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flag Sugawa warns Japan's military buildup risks undermining its peace state identity.

flag Japanese scholar Kiyoshi Sugawa warns that Japan's rapid military buildup, including record-breaking defense budgets and relaxed weapons export rules, risks undermining the nation's post-World War II identity as a "peace state." flag He criticizes the government for overemphasizing external threats while downplaying risks from its alliance with the United States, arguing the spending is unsustainable and could strain the economy.

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