Japan counter-attack capability

The shift in Japan's security policy was the result of a series of parliamentary debates stretching back decades.

After Tokyo announced its new security strategy, Pyongyang threatened to take a “decisive military step” in response. 

Japan’s strike capability debate must be accompanied by the political will of decision-makers.

The long-debated move comes alongside increased defense spending amid worries about Japan's security environment.

At a defense ministers’ meeting, Japan gets U.S. support to bolster its defenses with “counter strike capabilities.”

Submarine-launched missiles could give Tokyo the much-debated “enemy base attack capability.”

Japan’s increasing recognition that Taiwan is crucial to its own security has implications for Japan’s domestic defense debates and the Japan-U.S. alliance.

Developing retaliatory capabilities will face political and financial headwinds in Japan.