It was in Abe-san's watch that Japan lifted its ban on coming to the defense of friendly countries under attack. The Philippines was the first beneficiary of that. RapplerBlogs Opinion
Sixty-eight years ago this month, the Japan Self-Defense Forces were established. But it was during Shinzo Abe’s term as the longest-serving prime minister that Japan’s unified military forces got the boost they needed.
As soon as this ban was lifted, Japan donated defense equipment to the Philippines and other less-developed democracies. The Philippines was the first beneficiary of that. Today, July 8, former Prime Minister Abe was shot while campaigning for a party mate in Nara Prefecture. Ironically — no, tragically — the suspected assassin, reports NHK, served in the Japan Maritime Defense Force, a force under the JSDF, for about 3 years until 2005. That was just a year before Abe became commander in chief.
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