CommentWhy Japan should have the capability to counterattack enemies
Debate heats up amid scrapped Aegis Ashore plan and increasing missile threats
As Japan has scrapped a plan to deploy the Aegis Ashore missile defense system, calls are increasing for it to consider options for obtaining counterattack capabilities. © Reuters
HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator
TOKYO -- While the debate on how to protect Japan from missile attacks gathers steam, the governing Liberal Democratic Party has come up with an idea to make the Self-Defense Forces capable of counterattacking enemy missile bases and other facilities.