strictly defense
i do love how we forced the part into their constitution that specifically states they must keep security arrangements with the US ... in other words we retain strict knowledge of all their going ons
um did you forget ww2? and the millions they killed in that era? it was for the safety of the world at the time. do we need it today? probably not.
what i find hard to believe is japan has the 5th largest military budget in the world yet a relatively small force ... have those funds are spent on pay. their military is well payed
WE NEED GUNDAMS OK!!
it's not weird
it is weird if you read what the constitution says and what japan has.
its quite explicit in how japan in its current state is not allowed to have any sort of globally strong military presence
Since 1992 they have been allowed an ever increasing presence by the United Nations in world dealings. there are like 50 japanese deaths in Iraq since the war started h: change doesnt happen overnight with governments.