Shinjiro Koizumi: “Military exercises in the western Pacific earlier this week involving the Chinese Navy’s Liaoning aircraft carrier…”

“Regarding nuclear-powered submarines, we will proceed with our consideration of not ruling them out as an option,”

The importance of rapid access to space is growing.

We are not considering recruiting foreign nationals into the Self-Defense Forces.

This deal will enable the ministry to move forward concretely with initiatives such as attracting private-sector companies.