More Japanese want bigger role in U.S. security alliance: poll

Sentiment shifts amid Ukraine war and heightened regional threats

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Japan Ground Self Defense Force members and U.S. Army soldiers take part in an urban warfare drill in Gotemba, west of Tokyo. © Reuters

MIKI OKUYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- More Japanese support the nation taking on a larger role in the security alliance with the U.S., topping those opposed for the first time in a recent poll as the war in Ukraine and looming national security threats weigh on the minds of the public.

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