A Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (JGSDF) Type 16 manoeuvre combat vehicle fires ammunition during a live fire exercise at JGSDF's training grounds in the East Fuji Maneuver Area in Gotemba, Japan, on Saturday, May 23, 2020. - AFP/Bloomberg
TOKYO (Rueters): A ruling party committee on Friday (July 31) approved a proposal for Japan to acquire capabilities to halt ballistic missile attacks within enemy territory, bringing the pacifist nation a step closer to acquiring weapons able to strike North Korea.
Giving long range munitions to Japan's Self Defence Forces is a controversial issue for a country that renounced the right to wage war after its defeat in World War Two. The proposal could also anger China and Russia, which could fall within range of any new strike weapons.
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