The state’s duties to protect its citizens must be clearly stated in the country’s constitution, and the basic law must include provisions on the existence of self-defense forces in Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated this at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters, the agency reported. Kyodo.
“The state’s duty to protect the lives of its citizens is the most important responsibility, and this must be clearly stated in the country’s highest law,” he stressed (quoted by RIA Novosti).
At the same time, the Japanese Cabinet chief stressed the importance of including provisions on self-defense in the country’s fundamental law and the state of emergency clause.
In May, Lyudmila Vorobyova, Director of the Third Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation statedIt has been reported that Moscow will take countermeasures if Tokyo repeals the constitutional article renouncing the armed forces.
He noted that Russia continues to closely monitor the current Japanese government’s attempts to revise the pacifist provisions of the current constitution and accelerate the militarization of the country.
Previously at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified Russia’s stance on relations with Japan.