Japanese defense buildup in face of growing Chinese aggression marks historic shift

President Biden has arrived in Hiroshima for a G7 summit beginning Friday. One item high on the agenda will be the defense of the Pacific. Japan has committed to doubling its defense budget, which will mean a dramatic shift from more than 75 years of pacifistic policy. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.

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[adityabhorde]

Some countries will not happy by this😂

[joshuallewellyn]

Carbon fiber katanas should be standardized equipment for japanese troops.

[barryshaw]

Where’s this Chinese aggression you talking about.

[arktos]

To clarify: the parallels between the historical and spiritual/pacifist beliefs are a paradox that people and the media should not ignore.

[runna]

Our enemies know We're weak rn, our economy is on life support, we're sending everything but the kitchen sink to Ukraine, our leaders are fighting like full grown toddlers in suits.every body is so divided.if there was ever a time to apply pressure it would be now

[alanmcmillan]

Let Japan have a say on what is happening. They have the ablilty. But who wants war?

[rapcity]

Real warrior never drop there guard

[Bobby-dltg]

Imagine your country is encircled with lot of military bases and missiles, what you think you should do?

[ronkirk]

All this hoopla of small islands in the south china sea has the possibility of causing major conflict. Are these tiny islands and some fishing rights really so important that countries would destabilize the whole region over them?

[GwaiZai]

We're playing with fire here. Japan is not like Germany in that it did not reconcile with its past. Its atrocities are not taught in schools. There is a much higher risk of Japan developing an aggressive stance again than there is with Germany (if anything, Germany is far too pacifist now to stand up to the Russian threat).

[LoireValleyChateaux]

The World needs a strong leader again...
We need President Trump. ❤️🙏

[arktos]

CBS asks, Has China's aggression convinced Japan to abandon its pacifist roots? History does not share any logic in regard to this question, in fact, the history of Japan's Pacifist roots is the opposite.

[jaytrumpwins]

PLEASE CAN WE STATION OUR NUKES OVER THERE TO PROTECT OUR FRIENDS WE LOVE PEACE BUT WE WILL HELP DEFEND OUR FRIENDS NAMESTE 🇯🇵 🇺🇸 ✌️✌🏿💪💪🏿

[soragaming]

Japan in world war 2 : samurai japan in 2022 : anime cats and LGBTQ supporters . People dont support them to bulid army like in world war 2 how people thinking that they will defeat the great china 🇨🇳 if they want to defeat us they need bring back imperial japan back 😂😂😂😂😂😂 anime army japan soon we will occupy your country 😂😂😂😂😂

[Tis_I_SirJames]

Everybody needs to calm down.

Take a deep breath and