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The assassination of Shinzo Abe

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How Much Has Modern Japan Been Shaped by World War Two?

The defeat by the united states in 19 forty five and the seven year occupation of the country changed the country forever. And these changes were institutionalized in the constitution, which was imposed by the us. Occupation. One of the ke features of that constitution is article nine, the so called peace clause,. It says very clearly that japan can't have an army ovy on air force. To people on the other side of political spectr and people on the left, it's something they should be very proud of.

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