Yoko Iwama
Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) soldiers during a live fire exercise at JGSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area on May 22, 2021 in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan. (Photo by Akio Kon - Pool/Getty Images)