Comment Re:Easily done: (Score 1) 331
then go lose a world war and dismantle most of your armament producing capability under scrutiny by an occupying force.
The USA (under Bush Jr. and Obama) has been encouraging Japan to become increasingly militaristic over the years.
They're trying to create a stronger military partner to help counterbalance China's burgeoning military spending.
And the current Japanese PM, Shinzo Abe, is essentially the Japanese equivalent of a Holocaust denier,
in that he's repeatedly gone on the record to deny or downplay Japanese war crimes.
His brand of nationalism is also pissing off South Korea, which certainly doesn't promote regional stability.