Ping!
It is just so appropriate. Japan for years has gripped about the U.S. forces stationed in Guam and other areas of Japan.
Now a beligerant nuclear North Korea and a big Dog on the block, China hanging around Japan and all of the sudden the Japaneese are again geting cozy to the idea of U.S. troops being there?
Also instead of being oficially a defensive military the Japaneese constitution is changed to assist in military matters outside of its territory. Why? To keep good relations with its largest benefactor, the U.S.
Getting a little nervous about your past aggressiveness and war crimes against these and other countries in the past?
Japan could start early enforcement of this law right now rather than waiting the 16 days. Japan is in worse shape than when we were during the Cuban Missile crisis in terms of % population threatened by a NK nuclear weapon.
In that crisis, only seven days passed from the first sighting of nuclear-tipped SS-4 missiles in Cuba by a U-2 plane to JFK announcing blockade of the island.
Japan could probably assemble a nuke by sunrise tomorrow if they so desired. If they haven't already.
OH MAN I not suprise if Japan would build a nuke or already have one to just in case Little Kim get any ideas
Japan is between a sweat and a hard place. Korean people owe them revenge big time and Japan is naked under their nuclear gun.