The New York Times (November 26)
2012/ 11/ 28 by jd in Global News
“To counter a rising China,” Japan is raising its military profile and providing aid to help other Asian countries boost their defenses. “Taken together those steps, while modest, represent a significant shift for Japan, which had resisted repeated calls from the United States to become a true regional power for fear that would move it too far from its postwar pacifism.”
Tags: Aid, China, Defense, Japan, Military, Pacifism, Regional power
