{"id":13385,"date":"2026-11-09T08:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T08:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/?page_id=13385"},"modified":"2026-11-09T08:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T08:51:25","slug":"parliamentary-lens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/jp\/parliamentary-lens\/","title":{"rendered":"The Parliamentary Lens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First Breakfast Japan<\/span>The Parliamentary Lens<\/span>Meeting the Challenge of Change<\/span>Bridging Policy and Reality<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Member, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), House of Representatives; former Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer; Secretary-General of a cross-party personnel-support parliamentary group to improve conditions and efficiencies in Japan\u2019s Self Defense Force.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Moderated by Dr. Robert Eldridge
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The Japanese military has a people problem.<\/p>\n

The central question is how Japan can develop a broader national defense workforce that combines uniformed personnel, civilian specialists, experienced veterans, universities and private industry to deliver more capability with fewer people.<\/p>\n

In fiscal year 2024, mid-career departures were equivalent to approximately half the number of new recruits. Improving pay, accommodation, family support, career development and the social recognition of military service is therefore becoming a national security priority.<\/p>\n

The parliamentary recommendations submitted to Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on 27 October 2026 address six principal areas: better compensation and living conditions; improved family support; stronger recruitment and retention; better post-service employment opportunities; greater outsourcing of selected non-core military functions; and more efficient use of personnel through AI, automation, robotics and unmanned systems. Another important objective is to make military careers more attractive while extending opportunities for experienced personnel to remain professionally active after retirement.<\/p>\n

A particularly significant proposal is to make greater use of retired SDF personnel within private-sector companies, including defense manufacturers, maintenance providers and logistics organizations. This would create a closer relationship between the military, government, universities and industry, allowing operational experience to be transferred into equipment development, technical training, systems integration and defense production.<\/p>\n

The recommendations are intended to influence the revision of Japan’s three principal national security and defense policy documents: the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy and Defense Buildup program due by the end of this year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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