Japan and South Korea have had a historically difficult relationship. Yet, the two countries have recently increased cooperation and share an interest in working together on North Korea. One example is that Japan, South Korea, and the United States agreed in June 2023 to deepen cooperation on information sharing to deal with growing North Korea’s missile threats.
This is a good first step. Then, looking at Japan’s defense policy, Japan announced that it would develop counterstrike capabilities to reinforce its deterrent last December. This is another good step to improve bilateral ties with the South Korean government. Nevertheless, these areThe post Japan’s Counterstrike: Learn from South Korea appeared first on War on the Rocks.