Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura, second from left, and co-leader Fumitake Fujita, right, attend an election campaign rally with Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi, center, in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026. Takaichi was re-elected prime minister after the Feb. 8 general election. Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA
June 18 (Asia Today) -- The Japan Innovation Party, a junior partner in Japan's governing coalition, has called for the early introduction of nuclear-powered submarines as the government prepares to revise its three principal security documents.
The party also urged a review of Japan's prohibition on allowing nuclear weapons into the country, potentially widening debate over a major shift in Japanese security policy.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursday that the party approved its recommendations Wednesday and plans to submit them to the government next week.
The three security documents are the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy and Defense Buildup Program. Together, they establish Japan's principal national security and defense policies.
