In Japan's post-WWII constitution, "the Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation...land, sea, and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained."
If we want to oppose China or North Korea, that's another issue, but to drag now peaceful Japan into issues between us and China is uncalled for, and is opposed by the Japanese. Asahi's poll of 1,921 Japanese residents found 52% against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Self-Defense Forces expansion, only 33% in support. In San Francisco protestors are asking for an apology from Abe for WWII actions, no apology, but he is "deeply pained."
Additionally, Japan is constructing a $1 billion facility for Lockheed Martin jets, and a missile project with Raytheon presenting a conflict of interes