Terrorist Killings Illustrate Why Japan Must Join the World and Defend Itself
Category: WORLDPOST
The tragic killing of the two hostages reinforced domestic concerns over Japanese rearmament. If they want to reinforce their (recent) pacifist heritage, so be it. But they should not then expect Washington to protect them.  Serious countries defend themselves. They don't turn their futures over to other nations to save a little money.
By Doug Bandow, ContributorContributing writer, policy analyst, 2015-02-16