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CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY (Grant Newsham) - The postwar Japan Constitution: a ‘get out of jail free’ card

Originally published by Japan Forward

Before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met President Donald Trump in Washington a couple of weeks ago, the Japanese fretted that Trump would ask Japan to send the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) to the Persian Gulf – even just a few ships or aircraft. Anyone who has dealt with Japanese officialdom for any length of time can imagine the teeth-sucking followed by an anguished “too hard.” Takaichi said beforehand that she would explain to “Donald” the limitations on what Japan could do. Implicitly, these are “constitutional” limitations – set by the Japanese constitution , which was, in fact, drafted by the Americans after World War II. The Takaichi-Trump meeting proved to be pure bonhomie, and the “JSDF to the Gulf” issue…Open

NYTIMES (Maxine Joselow) - ‘God Squad’ Waives Environmental Rules for Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

The panel voted to override Endangered Species Act restrictions on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico, home to critically endangered whales and other imperiled wildlife.