It's a historic shift of national security strategy 80 years after World War II.
Having lived under a pacifist constitution since its inglorious defeat in World War II, Japan is now coming around to the idea that the best defense is, indeed, a good offense.
“Japan and the United States are currently facing the most challenging and complex security environment in recent history,” said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when he met with President Joe Biden earlier this month. “Japan decided to fundamentally reinforce our defense capabilities, including in possessing the counterstrike capabilities, and, in order to ensure that, increased our defense budget.”
But what Japan lacks, despite a substantial buildup during the eight-year reign of conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is what’s known as “power projection”: strategic bombers, long-range missiles, and aircraft carriers. In addition, Japan plans to arm its destroyers and frigates with standoff weapons, such as the Japanese-made Type 12 surface-to-ship missile and a long-range version of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile made by Raytheon.
Two developments have prompted Japan to turn the page on its pacifist past: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — which, during his visit to Washington, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi called “an event that shakes the foundation of international order” — and increasing threats to Taiwan and the uninhabited Japanese Senkaku Islands by China, which Hayashi called an “unprecedented and greatest strategic challenge.
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