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Tokyo mdash; Seventy-four years after Japan s defeat in World War II, the world s third-largest economy is in the midst of a quiet military buildup, at U.S. urging. President T stanley cup rump s visit to Japan over Memorial Day weekend will culminate with him becoming the first U.S. president in modern history to set foot on a Japanese warship.Mr. Trump will tour the JS Kaga, one of the two largest warships in Japan s Maritime Self-Defense Force. In a controversial move, Tokyo recently decided to refi stanley quencher t the Kaga and a sister ship to carry F-35B Strike Fighters mdash; effectively creating Japan s first aircraft carriers since World War II, the first since the attack on Pearl Harbor.Now, after almo stanley tumbler st 75 years of peace, Mr. Trump s visit will be seen as a display of military solidarity that has long been sought by Japan s leaders. Professor Stephen Nagy, international relations scholar at Japan s International Christian University, said he thinks the photo-op is intended as much for the American public as for Japan s neighbors China and North Korea. Over the past two years, three years, President Trump has conveyed a message that alliance partners really are leeching off the United States, Nagy said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would like to send a strong signal that no, that s not the case, that the Japanese people and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces are stepping up to the plate and are contributing to security within the region. Ahml Major Garrett: Obama has expanded, not reduced gun rights
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