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Mishima Death Sparks Debate On Japan's Postwar Role
Tokyo reports that novelist Mishima Yukio, 45, performed seppuku after a failed coup draft and called for revising Japan's pacifist constitution. The incident prompts focus on Japan's self defense forces, national purpose, and the tension between economic prowess and cultural duty. International observers note U.S. interest in Japan filling strategic gaps as limits on militarism reassert themselves.
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John Roderick
Associated Press
Tokyo
Mishima
Japan
Fuedal
Samu- Mishima
Bacon
Douglas Macar
Helus
United States
Ianliber
Eastern Command
Tate No Kai
Shield Society
Donald Richie
Yasuhiro Nakasone
The
Defense Agency