Regarding Prime Minister Kishida's idea to increase Japan's defense costs at the Japan-US summit meeting, Komeito representative Yamaguchi said that he would take Prime Minister Kishida's determination seriously, and the extent of the increase is the defense power. He expressed the idea that he should decide while discussing the contents of.
At the Japan-US summit meeting on the 23rd, Prime Minister Kishida informed US President Joe Biden of his intention to increase defense costs in order to drastically strengthen Japan's defense capabilities.
Regarding this, Komeito representative Yamaguchi pointed out at a press conference that "it takes into consideration the increasingly severe security environment, and it is necessary to take Prime Minister Kishida's determination seriously."
On top of that, "How to increase the amount and how much increase is appropriate will be accumulated while discussing the content of defense power. It is also a major premise that we have had a hard time managing financial resources so far. , We must carefully consider how to respond. "
Liberal Democratic Secretary-General Mogi "It is extremely important to increase the amount and improve the defense system."
At a press conference, Secretary General Motegi of the Liberal Democratic Party said, "The specific number of increases will be decided by the process of compiling the" National Security Strategy "towards the end of the year. It is extremely important to develop a defense system that can respond to the situation. There is no doubt that we are in an international environment where we cannot respond to the ideas we have had so far. ".
Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party, Hiroshige Seko, "Aiming for an amount equivalent to 2% of GDP"
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshige Seko said at a press conference, "It is very significant that Prime Minister Kishida promised a considerable increase in defense costs and President Biden expressed his intention to welcome it. GDP = We must clarify that we are aiming for an amount equivalent to 2% of the total domestic production, and we must make it a content that contributes to Japan's defense, including counterattack capability. "