The revision of the country's defence laws would have the defence minister order the interception of an incoming missile without seeking the approval of the cabinet and the security council as now required.
Military analysts have said Tokyo would be unable to respond to a ballistic missile launch by neighbouring North Korea -- which shocked Japan in 1998 by firing a ballistic missile over the country -- if it used the current procedure.
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