41.5% of respondents favor increasing the size of the Self-Defense Forces, a record high.

She dreamed of defending Japan. Instead, her fellow soldiers sexually assaulted her https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/09/asia/japan-self-defense-force-sexual-harassment-hnk-intl-dst/index.html

Suspect on the run after three people found dead at Saitama house https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/12/25/national/crime-legal/hanno-saitama-murder-scene/

Japanese backing for military build-up likely to rise after China’s missiles. https://www.zawya.com/en/world/china-and-asia-pacific/japanese-backing-for-military-build-up-likely-to-rise-after-chinas-missiles-l0zoi3x8