Japan should raise its defense capabilities to a level that would prevent an assertive China from using force in the future, while making its nonhostile stance clear, an international relations expert said recently before parliament chooses a new prime minister.The buildup of Japan's Self-Defense Forces was long considered sensitive both domestically and among Asian nations that suffered from Japan's wartime aggression, but it has been called for domestically in recent years amid growing security concerns over China and North Korea."A certain level of defense capabilities is needed for peac…READ FULL ARTICLE
