Joseph Nye's Testimony from Hearings on 'Japan's Changing Role'

An excerpt from Joseph S. Nye's testimony:

"Japan is going through a period of uncertainty and realignment in its domestic politics. An election is expected before September, and current public opinion polls suggest that the long ruling Liberal Democratic Party may be replaced. The opposition Democratic Party of Japan has expressed skeptical positions about a number of measures that the current government has proposed to reinforce the Japan-U.S. security alliance. In addition, North Korea's detonation of a second nuclear device and launching of rockets over Japan has created anxieties that lead some observers to wonder whether Japan will reverse its long standing decision not to seek a national nuclear deterrent capability."

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