfortunately, it is unlikely that Article 9 of the Constitution can be protected by "signatures." We should change our approach of relying on "signatures" for everything. We should gather our wisdom and consider better measures. #Article9, #signatures https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015101151000?app=true

The Postwar Japan Constitution: A ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card

Before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met President Donald Trump in Washington a couple of weeks ago, the Japanese fretted that Trump would ask Japan to se…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #article9 #constitution #donaldtrump #grantnewsham #iran #JapanSelfDefenseForce #japanus #Japanese #Japanesenews #minesweepers #news #politics&security #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.alojapan.com/1470306/the-postwar-japan-constitution-a-get-out-of-jail-free-card/

The Postwar Japan Constitution: A ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card

Before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met President Donald Trump in Washington a couple of weeks ago, the Japanese fretted that Trump would ask Japan to se…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #article9 #constitution #donaldtrump #grantnewsham #iran #JapanSelfDefenseForce #japanus #Japanese #Japanesenews #minesweepers #news #politics&security #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.alojapan.com/1470306/the-postwar-japan-constitution-a-get-out-of-jail-free-card/

https://www.alojapan.com/1470306/the-postwar-japan-constitution-a-get-out-of-jail-free-card/ The Postwar Japan Constitution: A ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card #Article9 #constitution #DonaldTrump #GrantNewsham #iran #Japan #JapanNews #JapanSelfDefenseForce #JapanUs #Japanese #JapaneseNews #minesweepers #news #Politics&Security #SanaeTakaichi Before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met President Donald Trump in Washington a couple of weeks ago, the Japanese fretted that Trump would ask Japan to send the Japan Self-Defense For

https://www.alojapan.com/1470306/the-postwar-japan-constitution-a-get-out-of-jail-free-card/ The Postwar Japan Constitution: A ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card #Article9 #constitution #DonaldTrump #GrantNewsham #iran #Japan #JapanNews #JapanSelfDefenseForce #JapanUs #Japanese #JapaneseNews #minesweepers #news #Politics&Security #SanaeTakaichi Before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met President Donald Trump in Washington a couple of weeks ago, the Japanese fretted that Trump would ask Japan to send the Japan Self-Defense For

Let Ishin no Kai Lead Long- Overdue Constitutional Reform https://www.byteseu.com/1893506/ #Article9 #CoalitionAgreement #ConstitutionalReform #Editorial #Editorials #EmergencyClause #Europe #ImperialSuccession #Intelligence #IshinNoKai #Japan #JapanesePolitics #LiberalDemocraticParty

Japan does not need to abandon its pacifist identity. It needs to stop hiding behind it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/22/japan/article-9-mantra-not-foreign-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #article9 #defense #iran #sdf

Japan does not need to abandon its pacifist identity. It needs to stop hiding behind it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/22/japan/article-9-mantra-not-foreign-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #article9 #defense #iran #sdf

Japan does not need to abandon its pacifist identity. It needs to stop hiding behind it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/22/japan/article-9-mantra-not-foreign-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #article9 #defense #iran #sdf

Japan does not need to abandon its pacifist identity. It needs to stop hiding behind it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/22/japan/article-9-mantra-not-foreign-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #article9 #defense #iran #sdf

China's claim that Japan is returning to militarism is misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect responses to changing regional threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/myths-of-japanese-militarism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #wangyi #china #munichsecurityconference #yasukunishrine #taiwan #alliedoccupation #sdf #gsdf #msdf #sanaetakaichi #article9 #shinzoabe #defense #us

China's claim that Japan is returning to militarism is misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect responses to changing regional threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/myths-of-japanese-militarism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #wangyi #china #munichsecurityconference #yasukunishrine #taiwan #alliedoccupation #sdf #gsdf #msdf #sanaetakaichi #article9 #shinzoabe #defense #us

China's claim that Japan is returning to militarism is misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect responses to changing regional threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/myths-of-japanese-militarism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #wangyi #china #munichsecurityconference #yasukunishrine #taiwan #alliedoccupation #sdf #gsdf #msdf #sanaetakaichi #article9 #shinzoabe #defense #us

China's claim that Japan is returning to militarism is misleading because legal and institutional constraints make such a shift unlikely and current defense reforms reflect responses to changing regional threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/20/japan/myths-of-japanese-militarism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #wangyi #china #munichsecurityconference #yasukunishrine #taiwan #alliedoccupation #sdf #gsdf #msdf #sanaetakaichi #article9 #shinzoabe #defense #us

@JazzyKindaFella @politics @journalismandcomment

#SanaeTakaichi is no godzilla. Nor does she represent imperial #nihon.

#Japan remains the most peaceful, pacified country in the world. The only country whose constitution renounces war, the threat or use of force to settle international disputes, and the maintenance of armed forces with war potential. ☮️

Does ANY neighbor of Japan, say #PRC or #RoC, have #Article9 equivalent? :verified_think:

@JazzyKindaFella @politics @journalismandcomment

#SanaeTakaichi is no godzilla. Nor does she represent imperial #nihon.

#Japan remains the most peaceful, pacified country in the world. The only country whose constitution renounces war, the threat or use of force to settle international disputes, and the maintenance of armed forces with war potential. ☮️

Does ANY neighbor of Japan, say #PRC or #RoC, have #Article9 equivalent? :verified_think:

@JazzyKindaFella @politics @journalismandcomment

#SanaeTakaichi is no godzilla. Nor does she represent imperial #nihon.

#Japan remains the most peaceful, pacified country in the world. The only country whose constitution renounces war, the threat or use of force to settle international disputes, and the maintenance of armed forces with war potential. ☮️

Does ANY neighbor of Japan, say #PRC or #RoC, have #Article9 equivalent? :verified_think:

As the United States retreats from its postwar leadership role under Donald Trump, Japan must overcome domestic constraints and step up with partners to help sustain the global order it has long quietly supported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/12/31/it-is-japans-time-to-step-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #us #donaldtrump #nationalsecuritystrategy #worldwarii #apec #shinzoabe #tpp #china #africa #developmentaid #article9 #constitution #coldwar #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #shinzoabe

As the United States retreats from its postwar leadership role under Donald Trump, Japan must overcome domestic constraints and step up with partners to help sustain the global order it has long quietly supported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/12/31/it-is-japans-time-to-step-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #us #donaldtrump #nationalsecuritystrategy #worldwarii #apec #shinzoabe #tpp #china #africa #developmentaid #article9 #constitution #coldwar #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #shinzoabe

As the United States retreats from its postwar leadership role under Donald Trump, Japan must overcome domestic constraints and step up with partners to help sustain the global order it has long quietly supported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/12/31/it-is-japans-time-to-step-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #us #donaldtrump #nationalsecuritystrategy #worldwarii #apec #shinzoabe #tpp #china #africa #developmentaid #article9 #constitution #coldwar #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #shinzoabe

As the United States retreats from its postwar leadership role under Donald Trump, Japan must overcome domestic constraints and step up with partners to help sustain the global order it has long quietly supported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/12/31/it-is-japans-time-to-step-out/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #us #donaldtrump #nationalsecuritystrategy #worldwarii #apec #shinzoabe #tpp #china #africa #developmentaid #article9 #constitution #coldwar #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #shinzoabe

A controversy over off-the-record remarks advocating nuclear weapons exposes deep divisions in Japan’s media and raises questions about journalistic ethics, source protection and democratic debate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/japan/the-meaning-of-record-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #media #journalism #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense #article9 #constitution

A controversy over off-the-record remarks advocating nuclear weapons exposes deep divisions in Japan’s media and raises questions about journalistic ethics, source protection and democratic debate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/japan/the-meaning-of-record-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #media #journalism #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense #article9 #constitution

A controversy over off-the-record remarks advocating nuclear weapons exposes deep divisions in Japan’s media and raises questions about journalistic ethics, source protection and democratic debate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/japan/the-meaning-of-record-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #media #journalism #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense #article9 #constitution

A controversy over off-the-record remarks advocating nuclear weapons exposes deep divisions in Japan’s media and raises questions about journalistic ethics, source protection and democratic debate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/japan/the-meaning-of-record-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #media #journalism #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense #article9 #constitution

Japan has moved in a decade from pacifist protest to broad acceptance of stronger defense, driven by regional threats and doubts about U.S. protection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/16/japan/japans-pacifism-meets-reality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #constitution #article9 #pacifism #defense #us #sdf

Japan has moved in a decade from pacifist protest to broad acceptance of stronger defense, driven by regional threats and doubts about U.S. protection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/16/japan/japans-pacifism-meets-reality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #constitution #article9 #pacifism #defense #us #sdf

Japan has moved in a decade from pacifist protest to broad acceptance of stronger defense, driven by regional threats and doubts about U.S. protection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/16/japan/japans-pacifism-meets-reality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #constitution #article9 #pacifism #defense #us #sdf

Japan has moved in a decade from pacifist protest to broad acceptance of stronger defense, driven by regional threats and doubts about U.S. protection. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/16/japan/japans-pacifism-meets-reality/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #constitution #article9 #pacifism #defense #us #sdf

Ishin Policy Chief Says the Party Will Be the ‘Accelerator’ in Japan’s New Political Era

As Japan navigates a major political realignment under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Nippon Ishin no Kai policy chief Seiji Maehara says his party’s mis…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #article9 #danielmanning #IshinnoKai #japanesepolitics #medicalcare #news #populationdecline #SeijiMaehara #taxes
https://www.alojapan.com/1423648/ishin-policy-chief-says-the-party-will-be-the-accelerator-in-japans-new-political-era/