Dispute with China Forces Japan to Rethink Pacifist Stance

With tensions escalating between China and Japan over control of the Senkaku Islands, Japan is poised to amend its constitution, changing the provisions that limit the ability of its defense forces to act. It is unlikely that China and Japan will go to war over the islands, but it appears that the dispute will affect their relationship for years to come and may compel Japan to abandon the pacifist stance it has maintained since World War II.

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