Japan's national security strategy update already looks outdated

First policy restatement since 2013 unlikely to reflect changed environment

Masahiro Matsumura

September 20, 2022 05:00 JST

Masahiro Matsumura is professor of international politics and national security at the faculty of law of St. Andrew's University in Osaka.

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