Tokyo skyline. File photoTOKYO, Jul 22The annual report of the Japanese Ministry of Defense (called the Japanese Defense White Paper 2022) for the first time covers topics such as the situation around Russia and Ukraine and its impact on the world order, as well as the development of a new national security strategy and efforts to strengthen defense capabilities. In particular, in the report for this year, a whole new chapter is devoted to the topic of «Russian aggression against Ukraine», which again states that such «changing the status quo unilaterally and by force undermines the foundations of the entire international order, including in Asia» and is a «violation of international law prohibiting the use of force. «The security issues around Japan and the policy in the field of defense, in particular, affecting the development of a new national security strategy, in the White Paper of Defense of Japan for the current year are devoted to two sections, where a detailed analysis of such aspects as basic the concept of security and defense of the country, increasing the defense generalities, national security architecture, and the Japan-US alliance and cooperation with other countries in the field of security. The last section of the report on the key elements of Japan's defense capability contains one new chapter on expanding the functions and capabilities of the Self-Defense Forces in the field of health. «Ministry of Defense and The self-defense forces are constantly working to expand and strengthen the capabilities of military medicine to ensure maximum protection for the lives of employees who respond to various situations. In light of this, it was decided to strengthen the positions of the Self-Defense Forces in the field of treatment and evacuation and reorganize the hospitals of the Self-Defense Forces into medical hubs with advanced functions,» the document says.
Japan is committed to maintaining a stake in the Sakhalin-2 project, Kyodo reports. base and economic security. In particular, the document notes that «to achieve the goal of providing «qualitative» and «quantitative» capabilities in the field of defense, it is necessary and important to build a multi-sphere defense capability», for which it is extremely important not only to take measures to automate, expand the technological base, and introduce high-tech equipment , but also to interact in the field of economic security, «based on the prospects of strengthening the autonomy of the Japanese economy, the superiority of Japanese technologies over other countries and, ultimately, indispensability for the international community.» goods to Ukraine at the request of the Ukrainian side in the light of Russian aggression».The Japanese Ministry of Defense is concerned about the strengthening of cooperation between China and RussiaThe Defense White Paper is an annual report by the Japanese Ministry of Defense on the situation in the world in terms of the country's defense, as well as on the activities of the self-defense forces over the past year and the main trends in the world and in the field of Japanese defense. On Friday, the Book was presented to the government for consideration. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
