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Have China and Its Allies Entered a ‘Prewar’ Era, According to Japan?

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Has the world’s "postwar" era drawn to a close, and is the transition to a “prewar” underway? According to the Asia Society’s Takako Hikotani, this may be the way that Tokyo is viewing China, Russia and North Korea's increasing belligerence. If we are entering a new prewar era, the aggressor is not Japan this time, but does the country's militarist past mean Tokyo can offer useful perspectives on shifting ambitions? How is Japan seeking to maintain peace by preparing for this prewar phase? Can Tokyo work within the limitations of its pacifist constitution, or does Article 9 of its Constitution need to be amended? Our guests: Masatoshi Murakami - Kogakkan University Department of Contemporary Society Associate Professor Liou To-hai - National Chengchi University College of International Affairs Adjunct Distinguished Professor