Japan ruling party kicks off National Security Strategy review

A joint defense panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party started discussing Monday a review of the National Security Strategy for the first time since it was adopted in 2013, including the possibility of introducing enemy base strike capabilities.Along with the review of the country's long-term diplomacy and defense strategy, the panel also seeks to discuss and update two other key defense buildup papers -- National Defense Program Guidelines and Medium-Term Defense Program -- after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a policy speech earlier this month that the government will aim …READ FULL ARTICLE