Why was Germany allowed to have an army after WW2 while Japan wasnt?

by Demistr

Why was Japan permitted to make their new military in 1950s? How did it come to pass?

thom430

Do you mean with regards to the Bundeswehr and Japanese Self Defense Forces? Because in that case it's more a matter of semantics than history. But if so, I can perhaps clarify the Bundeswehr situation.