Full minutes of the Advisory Panel to Comprehensively Discuss Defense Capabilities as National Strength have been posted on the Cabinet Secretariat's website, as part of the government's efforts to increase transparency of discussions and broaden the public's understanding.
The panel met four times from September through November, and the contents of its report were incorporated into the National Security Strategy that was revised in December.
This is an exceptional case where all the minutes of a security-related conference, including the names of the speakers, have been made public.
