Japan may change security policy focus

BEIJING - Japan is likely to adjust its security policy to pay more attention to non-traditional security threats as a result of its natural disasters, said analysts.

The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan have reminded the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) that in a country frequented by natural disasters, more attention should be paid to non-traditional security threats, said Yang Bojiang, a professor at the University of International Relations in Beijing.

"An emphasis on non-traditional security threats will improve the DPJ's security outlook and promote its security cooperation with China and other surrounding countries", Yang said on Sunday in Beijing at a news conference on the release of the Blue Book of Japan: Annual Report on Development of Japan (2011).