Jun 03, 2026

Japan's recent efforts to strengthen its security and defense capabilities, including plans to expand its intelligence framework and revise key security policies, have sparked concerns at home and abroad over the country's remilitarization.

Critics have urged Japan to uphold the principles of its pacifist constitution and warned against repeating its prewar mistakes.

Within Japan, critics argue that legislation passed last week to establish a national intelligence council and a national intelligence bureau could significantly expand government surveillance powers and return the country to the dangerous path it once followed.

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