Commentary
Despite constitutional restrictions, Japan has initiated its most significant military expansion since World War II in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) escalating aggression.
Thinking About China
Opinion
Japan’s Military Expansion Defies Constitutional Limits
Japan remilitarizes in the face of CCP threat.
A Chinese military vessel (back R)—some 5 miles away—observing as the Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyers USS Sterett (front) and the USS Rafael Peralta (behind) are seen from the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier as they join a three-day maritime exercise between the United States and Japan in the Philippine Sea, on Jan. 31, 2024. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
Author
Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
