Japan ignores its own laws to expand its offensive military capacity.
Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution was imposed during the United States occupation following World War II. Article 9 formally (and forever) renouncing the sovereign right of declaring war or using force as a means to settle international disputes. At the turn of the century, much debate began regarding the repeal of Article 9, eventually leading to a controversial "reinterpretation" that expanded Japan's "Self-Defense Forces," a defensive army banning offensive weapons, including ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. Japan's increased focus on "Self-Defense Forces" has led to the soaring development of increased rocketry. However, even the expanded "reinterpretation" of Article 9 forbids the use of rockets. What then, could Japan have use for rocket technology?
No Sovereign State in Space
There is no sovereign rights in Space, or on other celestial bodies in our solar system, such as the Moon and Mars. If Japan were to use its advancing technology to move into the "Celestial Region." If Japan were to claim regions of space or other planets, from a legal perspective, Japan could deploy weaponry to "defend" itself from other countries attempting to "invade" the Japanese claims.
Only time will tell if Japan returns to its senses, or does away with Article 9 entirely.
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