Japan to Supply Equipment to Armed Forces of ‘Like-Minded Countries’

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) bring down the Japanese national flag in the early evening, at JGSDF Miyako camp on Miyako Island, Okinawa prefecture, Japan April 20, 2022. Issei Kato/Reuters

Japan on Wednesday unveiled the guidelines for its “Official Security Assistance (OSA),” which seeks to supply like-minded countries with equipment and financial assistance to help them bolster their defenses.

“The international community is facing changes defining an era, and Japan is situated in the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. (pdf)