Japan: Gov’t seeks greater SDF role
The Japanese government is revising the Self-Defense Forces Law to allow personnel to respond to what Tokyo calls minor incidents, Yomiuri Shimbun reported Feb. 5. Under the revision, the Self-Defense Forces would have an expanded use of weapons and would be given additional tasks such as territorial defense. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing to normalize Japan’s military.
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