With US backing, Japanese military growing stronger against rising China
Tokyo plans to acquire US hardware to turn its military into a more deterrent force
Ahmet Furkan Mercan |
11.05.2022
TOKYO
Japanese-US cooperation has gained momentum to make Japan’s military more deterrent in response to the rising regional and global role of China.
Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi met with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in the past week, and the two tackled China’s attitude towards the Russia-Ukraine crisis, balance in the Indo-Pacific region, and the Taiwan Strait, seen as Beijing’s weak spot.
The military structure in Japan is not categorized as an army, but as self-defense forces, but it ranks fifth in the global firepower standings between India and South Korea.
Established in 1954, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) has a pacifist nature in line with Article 9 of the Constitution rejecting the use of war to settle disputes. It includes some 250,000 active personnel and 60,000 others in reserve.
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