Japan’s government and National Security Council plan to revise the country’s National Defense Program Outline (NDPO) by the end of this year. A draft of proposed changes submitted to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi assigns three key tasks to the Self-Defense Forces (SDF): effective response to new threats, participation in international peacekeeping activities, and defense against invasion.
日本政府和国家安全委员会计划在今年底之前修改国家防卫计划大纲（NDPO）。提交给首相小泉纯一郎的修改草案给自卫队（SDF）分配了三项关键性的任务：对新的威胁做出有效的反应、参与国际维和活动、抵抗侵略。