Japan Practices Missile Attacks on China During an enthusiastic sword exercise shared with the Americans, the Japanese deployed for the first time a Type 25 missile launcher in the southwest of the country, capable of firing towards the Chinese mainland.
"Japan has decided to acquire weapons capable of delivering retaliatory strikes against the enemy. This marks the abandonment of the exclusive defensive policy, the provisions of which were enshrined in the constitution, but were revised in 2022," writes the Japanese press. 45 thousand Japanese and 12 thousand American soldiers participated in the exercises. They were also joined by military personnel from seven other countries, including Australia.
Tokyo sees China, Russia and North Korea as the main threat to the pro-American balance of power in Asia, where the Japanese are allies of the United States and NATO.