“Addition of the Self-Defense Forces to the Pirate Countermeasures Area” Onodera Former Defense Minister August 9, 4:43
Regarding the voluntary coalition that the United States is aiming to form to ensure the security of the Holmes Strait in the Middle East, the Liberal Democratic Party's former Onodera and former defense minister pointed out that Japan has restrictions, and the waters currently under anti-piracy measures The idea that dispatching more SDF vessels was also an option.
The United States is aiming to form a voluntary alliance to ensure the safety of navigation in the Strait of Holmes.
In this regard, Onodera and former defense minister, who served as the security investigation chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, pointed out on the night of BS Fuji in the program of BS Fuji that “Japan has many restrictions due to constitutional and domestic laws, and that it can be done very limitedly”. Did.
On top of that, he said, “There is also the wisdom of sending out a little more Self-Defense Force ships to the sea area where we are currently dealing with anti-piracy for information gathering and investigation so that we can respond quickly in the event of an emergency.” He also suggested that dispatching more SDF vessels off the coast of Somalia, where anti-piracy measures were taken, was another option.