Uncle Sam may be pulling out from the Indo-Pacific—can a post-pacifist Japan could help fill the vacuum?
There’s a great deal of pent-up demand that Tokyo is moving to satisfy as quickly as possible. Last weekend, Australia announced the purchase of three Mogami-class frigates, made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. And when Japan’s defence minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits the Philippines and Indonesia in a few days, some more deals are likely to be announced. Indonesia is reportedly interested in those upgraded frigates as well.
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