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• Japanese Defense Agency Formally Upgraded into Ministry

The Japanese Defense Agency was formally upgraded to a full ministry on Tuesday morning with a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and new Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma.

Differences Before and After

*Under the legislation, the newly-launched defense ministry will be headed by a "minister"...

*Peacekeeping, disaster relief and other international cooperation operations will be upgraded...

*Upgraded power of the administrative chief will include calling for a Cabinet meeting...

*Functions of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency will be integrated into the upcoming "Defense Ministry"

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Over 50-years after Japan's post-war military was started in 1954, the country now has its first full-fledged defense ministry since the end of WWII. The upgrading of Japan's defense agency into a ministry took place.

Japanese Defense

• Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution
Article 9 of the Japanese constitution not only states, "The Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes".

• Japan's Defense Policy
Japan's Basic Policy for National Defense stipulates the following policies:
1. Maintaining an exclusive defense oriented policy.
2. To avoid becoming a major military power that might pose a threat to the world.

Reactions

[China]"We hope whatever changes that has taken place in the structure of the Japanese government could it continue to develop along the way of the peaceful development..."

[DPRK] "There is no doubt that Japan will give greater spurs to its conversion into a military giant and militarist expansion overseas..."

Highlights

• Japan's Budget on Missile Defense to Rise 30 Pct

• Japan Adopts Bill to Create Defense Ministry

• Japan's Upper House to Approve Defense Agency Upgrade Bill

• Japan Says It Can Hold Nuclear Arms for Self-defense

• Japan to Upgrade Defense Agency into Ministry

Historical Controversies

• Yasukuni Shrine Visit

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