![]() ![]() Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has repeatedly voiced his desire to change the constitution to remove existing limitations on the role of the Japanese military. Past governments have refused to consider carrier acquisitions, arguing that such vessels could be interpreted as inherently offensive weapons, given their capacity for force projection far from homeland bases. Japan's post-World War Two constitution specifies that the country's military may only be used in a defensive role, a limitation designed to avoid a return to the country's wartime expansionism. New defense guidelines-set to be released next month-will include a plan for Japan to acquire at least one aircraft carrier, The Guardian reported. Japan will begin work on its first aircraft carrier since World War Two as Tokyo nervously eyes Chinese naval expansion in the Pacific. ![]()
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