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Can Japan assume a greater role in regional security?
The response to its shift to be a more active player has been broadly positive. But challenges remain, including its ability to live up to its ambitions
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Japan views the assertiveness that China has expressed towards Taiwan as a threat to its own security.
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Japanese foreign policy towards the Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads. In the space of a month in December 2022, it issued three major documents laying the foundation for it to play a more expansive security role in the region.
The overhaul is a reflection of Japan’s own defence concerns as well as the broader tectonic shifts in the power balance in the region.
