This spring, the hawkish Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to issue a public apology after referring to "our military" instead of the standard "our self-defense forces" during a budget-committee meeting.
We're fighting for our self-defense.
The guns are for our self-defense as an absolute last resort.
"So we have a direct interest in acting in our self-defense to protect British lives".
"We may find that our self-defense requires further actions with respect to other organizations and other states".
The terrorists have slowed down business in this congested island city, and the true cost of our self-defense is the loss of our competitive edge.
"We have no option but to strengthen our self-defense nuclear deterrent in the face of increasing nuclear threats and military provocations from hostile forces," the news agency said.
The letter put the Security Council on notice that the United States might be forced to retaliate against other state sponsors of terrorism if it turned up new evidence, stating, "We may find that our self-defense requires further action with respect to other organizations and other states".
What act is necessary to assure our self-defense?
"We need in our self-defense to make sure they have something".
Even North Korea calls our Self-Defense Forces "a herd of dogs".
