SAGARA Yoshiyuki Senior Research Fellow On 16 December 2022, Japan’s Kishida administration approved three security documents: new National Security Strategy (NSS), National Defense Strategy, and Defense Buildup Program. The new National Security Strategy, inter alia, incorporated economic security, which the Kishida administration has placed importance on since its inception. Here are my four takes: 1. …

[Commentary] Japan integrated economic security into its new National Security Strategy by SAGARA Yoshiyuki Read More »

OGI Hirohito Senior Research Fellow On December 16, 2022, when the Japanese government released the three strategic documents, the Defense Buildup Program, one of these documents, stipulates that the level of expenditures necessary to implement the Defense Buildup Program for the five years from FY2023 to FY2027 will be around 43 trillion yen and that …

[Commentary] How Can We Make the Argument on Tax Increase for Strengthening Defense Capabilities Persuasive? by OGI Hirohito Read More »