15 March 2012 Updated at 05:22 ET
Japan's contradictory military might
Mariko Oi
BBC News, Tokyo
Soldiers of Japan's Self Defence Force search for victims buried under debris after last year's quake
Within a week of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of north-east Japan, more than 100,000 Japanese servicemen and women were involved in rescue efforts on the ground.
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