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Nov. 22 (Xinhua) 22 Japanese news network reported that the requirements of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense troops issue, Japan’s Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Finance in a serious against each other. Ministry of Defense as “military emergency” grounds for the 13,000 GSDF troops, but the Ministry of Finance places the treasury empty grounds, but asked the GSDF to cut 7,000 jobs.

Japanese news network received the news that the Japanese government will finalize next month’s “National Defense Program Outline”, the number of GSDF plans to maintain the status of 155,000 people, while in Okinawa The island’s 15 Brigade (2100) upgraded to divisions, to cope with the situation in the Pacific Ocean. However, the Ministry of Defense is another proposition, requiring the GSDF to 168,000 people, including a small island in the vicinity of Okinawa, deploying 6,000 new.

this regard, the Ministry of Finance to state budget deficit talk, there is no money to military expansion on the grounds, but requires that the number of GSDF cut off 10,000, controlled at under 148,000 people.

Finance Ministry believes that although the current GSDF troops to 155,000 people, but less than 91% of the actual number, only 141,000 people, with 7000 reserve forces, a total of 14 million 8000. This number should be a benchmark, can only reduce but not increase.

as self-defense forces are “the national civil service” and therefore, the Finance Ministry hopes the government in accordance with civil service reform program to cut the number of GSDF, rather than big enrollment.

It is reported that the GSDF will be held this week in consultation with the Finance Ministry, the Finance Ministry to increase the southwestern islands of the interpretation of the importance of maritime defense. However, the financial forces of the province is very hard to resist, difficult to reach consensus estimate. Final decision, Prime Minister Naoto Kan will be turned over to judge.