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■放寬武器出口限制後，將刺激日軍工企業膨脹。圖為日本舉行自衛隊年度閱兵式。 資料圖片
日本4月1日通過「防衛裝備轉移三原則」，大幅放寬向外輸出武器裝備和軍事技術的條件。問題的嚴重性在於，日本從未深刻反省侵略歷史和戰爭罪行，如今卻為售武鬆綁，暴露其欲成為軍事大國的野心，為重新邁向軍國主義鋪路，對地區安全帶來新威脅。包括美國在內的國際社會須對日本強軍備戰提高警惕，共同防範日本軍國主義死灰復燃，給世界帶來新災難。
日本是世界科技強國，工業發達齊全，具有強大的軍備研發、製造能力。日本擁有世界上最龐大的核廢料儲備，並具備核武製造技術，有分析稱日本只需半年即可製造出核彈。放寬武器出口限制後，日本的軍工企業可獲取更高端的武器製造技術和資金，刺激軍工企業膨脹，本國的軍事實力迅速擴張。而且，為了拉攏東南亞國家，日本很大機會向東南亞國家出口武器及軍事技術，將對地區紛爭和軍備競賽推波助瀾，製造更多的地區緊張因素。
日本軍國主義曾給亞洲及世界人民造成深重災難，但是至今日本沒有深刻反省，卻一再尋求突破和平憲法、武器出口的限制。一個裝備先進武器、夢寐以求重現帝國光輝的日本，與周邊國家發生擦槍走火的危險性必將大幅提高，這也是周邊國家最為擔心和警惕的。
Japan, lifting the ban on arms sales, is a threat to world peace
On 1 April, Japan passed the Three Principles on the Transfer of Defense Equipment, deregulating to a large extent the export of military equipment and technologies. The crux of the matter is that Japan has never deeply regretted the invasion and war crimes it committed in the past. On the contrary, it is now seeking to lift the ban on arms sales. This move fully exposes its ambition to become a military power and its plan to pave the way for the revival of militarism. This is a new threat to peace in the region. The international community including US should remain vigilant and watch closely Japan's attempt at strengthening its military power to prepare for war. The international community should jointly guard against the resurrection of militarism in Japan lest it will bring another disaster to the world.
As a technological power, Japan has a well-developed industrial base as well as high capabilities in the development and manufacturing of military equipment. It has in its possession the largest reserve of nuclear waste in the world and is equipped with the technology to make nuclear weapons. According to analysis, Japan is capable of manufacturing a nuclear bomb in just 6 months. Once the ban on the export of weapons is lifted, the arms manufacturers in Japan will then be able to acquire higher end technologies and more funding to make weapons. This will stimulate an inflation of Japan's arms industry, and the military might of the country will be further boosted. In addition, it is highly probable that Japan will export arms and military technologies to the East Asian countries in order to entice their support. This is going to be a catalyst for disputes and arms race in the region; and will so create more causes for regional tension.
Japan's militarism had once brought great disasters to the people of Asia and the world. Unfortunately, Japan has never regretted its wrongdoings; instead it has sought repeatedly to get rid of the limitations of the Peace Constitution and the ban on arms sales. Japan, a country equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and dreaming desperately of regaining the glory of an empire, will only heighten the danger of an accidental outbreak of military conflict with its neighbours, which is exactly what the countries around Japan should be worrying about and guarding against.■English Translation by Tung-ming
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（節自香港《文匯報》2014年3月31日）
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