Schließlich ist Premierminister Takaichi zu einem Befürworter der Verfassung geworden: „Ironischerweise ist Artikel 9 der Verfassung jetzt das Einzige, auf das sich Japan verlassen kann, um Trumps Antrag auf Entsendung der Selbstverteidigungskräfte abzulehnen.“

This is rich. This prevents her from turning around and trying to push through the old LDP hard right constitutional amendment.

ELI5 plis

Maybe this is a negative IQ move of getting outside support for the article 9 amendment.

Negative as in… It’ll worsen it’s relationship with all its immediate neighbors even further

Has any of Trump’s thoughts or choices ever, ever, ever been influenced in any way by a constitution?

Or, for that matter, a law?

Or a treaty?

Or a contract?

Or a solemn oath sworn on a Bible?

Or a promise of *any kind*?

it’s the “-Not today, I got a headache” card

She will switch her tone in a few months. Typical politician politicking. She’s full of crap