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Japan Is Rearming. Here's Why That Matters

Simon Whistler · February 12, 2026 · 20 min video · China & Indo-Pacific

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The largest parliamentary majority in post-war Japanese history.

That's what Prime Minister Sennai Takaiichi walked away with on February 8th,

2026, 316

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Japan just delivered a historic supermajority to a nationalist prime minister determined to rewrite its pacifist legacy. From missiles to Taiwan, here’s why Japan’s dramatic rearmament reshapes Asia’s balance of power.

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