According to news from the Japanese side on October 3, the Kyushu Defense Bureau of Japan's Ministry of Defense displayed the long-range missile “Type 25 surface-to-ship missile” to ordinary citizens for the first time at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force military base in Kumamoto Prefecture on the same day. According to Japan's Ministry of Defense earlier, the “Type 25 surface-to-ship missile” will be put into the Japan-US “sharp sword” joint military exercise to be held in October. According to reports, this is the first time that this long-range missile has participated in large-scale military exercises. The “Type 25 surface-to-ship missile” has a range of about 1,000 kilometers, far exceeds Japanese territory, and has obvious offensive properties. On March 31, Japan's Ministry of Defense deployed “Type 25 surface-to-ship missiles” at the military garrison in Kumamoto Prefecture, triggering public rallies and protests in many places. Japanese media commented that this marks a shift in Japan's defense policy, which once followed the principle of “exclusive defense.”

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