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I'm very happy to see Japan taking a leading role, not just economically but also strategically in Asia. For Australia, having another friendly Major power near by can only help. Furthermore, it's an ally we can reasonably expect to help us in Stabilization and Peacekeeping missions in the area. While we have plenty of other allies (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, increasingly Indonesia) we can't entirely count on them to provide a whole of direct Military assistance, either because they don't do external deployments very much (Indonesia) or because they're rather busy at home (Indonesia, and now Thailand). However a resurgent Japan is a nation with the potential to have a very strong Military that could and potentially would be able to help us.
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