Japanese soldiers. File photoTOKYO, May 1. The Japanese government is considering partially classifying the fundamental recommendations for the national defense program as part of the revision of the national security strategy and medium-term defense policy program, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing informed sources. It is assumed that these three documents will be reviewed before the end of the current fiscal year, which will end on March 31, 2023. In particular, the source of the agency does not exclude that the fundamental recommendations that are currently publicly available will contain positions such as the question of Japan's ability to launch preemptive strikes on enemy bases. «This possible move to partially classify recommendations could be made based on the position of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as well as the opinions of a number of security and diplomatic experts who were invited to closed government meetings,» 
On distant shores: how the main battles of the Russo-Japanese War took placeHe also stressed that «a document similar to the National Defense Strategy the United States is necessary» in order to resolve possible contingencies that would involve China, Russia and North Korea. The agency also emphasizes that there are opponents of such a plan. They note that the partial classification of recommendations may lead to policymakers being reluctant to review the country's security strategy in the future, since, under the Classified Data Act of 2014, there is a penalty for disclosing information that is defined as «secret».
