Japan OKs enemy base strike capability in major defense policy shift

Japan decided Friday to acquire the capability to strike enemy bases and double defense spending in a dramatic shift in its postwar security policy under the nation's war-renouncing Constitution, provoking a harsh backlash from China.With the security environment surrounding Japan becoming unstable amid threats from China, North Korea and Russia, Tokyo, which has rejected warfare for the past 77 years, will be able to directly attack another country's territory in case of an emergency.Obtaining the ability to deter attacks from outside forces, called a "counterstrike capability," was stipul…READ FULL ARTICLE