Tokyo is currently working on a new national security strategy, and Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada has said his team would ‘not rule out anything,’ following North Korea’s missile tests as well as threatening moves by China and Russia
People across Northern Japan were ordered to take shelter Thursday as North Korean missiles flew over the country, part of a barrage of launches in response to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises.warning the North may be preparing for another nuclear test
South Korea not considering tactical nuclear weapons after North’s missile barrage, defence minister says Polling this year showed that about 55 per cent of the Japanese public were in favour of changing the constitution, with many worried about tensions with Russia over Ukraine and China’s veiled threats to invade Taiwan, which could pull both the U.S. and Japan into a war. But were Mr. Kishida to take the matter to a referendum, his underwater approval ratings risk sinking any pro-reform campaign.
, retired Japanese vice-admiral Toshiyuki Ito warned that a Chinese takeover of the self-ruled island would “totally change” the geopolitics of East Asia.Mr. Ito has pushed for more engagement with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue – the Quad – a loose grouping of Japan, the United States, Australia and India that some have touted as a potential “Asian NATO.”
“The concept that the rules-based international order is indivisible, it’s not separated into various regions, is a vital one,” Mr. Johnstone said, adding that Japan and its allies should always be giving thought to how they can “put in place that coalition to respond to aggression, whether it’s from North Korea or China.”
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