How Japan Defends Itself
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How Japan Defends Itself
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Author : Kumiko Ahr
language : en
Publisher: vdf Hochschulverlag AG
Release Date : 2014-06-10
How Japan Defends Itself written by Kumiko Ahr and has been published by vdf Hochschulverlag AG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-10 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This work analyzes the necessity of changing Japan's present defense policy. The discussion of Japan's defense strategy has been an unpopular topic in Japan for a long time. The reason lies in its gruesome military aggression during the Second World War. Until the end of the Cold War, Japan did not show big concerns about its defense politics because the United States had protected it from communist enemies. Today, however, China's emerging power and North Korea's nuclearization pose serious threats. America, by contrast, suffers from great financial debts and is facing declining military forces. Japan's main doubt has thus come to light: Would America protect Japan in the case of hostile events? Since the world remains a realistic world, nuclearization can be an option in order to deter enemies. It turned out that Japan has not much of a choice but could provoke a discussion to overcome the nuclear dilemma.
The Japanese Defense Debate A Growing Consensus
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Japanese Defense Debate A Growing Consensus written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
The attitudes of a nation's people and its policymakers toward national security are shaped by three factors: their perceptions of the relative strengths of friend and foe, to include the willingness of each to use force; their perceptions of their own nation's military and economic vulnerability; and the current political climate, which can determine how policy alternatives are presented and discussed. These factors underwent significant change in Japan in the 1970s. Accordingly, those Japanese groups most concerned with defense policy have had to adapt to new realities. It is worth noting that at no point have the key actors stopped to ask, "Should Japan rearm?" Instead, they have responded to the question "How should Japan defend itself and its interests?" As a result, there are no sharp breaks from past policy to be found, even though we can see clearly identifiable changes in orientation in the last decade.
Defending An Economic Superpower
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Author : Tetsuya Kataoka
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-04-02
Defending An Economic Superpower written by Tetsuya Kataoka and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with History categories.
This book describes the reassessment of the U.S.-Japan security relationship to determine how Japan can do more for its defense, reduce America's spending for Japan's and Asia's security, yet preserve the peace in that region. It raises six questions about the relationship and tries to answer them.
Japan And The East Asian Balance Of Power
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Japan And The East Asian Balance Of Power written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with categories.
As of now, 13 years after the collapse of the American enterprise in Vietnam, dangers to the East Asian balance of power seem remote, despite growing Soviet military power and increased political interest in the area. However, the relations of the United States and Japan are pivotal to sustaining the current balance of power in the region. What could damage U.S. interests in the area is a change in Japan's role. No one expects Japan to become hostile, but, substitute the words "indifferent," "neutral," "non-aligned," or "aloof," and the relationship is changed ominously. What factors might change the Japanese-American relationship? First would be an attempt to revise the current formal treaty status to expand the scope of Japanese military obligations in East Asia and to relate these to contingencies in the Middle East or Europe. The second danger is clearly trade and finance. As the U.S. defense establishment warns, a trade war with Japan would endanger higher political and military interests. The third lever that might move Japan is defense expenditures. No one argues that Japan should not be able to defend itself to the extent of making a would-be aggressor at least calculate his probable losses. But continuing attempts to co-opt a greatly augmented Japanese force into American operational plans risk alienation of the Japanese public and Japan's neighbors. Arguments that the Seventh Fleet is doing Japan's job in the Indian Ocean break down on the assumption that Japan sees a job that needs doing; it doesn't. Fourth, there is a remote danger that the United States might eventually seek a special relationship with the People's Republic of China as a substitute for the Japanese one. If the balance of power in East Asia were to begin to turn against U.S. interests, there would be opportunities for the Soviets. But the argument here is that this balance is now at risk only if the United States mishandles its relations with Japan.
The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force
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Author : Robert D. Eldridge
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-01-21
The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force written by Robert D. Eldridge and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-21 with Political Science categories.
Based on extensive Japanese-language materials, this book is the first to examine the development of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force. It addresses: how the GSDF was able to emerge as the post-war successor of the Imperial Japanese Army despite Japan’s anti-militarist constitution; how the GSDF, despite the public skepticism and even hostility that greeted its creation, built domestic and international legitimacy; and how the GSDF has responded to changes in international and domestic environments. This path-breaking study of the world’s third-largest-economic power’s ground army is timely for two reasons. First, the resurgence of tensions in Northeast Asia over territorial disputes, and the emphasis recent Japanese governments have placed on using the GSDF for defending Japan’s outlying islands is driving media coverage and specialist interest in the GSDF. Second, the March 11, 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami has focused global attention on the GSDF as Japan’s lead disaster relief organization. This highly informative and thoroughly researched book provides insight for policy makers and academics interested in Japanese foreign and defense policies.
Stability Then And Now
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Author : William Woodward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Stability Then And Now written by William Woodward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Japan categories.
"The security challenge facing Japan is, like that of every country, to defend its sovereignty as a nation-state. But Japan faces a unique tension in its pursuit and defense of sovereignty. Threats to territorial integrity and geopolitical interests suggest strengthening military forces and reducing dependence on the American military based in Japan. But at the same time, defending Japanese national culture and identity pushes toward retaining the pacifist Article 9 of the constitution that drastically limits what the Japanese military can be organized, equipped and deployed to do. The challenge facing Japan, with its unique combination of a constitution that proscribes war and playing host to approximately 50,000 American forces, is to defend its sovereignty in both internal and external ways. Internally, the country has a responsibility to the deeply imbedded pacifist culture built up in the seven decades since the second world war. Externally, it must defend itself against the potential regional aggression of China, and, perhaps, play a role in multinational defense efforts. These two fights for sovereignty are inherently in conflict with each other, but will have long-term impacts on hosting the U.S. military."--Page 1.
Beyond Pacifism
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Author : William C. Middlebrooks
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2008-06-30
Beyond Pacifism written by William C. Middlebrooks and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The so-called pacifist clause of the Japanese Constitution (Article 9) binds the Japanese people forever to renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes. Beyond Pacifism argues that Japan must either repeal Article 9, or face a future in which Japan might be compelled to surrender sovereign authority in order to appease one or more of its immediate neighbors. If Japan cannot free itself of the constraints of its constitutional pacifism and choose to become a normal nation, willing and able to defend itself and its interests, it must endure what former Prime Minister Koizumi describes as the peace of slaves. Since 1952 Japan has followed the path of reinterpreting Article 9 in order to work around its pacifist strictures. Many Japanese party leaders—including prime ministers Abe and Koizumi—have called for Article 9 to be revised by the addition of a clause authorizing the use of force for the purpose of self-defense against aggression directed against the Japanese nation. Most foreign commentators and scholars urge Tokyo to continue to work around Article 9 without amendment. By contrast, the author argues that neither reinterpretation nor revision will allow Japan to counter the growing military threats from North Korea and China. Japan's health as a democratic state, contends Middlebrooks, requires an honest re-alignment of its law with its modern national identity, which is normal and no longer poses a militaristic threat to regional stability.
Japan S Potential Role In A Military Technical Revolution
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Japan S Potential Role In A Military Technical Revolution written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
By the 193Os, Japan had achieved the objectives of its 1868 Meiji Restoration. It had created a heavy industrial system of world rank supporting a modern military establishment to defend itself against western colonialism. This singular achievement led to the one thing the strategy was intended to prevent - defeat and domination by foreigners. Industrial growth ended centuries of autarky; a modernized Japan depended on imports for its technology, energy, raw materials, and strategic industrial supplies. To ensure itself of these inputs, it embarked on its own colonial ventures in Asia and built a naval fleet to protect its lines of supply. These actions eventually led Japan into conflict with the United States. Japanese dependence on overseas supplies made its merchant shipping a cornerstone of its industrial might. Yet, during the Second World War, Japan did not protect this fleet against attack by the use of anti-submarine warfare or protected convoys. Rather, the Imperial Japanese Navy saw its job as one of defeating the main American naval fleet. With its commerce unprotected, Japan suffered unsustainable losses to its economy and its ability to wage war. However, at the tactical-technical level, especially in naval aviation, Japanese industry and military planners were quite innovative. Despite its acceptance of the idea of total war, Japan's decision to make war on the United States was a profound error of historic proportions as the nation's strategic objectives vastly outran its military and industrial means. Although Japan's economic growth was remarkable, its economy was still considerably smaller than that of the United States; its technology - even its military technology - seriously lagged American levels.
Friendship Across The Seas The Us Navy And The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
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Author : 阿川尚之
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-03-27
Friendship Across The Seas The Us Navy And The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force written by 阿川尚之 and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-27 with categories.
The Military Balance 2019
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Author : THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES (IISS)
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-02-14
The Military Balance 2019 written by THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES (IISS) and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-14 with categories.
The Military Balanceis an authoritative assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 171 countries. Detailed A-Z entries list each country's military organisation, personnel numbers, equipment inventories, and relevant economic and demographic data. Regional and select country analyses cover the major developments affecting defence policy and procurement, and defence economics. The opening graphics section displays notable defence statistics, while additional data sets detail selected arms orders and military exercises, as well as comparative defence expenditure and personnel numbers. The Military Balanceis an indispensable handbook for anyone conducting serious analysis of security policy and military affairs. The International Institute for Strategic Studies, founded in 1958, is an independent centre for research, analysis and debate on the problems of conflict, however caused, that have, or potentially have, an important military dimension. Amid continuing conflict and broadening insecurity, The Military Balanceprovides essential facts and analysis for decision-makers and for better informed public debate. Because military affairs are inevitably clouded in fog, the IISS Military Balance is an essential companion for those who seek to understand. The Military Balanceis widely recognised as the best unclassified source of defense information on personnel, equipment and budgets for every country. important military dimension. Amid continuing conflict and broadening insecurity, The Military Balanceprovides essential facts and analysis for decision-makers and for better informed public debate. Because military affairs are inevitably clouded in fog, the IISS Military Balance is an essential companion for those who seek to understand. The Military Balanceis widely recognised as the best unclassified source of defense information on personnel, equipment and budgets for every country.