<Anchor>

From now on, let's connect Japan and the United States one by one and see how we respond to the Blue House decision today. Let's go to Tokyo first.

Correspondence correspondent, this news would have been sent to Japan. How is the Japanese response?

<Reporter>

Yes, it's quite embarrassing.

When Abe heard of the news on his way home, he closed his speech to reporters and immediately went home.

Defense officials said, “I can't believe it.” “Where is Korea going to go”?

Another senior Japanese official said, "The US-Japan alliance is strong, so Japan will not have a big impact."

But until this morning, both the Iwaya Defense Minister and Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga strongly anticipated the extension. As it is, the Japanese government is likely to be shocked.

Japanese media reports say Japan's Foreign Ministry will protest our government today.

<Anchor>

I think it's embarrassing when things turn out to be real, but if military information exchange becomes difficult, it would be quite a blow for Japan?

<Reporter>

Yes, Japan has been emphasizing the US-Japan trilateral security system centered on the United States.

Therefore, hardliners in the Japanese government have been confident that they can get the information they need through the United States, even if they do not have Korean military information.

But even if there is a supplementary device, Japan will be hit if direct military information exchanges are blocked for a day.

Especially since North Korea has launched short-range missiles one after another, it is timely.

<Anchor>

The Abe regime, however, has to amend its security for security. I've emphasized that, but may today's decision affect this Abe regime policy?

<Reporter>

Yes, the Abe regime, which has been moving toward the constitutional reform all the time, is likely to emphasize the failure of the agreement as a security crisis.

It is then expected to realize the strategy of granting military status to the Constitution by specifying the Self-Defense Forces, which already possess great power.

(Video coverage: Han Chul-min, Video editing: Oh no-young)