(July 8, 2008) The film "Japan's About-Face" is a remarkable window into the shifting role of the military in post-war Japanese society. WIDE ANGLE has acquired exclusive access to the National Defense Academy, Japan's "West Point."

Take the poll: Should the Japanese SDF participate in American military operations around the world?

WIDE ANGLE speaks with Richard J. Samuels, the founding director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Japan Program, about the relationship between the U.S. and Japan.

Japan appointed Fumio Kishida as its first space development minister, following a law passed last month, which allows Japan to use outer space for the purposes of national security.

Japan lifted its 1969 ban on the military use of space on Wednesday, which is considered one of several indicators of Japan's shift away from post-war pacifism.

WIDE ANGLE explores the role of Angola's military, the only functioning arm of the state, in its bold attempt to combat the AIDS pandemic.

This film examines the hopes that a new dawn has come in Mexico's history, and the fear that graft and corruption are immovable.