Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/269242 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 13/2023
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
In recent weeks, Japan's government under Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has im­plemented significant adjustments to the country's security policy. In December 2022, Tokyo published a new National Security Strategy along with two other defence-related strategic documents. In doing so, the government decided, among other things, to significantly increase Japan's defence budget to 2 per cent of its gross domestic product by fiscal year 2027. During bilateral alliance meetings in mid-January 2023, Japan and the United States addressed the implications of the new strategic documents and discussed possibilities for closer cooperation. By making far-reaching decisions such as on the acquisition of so-called counter-strike capabilities, Tokyo is seeking to respond to a rapidly deteriorating security environment. Even though some of the announced steps are indeed historic for Japan, they have been the topic of discussion for a while now and can therefore be seen as part of the evolution of Japanese security policy that has been occurring for years.
Subjects: 
Japan
National Security Strategy
National Security Secretariat
Defense Buildup Program
Defence Buildup Program
Abe Shinzo
Nakasone Yasuhiro
Yamaguchi Natsuo
Fumio Kishida
Suga Yoshihide
Indo-Pacific
Kuril Islands
counter-strike capabilitiy
collective self-defence
Cyber Security
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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