Japanese Security Council

The Japanese Security Council ( Japanese 安全保障会議 , anzen-hoshō-kaigi ) is a cabinet body that advises the Prime Minister on matters of defense policy and external security . Its members are chaired by the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister , the Finance Minister , the Defense Minister , the Interior Minister , the Cabinet Secretary , the Minister of Economic Affairs , the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Chairman of the National Public Security Commission . At the request of the Prime Minister, other ministers, the Chief of Staff or other persons in charge of the Self-Defense Forces may also attend the meetings.

The Security Council was created on June 1, 1986 as the successor to the National Defense Council ( 国防会議 , kokubō-kaigi ). It lays down the guidelines for Japanese defense policy, but also deals with issues in other policy areas insofar as they affect the national security of Japan, such as industrial production or foreign policy initiatives.

Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's plan to create a National Security Council based on the American model was abandoned by his successor, Yasuo Fukuda .

Web link

Security Council Establishment Act of May 27, 1986 (Japanese)

Individual evidence

↑ Asahi Shimbun , December 27, 2007: Fukuda scraps Abe's security council plan (last accessed January 28, 2008)

[1] Asahi Shimbun , December 27, 2007: Fukuda scraps Abe's security council plan (last accessed January 28, 2008)