National Defense Program Guidelines

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The National Defense Program Guidelines are Japan’s key strategic policy document that outlines the country’s long-term defense posture, priorities, and force structure.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defense policy document
strategic planning document
aimsTo contribute to regional and global peace and stability
enhance deterrence and response capabilities
maintain exclusively defense-oriented policy
alsoKnownAs NDPG
appliesTo Japan Self-Defense Forces
approvedBy Cabinet of Japan
country Japan
coversDomain air forces
cyber domain
electromagnetic spectrum
land forces
maritime forces
space domain
defines defense priorities of Japan
force structure of Japan
long-term defense posture of Japan
firstAdopted 1976
focusesOn Japan’s security environment
capability development priorities
defense build-up objectives
force deployment posture
includes guidelines for alliance cooperation with the United States
guidelines for joint operations
influences defense budget allocation in Japan
force personnel levels
procurement of major defense equipment
issuedBy Government of Japan
jurisdiction Japan Ministry of Defense
surface form: Ministry of Defense of Japan
language Japanese
legalBasis Japan’s security-related laws
periodicallyReviewed true
policyArea military planning
national defense
security policy
regionOfConcern East Asia
Indo-Pacific region
surface form: Indo-Pacific
relatedTo United States–Japan security alliance
surface form: Japan–United States Security Treaty
revised 1995
2004
2010
2013
2018
scope comprehensive national defense policy
setsFrameworkFor Medium Term Defense Program
surface form: Mid-Term Defense Program
successorDocument Japan national security strategy
surface form: National Defense Strategy of Japan
timeHorizon medium- to long-term
typeOfPlanning capability-based planning

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Japan Ministry of Defense responsibleFor National Defense Program Guidelines
Joint Staff appliesPolicyOf National Defense Program Guidelines
subject surface form: Joint Staff (Japan)
this entity surface form: National Defense Program Guidelines of Japan
Medium Term Defense Program basedOn National Defense Program Guidelines