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Soon after the LDP returned to power in December after three years in opposition, the government said it would publish by the end of 2013 a new National Defense Program Guideline, the most basic policy statement that determines the course of the nation's defense strategies for the medium- to long-term, or up to 10 years.
While the guideline will eventually be packaged by the defense ministry under the leadership of the prime minister, the ruling party's recommendations this week carry significant weight.
Other key LDP's recommendations for the new guideline include beefing up of cybersecurity, as well as the creation of amphibious forces for island defense within the military that would have similar capabilities to the U.S. Marine Corps.