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In recent years, new dangers have emerged such as pandemics, the threat to vulnerable supply chains, cyber attacks and the undermining of democracy.

The billions of dollars that Japan now commits annually in host nation support for the U.S. military seems to have its roots in a bilateral summit meeting three decades ago when the Persian Gulf crisis was raging.

Unifying the Japan-US security document system also means strengthening Japan's determination to forge a military alliance with the US and curry favor with Washington.

The LDP panel aims to draw up a proposal around next May after a series of discussions and hearings with experts. The proposal will be the basis for revising three key defense documents.

A defense panel of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has started discussing a review of the National Security Strategy for the first time since it was adopted in 2013, including the possibility of introducing enemy base strike capabilities.