Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pushing to amend the country's postwar constitution to allow Japan to build a fully recognized offensive military force.
The United States and Japan have maintained a mutual defense treaty since 1951, and Washington has increasingly encouraged Tokyo to expand its military capabilities amid flat U.S. defense procurement budgets.
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