Japan needs a permanent law to allow the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces overseas so they can carry out peace activities whenever requested, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Friday.
Currently, special laws are enacted each time it is deemed it necessary to deploy the SDF abroad, such as the special antiterrorism bill to enable the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling activities in the Indian Ocean, which is currently being deliberated in the Diet.
According to Fukuda, it usually takes a couple of months to enact such laws, and even at the least, no less than one month.