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Some parts of Japanese society want to drag the pacifist nation to the right.
Nationalist groups are growing louder in their calls for the country to take a harder-line against enemies home and abroad.
RT's Aleksey Yaroshevsky looks at the possible political repercussions for the entire region.
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