EXPLAINER: Why Japan is adopting a new national security strategy and doubling its spending to gain a more offensive footing and improve its resilience to protect itself from growing risks from China, North Korea and Russia.
Japan says the use of counterstrike capability is constitutional if it’s in response to signs of an imminent enemy attack, but experts say it is extremely difficult to conduct such an attack without risking blame for striking first. Opponents say strike capability goes beyond self-defense under Japan’s pacifist constitution.DOUBLING DEFENSE SPENDING
Kishida said his government will need an extra 4 trillion yen annually and proposed tax increases to fund a quarter of it. His tax-raise request backfired and the five-year defense buildup plan had to be released without full funding plans while the governing party continued discussing how to pay for the shortfall.Over the next five years, Japan will spend about 5 trillion yen on long-range missiles, whose planned deployment begins in 2026. Japan will purchase U.S.
“Without cybersecurity, Self-Defense Force superiority or Japan-U.S. interoperatibility is difficult to achieve,” according to the five-year defense program also adopted Friday, acknowledging the need to ensure cybersecurity at the SDF and Japanese defense industry.
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