On the morning of November 20, local time, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting of the Security Council at its headquarters, officially launching discussions on revising the "security three documents" including the National Security Strategy.

According to the "Nikkei Shimbun", this review mainly focuses on multiple security issues, with particular emphasis on re-examining the "three principles of no nuclear weapons", further increasing defense spending, and relaxing restrictions on the export of defense equipment.

According to instructions from Prime Minister Takayoshi Kishida, the Liberal Democratic Party plans to complete the collection of opinions within the party by April 2026 and submit a proposal to the Japanese government, aiming to complete the revision of the three security documents by the end of the same year.

After the meeting, the chairman of the LDP's Security Council, Goro Nakanishi, stated that "several members of parliament proposed discussing the abolition of restrictions on weapons exports," and said that the internal discussion on related topics "is being accelerated."

The Kyodo News reported that the LDP will also explore amending the rules for transferring defense equipment. This topic has been included in the joint governing agreement with the Japan Innovation Party. Other points include new operational models based on drones, accelerating the deployment of long-range missiles, and whether Japan should possess nuclear-powered submarines.

The "three principles of no nuclear weapons" - not possessing, not manufacturing, and not introducing nuclear weapons - are Japan's basic nuclear policy. However, Kishida did not make an explicit statement on whether to maintain the "not introducing" principle, but instead emphasized that "it is not the right time for in-depth discussion."

Goro Nakanishi Nikkei Shimbun

About Japan's defense budget, the current "security three documents" set a target of increasing the share in the gross domestic product (GDP) to 2%, including related funds. However, Kyodo News mentioned that it has learned that the Trump administration in the United States secretly requested Japan to increase the amount further, raising the share in GDP to 3.5%.

It is understood that the Japanese National Security Strategy was initially formulated in 2013, during the second term of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Nine years later, in 2022 under the administration of Yoshihide Suga, the document was revised, together with the National Defense Strategy and the Defense Capacity Development Plan, collectively known as the "security three documents".

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