A viewing ceremony for the Self-Defense Forces was held, and Prime Minister Kishida said in his instruction that the security environment surrounding Japan is making a big move, and considered without excluding all options, including possession of so-called "enemy base attack capability". However, he reiterated the idea of strengthening the necessary defense capabilities.
The inspection ceremony was held at the Ground Self-Defense Force Asaka station, and in order to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, the scale was reduced following last year and the march of tanks was postponed.
Prime Minister Kishida advised about 800 SDF personnel in front of him, saying, "North Korea continues to launch ballistic missiles that violate the UN Security Council resolution, and develops and improves new technologies such as hypersonic gliding weapons and missiles with irregular orbits. It cannot be overlooked, and China is strengthening its military power without sufficient transparency and is continuing to attempt unilateral changes to the status quo. "
He added, "The security environment surrounding Japan is making a big move at an unprecedented speed, and we have instructed to revise the national security strategy, defense outline, and medium-term defense capability development plan. Possession of so-called" enemy base attack capability " We will consider all options, including, without excluding them, and strengthen the necessary defense capabilities. "
On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida said that it is necessary to strengthen information gathering because the fighting between government forces and ethnic minorities is intensifying in Ethiopia in Africa, and the investigation team of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense is the base of the Self-Defense Forces. It was revealed that he was dispatched to a neighboring country, Djibouti.