According to the media outlet, additional funds and personnel must be allocated for the development of the country's space and cyberspace defence capabilities amid the development of 

advanced weapon systems in China. The guidelines will also require raising the retirement age and introducing more unmanned systems to boost the country's defensive capabilities due to 

declining birthrate, which means that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces will face shortages in the future. READ MORE: INDIA, JAPAN BEGIN FIRST EVER BILATERAL MILITARY EXERCISE