Ruling coalition lawmakers on Dec. 12 approved draft revisions for three key national security documents after wording about China’s missile launches was softened for one of the papers, sources said.
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Lawmakers in favor of constitutional revision now represent 62 percent of the Upper House, with most seeking wording about the Self-Defense Forces and limiting civil rights in national emergencies, a survey showed.
Sixty-eight percent of candidates in the July 10 Upper House election favor strengthening Japan’s defense, nearly double the 37 percent of three years ago, reflecting fears about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a survey showed.
The special relationship between Japan and the United States means that prime ministers have always extended the highest level of “omotenashi,” or Japanese hospitality, to a visiting U.S. president.