Tokyo’s passage of contentious new security laws has raised concerns in South Korea about how Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) would respond during a contingency on the Korean Peninsula.
The moves have caused consternation because of Japan’s history of military aggression. The South, which claims the entire peninsula as its territory, insists that Tokyo should receive permission before entering the peninsula to protect Japanese nationals.
Tokyo’s passage of contentious new security laws has raised concerns in South Korea about how Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) would respond during a contingency on the Korean Peninsula.
The moves have caused consternation because of Japan’s history of military aggression. The South, which claims the entire peninsula as its territory, insists that Tokyo should receive permission before entering the peninsula to protect Japanese nationals.
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