Japan will strengthen its defense capabilities and consider hitting a hostile base, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today as Tokyo faced growing claims from China and North Korea. remains unpredictable.
To enhance the archipelago’s capabilities, the three key texts that define them will be revised over the next year: the national security strategy, the national defense program guidelines and the medium-term defense program.
“In order to protect the lives and livelihoods of the people, we will consider all options, including the possibility of attacking enemy bases,” while “we will fundamentally strengthen our defensive stance, with a sense of urgency”, duration of his speech on the policy to be followed.
This position of the Japanese Prime Minister announces a complete change of the Japanese military dogma. Until now, Tokyo has played the role of shield in its alliance with Washington, leaving the latter with the spearhead, due to restrictions under the pacifist Constitution drafted after World War II.
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