评论: 日本前防相岸信夫：台湾若遭侵略 日本恐...Post-WWII, Japan consistently ranked top 10 on the list of the Most Peaceful Nations, thanks to its Peace Constitution. It has never used force in any conflict with others ever since.
Now facing an increasingly aggressive China and North Korea, Japan must change its positions on its defense and even on nuclear policies. The nuclear-armed Japan and South Korea would ensure they have the deterrence against China/N Korea's nuclear blackmail.
评论: 日本前防相岸信夫：台湾若遭侵略 日本恐...
The US has been playing the role of peace broker in the Far East for more than a century. If the US didn't defeat Japan in WWII, China would have been occupied by Japan for more than 70 years by now and today's Chinese probably speak Japanese as the official language. The Far East has enjoyed peace and stability since WWII thanks to the US reining in Japan's aggression toward its neighbors and successfully turning it into a peaceful nation.
Fast forward to today...China is now quickly turning the table to become an aggressor in the region. The US, as usual, is making effort to maintain the balance so that peace can last. It's time to unleash Japan and rein in China.
日本前防卫大臣岸信夫接受日媒专访时说，台湾一旦遭受侵略，日本不光会被卷入，也可能变成侵略时的垫脚石或踏板。
日本读卖新闻9月19日报导，负责日本国家安全保障领域的首相辅佐官（首相顾问）岸信夫接受专访谈到台湾情势时说，两岸军事平衡已变成对中国方面有利，共军在台湾周边活动也更加频繁。
岸信夫说，日本跟台湾距离很近，冲绳县的与那国岛跟台湾更是近在咫尺，"考量到台湾一旦遭受侵略，日本不光会被卷入，也有可能变成侵略时的垫脚石或踏板"。
他认为，日本要主动积极思考能做什么，也有必要在日美间确实进行协商。
谈到日本国家安保战略修订时应重视的地方，岸信夫说，日本必须同时与中国、俄罗斯及北韩进行三面对峙，"放诸全球，可能只有日本被如此强大的军事力量所包围"。
他说，必须要认知到日本防卫能力的脆弱，并进行国家安保战略的修订。
自卫的目的即是要对抗武力攻击，岸信夫说，所以在保有反击能力的同时，也必须发挥吓阻力。日本的飞弹防卫非常耗成本，对于敌方可能对日本发射的廉价飞弹，日本必须用高价的弹道飞弹防御系统来因应。
对于日本国防预算以国内生产毛额（GDP）2%为目标大幅增额，岸信夫表示，这是展示保卫国家决心的必要之举，如果不能确保这种规模，将很难健全日本的防卫。
日本目标在5年内彻底加强国防能力，日本防卫省（国防部）2023年度预算概算要求额约5.6兆日圆，创下新高。