Japan in particular are really getting their act together in many regional wars now as part of the new world order that has formed of civilized societies who value democracy (although very flawed and it doesn’t really exist but best of a bad bunch of systems available for now) among sovereign nations.
They are taking aim squarely at Russia and China even more than ever before now:
https://tvpworld.com/69250158/g7-solidarity-at-a-level-not-seen-before-japanese-fm
Ultimately good overcomes evil.
In any way. Always has. Always will. Easy.