It depends on how you define military force, but it is plain that the [Self-Defense Forces] does not constitute war potential as such.
軍隊という定義にもよりますが、これにいわゆる戦力がないことは明らかであります。
Politicians
Shigeru Yoshida
Postwar PM of Japan (1946-47, 1948-54). Signed the 1951 San Francisco Peace Treaty and U.S.-Japan Security Treaty; his "Yoshida Doctrine" defined postwar Japan. "Japan's Churchill," but labour crackdowns drew criticism.
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Source: 国会答弁 1954年（自衛隊発足時の野党質問への答弁）Verified