The white paper said, 2016, the air self defense forces for Chinese aircraft emergency lift up to 851 times, a record high.
In addition, because Russia announced in the four northern islands (Russia said the South Kuril Islands - note this site) Etorofu Island, after the island country to improve military facilities and deploy ground to ship missiles, which is actually called "the white paper said Russia occupied, is that the activities are more active".
Reported that, in the Japan US relations, the white paper for the first time on the residence of the U.S. military stated that "not only helps our interests, but also help the region in the interests of the United States own interests."".
The paper describes in detail the cabinet meeting decided last November to give South Sultan implementation of UN peacekeeping operations (PKO) task GSDF troops based on Security Law "to the rescue guard after the new task. However, the white paper did not mention the PKO Army Daily's cover up.
Reported that the defense white paper "was scheduled for August 1st at a cabinet meeting to report, but the former defense minister Inada Tomomi to resign," onokazu Temple preface "changed to August 3rd after a cabinet reshuffle as defense minister, therefore postponed to August 8th made a report.
