Today in Japan (11.24.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 24, 2017.
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 24, 2017.
Uniformed Self-Defense Forces officers are currently demanding a larger role in setting military policies, which will for the first time utilize the security legislation forced through the Diet by the ruling coalition last September. Civilian defense bureaucrats have so far rejected the demands of the uniformed officers, fearing that acquiescing will decisively tilt the power balance between the two sides within the ministry.