If there is less dissatisfaction with the international order, it will not challenge the countries that are in charge of the current system. It can be said that the international order is more stable when there is a difference in national power. Japan has lost its position as the second largest economy in the world in terms of GDP, and its economic power per capita has fallen considerably. In a sense, Japan's national power is undergoing a change. Japan has three disputes with bordering countries. These include the Northern Territories issue, the Takeshima/Dokdo issue, and the Senkaku Islands issue. Due to the decline of Japan's national power, it is becoming a situation that we can no longer sit back and watch this conflict as before. South Korea is also likely to be dissatisfied with its current international standing in light of its rapid growth and capabilities. China is also dissatisfied with the current international rules. Taiwan is also very dissatisfied with its status in the sense that it cannot be recognized as a nation. North Korea has similar grievances. In East Asia, international relations of dissatisfaction are at risk of military escalation.
It was Russia's invasion of Ukraine that awakened Japan, which had enjoyed peace for 70 years, to the risk of war. Russia's year-long aggression has made peace-loving Japanese people understand what war is like today. We understand that future wars will be cocktail-style wars that mix armed and non-armed warfare. Cocktail wars include trade wars, financial wars, new terrorist wars, ecological wars, psychological wars, smuggling wars, media wars, drug wars, hacker wars, technology wars, resource wars, economic aid wars, and international legal wars. It is the realization that things become weapons of war. Weapons include artificially manipulated stock market crashes and computer viruses. This stock market crash is also added to the list of new weapon concepts. Abnormal exchange rate fluctuations in enemy countries and scandals of enemy leaders exposed on the Internet are all weapons.
Even in such a situation, it seems necessary for modern warfare to have a production system that can endure to some extent. Even if the strategic substance is cut off, we will be able to take action corresponding to it. In Japan, if the supply of masks is cut off, the appearance of washing the mask so that it can be used was projected. There was also a sight that high-performance masks were preferentially supplied to medical workers. In times of emergency, it may be necessary to prepare for a crisis by lowering the current standard of living.