July 23, 2022 at 16:31 JST
This year’s defense white paper stresses that the security environment surrounding Japan is now more fraught than ever. The annual report on security challenges facing the nation, published July 22, cites Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and expansion of strategic cooperation between China and Russia, in addition to China’s rise as a leading military power and North Korea’s continued development of nuclear arms and missiles. [Read More]
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