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Japanese expert: Expanding defense ambitions push Japan into deeper crisis

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Maeda Akira, an emeritus professor at Tokyo Zokei University, pointed out that Japan's postwar identity is undergoing a fundamental shift toward military expansion, deepening the country's own crisis. Despite long-standing fiscal pressures, the Takaichi administration has sharply increased defense spending, which may place greater strain on social security and livelihoods.

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