According to Japan's Kyodo News,

Prime Minister Sanae Takeda (President of the Liberal Democratic Party) delivered a speech in Uonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, emphasizing her intention to include the Self-Defense Forces in Article 9 of the Constitution. She said, "Why can't we write about the Self-Defense Forces in the Constitution? Please let me amend the Constitution to position it as an armed organization." Takeda also mentioned that the head of the constitutional review committee in the Diet is held by opposition party members, and then said, "There has been absolutely no progress. I hope to break this situation."

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeda has long advocated for revising the Peace Constitution, with core goals including renaming the Self-Defense Forces as the "National Defense Force" and incorporating them into the Constitution, attempting to completely rid itself of post-war military constraints.

Sanae Takeda has consistently pushed for abolishing the "renunciation of war" clause in Article 9 of the Constitution since being elected to the House of Representatives in 1993, advocating for renaming the Self-Defense Forces as the "National Defense Force" and granting them formal military status. Her stance is in line with the right-wing policies of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, even more radical, and she is seen as a typical representative of "Abe's political disciples."

She denies Japan's historical wartime aggression,

She has repeatedly publicly denied the historical facts of the Nanjing Massacre and the forced conscription of "comfort women," claiming that Japan's invasion after the September 18th Incident was a "self-defense war," and has been criticized as a living example of Japanese militarist historical views. Since 2014, she has visited the Yasukuni Shrine more than 10 times, and still insisted on visiting it on August 15, 2025 (the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender), exposing her stubborn right-wing nature.

While denying Japan's militarist history of aggression, she pushes for military relaxation under the pretext of "Taiwan's affairs," creating an excuse to intervene in the Taiwan Strait.

In November 2025, Takeda claimed in a parliamentary session that "Taiwan's affairs" could constitute a "life-or-death crisis situation," implying that Japan could exercise collective self-defense rights to militarily intervene in the Taiwan Strait. This concept originated from Abe's 2015 "new security law," but previous prime ministers had not explicitly linked it to the Taiwan Strait.

Strengthening Japan-Taiwan de facto military alliance

In April 2025, she visited Taiwan as a member of the Diet, promoting "Japan-Taiwan security cooperation," trying to build a "quasi-alliance relationship," using "using Taiwan to contain China" as a stepping stone to expand the military and revise the constitution.

Japan has gradually passed legislation (such as the 2015 New Security Law and the 2022 Security Three Documents) to continuously break the "exclusive defense" principle, doubling its military budget to 4.3 trillion yen over five years, and for the first time designated China as the "greatest strategic challenge." Analysts warn that Japan has transformed from a peaceful country into a "source of military confrontation risks."

Appendix: The current "Constitution of Japan" was implemented in 1947. Article 9 stipulates that Japan will forever renounce war, the threat of force, or the use of force to resolve international disputes; for this purpose, Japan does not maintain land, sea, or air forces or other war potential, and does not recognize the state's right to wage war. Therefore, the "Constitution of Japan" is also known as the Peace Constitution. In the 1970s, when leftist movements were strong in Japanese society, the Self-Defense Forces were often viewed as an "unconstitutional organization" or even "war remnants."

The international community should be vigilant against Japanese right-wingers reviving militarism under the issue of the Taiwan Strait, and prevent the recurrence of historical tragedies.

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Original source: toutiao.com/article/1856072795817984/

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