Japan this week adopted a new national security strategy, which marks a historic change to its exclusively self-defence policy since the end of World War II
Japan's new strategy includes determination to possess “counterstrike" capability to preempt enemy attacks.
Here is a look at Japan's new security and defence strategies and how they will change the country's defence posture:1- Counterstrike capability Japan says missile attacks against it have become "a palpable threat" and its current interceptor-reliant missile defence system is insufficient. North Korea launched missiles more than 30 times this year alone including one that overflew Japan, and China fired ballistic missiles into waters near southern Japanese islands.
Japan says it will also develop other types of arsenals, such as hypersonic weapons and unmanned and multi-role vehicles for possible collaboration with the F-X next-generation fighter jet Japan is developing with Britain and Italy for deployment in 2035.Japan, lacking sufficient cybersecurity and intelligence capability, will have to heavily rely on the United States in those areas in launching long-range cruise missiles at intended targets, experts say.
Japan's new security strategy looks at China as "an unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge" to the peace and security of Japan.
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