Japan is awakening from its pacifist dream after decades. The threat of expensive oil, China’s assertive policy, and unpredictable pressure from the United States are pushing the Asian power toward historic changes and massive rearmament. In a new episode of Jan Malina’s geopolitical podcast, historian Roman Kodet from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen and Asia-Pacific expert Jan Železný from CEVRO University discuss why the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific is shifting—and why Czech businesses now have a significant yet underutilized advantage in Asia. Japan is awakening from its pacifist dream after decades. The threat of expensive oil, China’s assertive policy, and unpredictable pressure from the United States are pushing the Asian power toward historic changes and massive rearmament. In a new episode of Jan Malina’s geopolitical podcast, historian Roman Kodet from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen and Asia-Pacific expert Jan Železný from CEVRO University discuss why the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific is shifting—and why Czech businesses now have a significant yet underutilized advantage in Asia.