Japan is about to unveil a new National Security Strategy for the first time in nearly a decade, which could potentially lead to dramatic shifts in the country's defense-oriented policy amid what Tokyo calls an increasingly severe security environment. The new NSS, as well as two other associated security documents that are to be revised by the end of the year, will have been closely discussed with the United States, Japan's top ally. Their release will be meticulously scrutinized by China, which analysts say is Tokyo's leading cause of concern in the region.
Here s a look at the NSS and the two other key security documents and what revisions to them could mean for Japan.
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