The government is adjusting the wording of its revised three security-related documents to describe the security environment Japan faces as a "historic and fundamental transformation" of international society, NHK reported, citing a fraying international order and technological change such as AI.
The three documents set out Japan's national security strategy and the defense guidelines that underpin its spending and capability plans. The phrase being drafted would frame the revision as a response to a shifting world order.
The government is coordinating the language as it prepares the rewrite. The wording cites both the wavering of the international order and technological innovation, including AI, as reasons for the assessment.
A "historic and fundamental transformation" is the kind of language that precedes decisions on how much Japan spends on defense and what it equips its Self-Defense Forces to do.