Abe’s effort to “normalize” Japan’s strategic posture began with a reinterpretation of Article 9 of the constitution, according to which the country would henceforth be allowed to engage in “collective self-defense.” Japan’s government approved the change last summer, and the United States backed the move as well.
安倍试图“正常化”日本的战略姿态始于对宪法第9条的重新解释。根据重新解释，日本此后将被允许参与“集体自卫”。日本政府在去年夏天批准了这一变化，美国也支持这一行动。伊斯兰国试图利用两名日本人的生命做文章，在此背景下，实施该重新解释的立法将呈递国会讨论。