•Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi outlines a bold vision for a more assertive Japan, signaling a departure from past cautious diplomacy.
•She highlights China's military expansion, its partnership with Russia, and North Korea's nuclear ambitions as primary concerns, calling it Japan's "most severe and complex security environment since World War Two."
•Takaichi announces a massive increase in military spending to 2% of GDP, aiming to rewrite foundational security documents and relax military export restrictions.
•A national intelligence council, chaired by the Prime Minister, is proposed to centralize national security information.
•The strategy includes new screening for foreign investments, tightening rules on foreign land ownership, diversifying supply chains, and reactivating nuclear reactors.
