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Meeting Its Strategic Responsibilities
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CURRENT ISSUES
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3 / 1988 |
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Masao Horie
Masao Horie, a member of Japan's House of Councilors (senate),
is a former deputy chief of staff in Japan's Self Defense
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In 1950, when the Korean War broke out, Japan established the Reserve Police Force. Since then there have been numerous national and political arguments over defense policy. As a result, Japan developed the following basic defense principles based on the constitution and its founding spirit.
First, Japan will keep peace and independence as a democratic society with its own defense force and with the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty.
Second, Japan will keep minimum forces to be used only for defense and will never send troops abroad.
Third, Japan will never introduce, produce, nor store nuclear power.
And fourth, Japan will never export weapons or technology to any country not an ally of the United States.
In 1957, the Japanese government established the basic defense police based on the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty, hoping to keep it only until the United Nations created another. At that time, the government decided to strengthen Japan's defense by stabilizing public welfare and developing patriotism, thereby laying a foundation necessary for national security.
The government also resolved to gradually improve its self-defense capacity in relation to the national condition.
Since 1957, the Japanese government has continuously developed a defense policy
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