After its defeat in World War II, Japan was deprived of any military capability. Pursuant to Article 9 of its new constitution, which came into effect in 1947, the country was permitted only a defensive army called the Japan Self-Defense Forces. In 2014, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government approved a reinterpretation of the constitution, allowing the Self-Defense Forces to provide material support to Japan’s allies in case of war. The reinterpretation was made official in 2015, after which Japan has started engaging in military cooperation with Australia, India, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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