The very idea still incites howls of protest in Asia - not least in Japan, where popular attachment to the country's postwar "peace" constitution remains powerful. Yet Japan's modestly named Self-Defense Forces are involved in many regional hot spots (no combat duty, of course) and seek to play a more active part in UN peacekeeping.
现在是日本厉兵秣马，出师海外，捍卫和平的时机吗？这种想法仍然在亚洲激起抗议的声浪-不仅仅在对战后"和平"宪法的公众忠诚度仍然高涨的日本。然而日本低调的"自卫队"已然介入了许多地区性的热点（当然是非战斗性职责），并寻求在联合国维和行动中扮演更积极的角色。如果亚洲爆发热战，现今的日本已做好了比后勤保障更多的准备。