A new security assistance scheme is allowing Japan to expand its role in helping smaller countries like the Philippines cope with China's military ambitions.
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As Japan marks 78 years since its World War II surrender, the country is forced to reconcile the history of wartime atrocities with remembering fallen soldiers. A memorial at the Yasukuni Shrine often draws controversy.
Tokyo and Moscow have been locked in a dispute over the Kuril Islands for decades. The Ukraine war has given some Japanese hope that they can be wrestled out of Russia's control. How does China factor in?