Publication

9 May 2013

This article looks at whether Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's nationalist rhetoric and actions six months into his second term mean that Japan is abandoning its post-War pacifism in favor of a more aggressive approach. The author argues that such anxiety forgets that the overwhelming majority of the country is opposed to such a change.

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Author Axel Berkofsky
Series ISN Articles
Publisher International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
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