A new sense of security; with the enactment in June of legislation providing a framework to respond to military emergencies, Japan's security policy has entered a new stage. Look Japan reviews the history of Japan's postwar security policy and outlines exactly what the new legislation means for the nation, the region and the world

IN a historic vote on 6 June 2003, the Upper House of the Japanese Diet passed a package of bills that set out basic policies and a legal framework for [...]