PM Kishida vows to strengthen Japan's deterrence capabilities

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed Saturday to enhance his country's defense capabilities in an increasingly severe security environment."We will deter emergencies and prevent threats to our country, such as an invasion," Kishida said in a speech at the graduation ceremony for the National Defense Academy in Yokosuka near Tokyo.He suggested working toward the goals of three key defense documents, including the National Security Strategy, which the government updated in December 2022 to obtain counterstrike capabilities, marking a major shift from Japan's postwar security policy und…READ FULL ARTICLE