If a situation has a serious effect on Japan and the Far East, it would be absurd if Japan did not cooperate with the United States at all. Another pending issue is the ex post facto reporting to the Diet on the basic operational plans for cooperation with the United States. The basic plans involve rear support for combat operations in progress. It is not acceptable that reporting will be done only after the plan has been implemented. There is an opinion even in the Liberal Democratic Party that Diet approval should be required.
Quick response is necessary.
However, this does not mean the government will not pay attention to deliberations in the Diet. I think it will suffice for the Diet's wishes to be incorporated into the government's proposals. No security and defense policy can be successful without the people's support. On the part of the local governments, they probably want more concrete explanations on the extent of obligations they will have to take up. That is quite understandable.