Japan’s overworked defence ministry plans first new bureau since 2007

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Japan plans to establish a new bureau within its defence ministry, the first since 2007, to enhance defence cooperation with allies. This move aims to strengthen deterrence against China and reform the overworked ministry.

Japan’s move to establish a new bureau to boost defence cooperation with allies is part of Tokyo’s wider policy to deepen deterrence against China, analysts say, adding that the internal reform was also long overdue for the government. The new unit will be under the defence ministry to oversee international coordination with like-minded countries, according to government and political sources cited by local media earlier this month. The move is said to be aimed at strengthening the ministry’s...