Japan urged to consider hiring foreign nationals for Self-Defense Forces
TOKYO -- The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, a Tokyo-based public interest incorporated organization, has urged that Japan consider hiring foreign national
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation has urged Japan to consider hiring foreign nationals for the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to address personnel shortages caused by population decline and other factors. The foundation proposed this idea to Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, noting that in Australia, citizens of New Zealand, the United States, Britain and other countries are allowed to enlist in the military if they meet certain conditions.
The proposals suggest that such hiring should be limited to duties that do not involve the exercise of public authority or the formation of national will, such as combat operations. The foundation also called for strengthening the resilience of defense industry facilities.
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