Download or read book Defense Policy of Japan Maritime Self Defense Force JMSDF in the Early 21st Century written by Mitsuhisa Mashiko and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis analyzes the defense policy of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in the early 21st century. The primary research question is 'Should the defense force structure of the JMSDF in the early 21st century remain the same as it has been in the last 10 years?' To answer this question, I made a brief analysis of current and future prospects for Japan and her neighboring countries in terms of their politics, diplomacy, economy and military. These countries included China, North and South Korea, Russia and the U.S. Finally, I evaluated the cost of baseline and alternative force structure. The alternative force structure may require some revision of current legal limitations and increased defense expenditures. Japan, however, should undertake this correction not only for her own security needs, but also to make a more equitable contribution to ensure the Japan-U.S. security arrangement viable in the coming decade.
Download or read book The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force written by Robert D. Eldridge and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-21 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Japan Self Defense Forces Law written by Robert D. Eldridge and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first ever to examine the Japan Self-Defense Forces Law by providing an historical overview of its passage, changes, and function in Japanese defense policy since its passage in 1954. It is also the first to provide a full English translation of the Law, incorporating all of the more than 160 changes that have been adopted to it. This book will be of immense importance to students, scholars, practitioners, and officials working with or interested in Japan’s “military,” a term that is recognized internationally but remains sensitive domestically.
Download or read book Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Efforts to Counter Threats to Japan Jmsdf During Cold War Threats from China North Korea Terrorism and Piracy Ballistic Missile Defense Aegis Destroyers written by U S Military and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Cold War, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) was heavily focused on defending Japan from a Soviet invasion and ensuring sea lines of communications (SLOC) were available for U.S. naval forces in the event of a major conflict. After the Cold War, the JMSDF had to adopt new missions based on the constantly changing threat environment. This thesis assesses how well the JMSDF responded to a variety of threats to Japan during each of the three decades since the end of the Cold War. The main chapters look at the threats Japan faced each decade and then how JMSDF equipment and policy changed as a result of the identified threats. The research suggests that the JMSDF usually falls in the middle of the spectrum and adequately meets defense requirements. It also shows that there were times where the JMSDF was not prepared or was over prepared, but adjustments were made to bring the JMSDF back to the middle ground.This compilation includes a reproduction of the 2019 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community.I. Introduction * A. Major Research Question * B. Significance of the Research Question * C. Literature Review * 1. Threats to Japan * 2. Response to Threats * 3. Policy and Equipment * D. Potential Explanations and Hypotheses * E. Research Design * F. Thesis Overview and Draft Chapter Outline * II. History of the JMSDF * A. The Creation of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force * B. The JMSDF Through the Cold War * III. The JMSDF in the Post-Cold War Security Environment * A. The New Threat Environment * B. JMSDF Organization and Ships * 1. Cold War Influence on the JMSDF * 2. New Ships for the JMSDF * C. 1990s Policy Changes * 1. The First Post-Cold War Crisis * 2. Moving to Make a Regional Difference * D. Conclusion: The JMSDF'S First Steps in the Post-Cold War World * IV. 2000s JMSDF * A. The Rise of Non-State Threats and the Return of State Based Threats * B. JMSDF Equipment * 1. Ballistic Missile Defense for the JMSDF * 2. Evolution of JMSDF Destroyers * 3. Did Japan Just Build an Aircraft Carrier? * C. JMSDF Policy Changes * 1. Anti-Terrorism * 2. Anti-Piracy and CTF-151 * D. Conclusion: The JMSDF's Role Continues to Expand * V. Current JMSDF (2010 and on) * A. Threats to Japan in the 2010s * 1. North Korea * 2. China and its Growing Maritime Claims * B. JMSDF Ships * 1. JMSDF Destroyer Evolution Continues * 2. Upgrades and Additions to the AEGIS Destroyers * 3. The Izumo Class Helicopter Carriers * C. Policy Changes * 1. Collective Self Defense Allowed * 2. Indian Ocean Deployments * D. Conclusion: Developments Since 2010Since the Imperial Japanese Navy was disbanded in 1945, Japan has gone from not possessing a navy to possessing a well-respected maritime force that maintains capabilities found only among the most advanced navies of the world. The maritime component of the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF), the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces (JMSDF), started as a way for Japan to counter regional threats directed at Japan. The JMSDF's mission was, and still is, to prevent threats from reaching the shores of Japan.
Download or read book Japan s Defense Policy written by Seiki Kageura and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When it comes to Japan's defense, the Japanese political system and the Japan Self-Defense Force independently decide the national policies as they are ultimately responsible for the country's safety and security. However, due to the crucial nature of the U.S.-Japan alliance to Japan's overall security, it is impractical not to take into account American thinking. As a result, it is important to better understand where and how American thinking on Japanese security is influenced. The scope of this research goes beyond the official statements of the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government. The author sought to explore the role that experts and think tanks play in American discourse and opinion of Japanese security. This included extensive research of American media reports on Japanese security issues as well as interviews of key American experts and opinion leaders on Japan, mostly located in and around Washington, DC. This project is therefore unique and novel in its approach to this key topic in Japan and the U.S.A number of Japanese reports have been published in the past about American experts' views towards Japan, yet few incorporate both a survey of media and interviews with key current figures or focus exclusively on Japanese defense. Moreover, such viewpoints and thoughts are always changing; therefore, it is meaningful to spot the current status at such a crucial time of change, both in the U.S. and Japan, not to mention the wider Asia-Pacific region"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Japan s Military Power written by Robert D. Eldridge and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an insider’s account of the problems facing the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), Japan’s postwar military, authored by the country’s leading submariner, Hideki Nakamura. Specializing in the submarine fleet, he became an ace commander, in addition to serving as an analyst and professor in security studies. During his career, he became increasingly troubled by the SDF’s ability to fight due to legal, political, and operational restrictions placed upon it. This book, a translation of his 2017 bestseller, is a must-read for those interested in Japan’s military and its ability to partner with other countries.
Download or read book Japanese Defense Policy written by Ken Jipping and published by . This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan faces new security challenges due to the rise of China, the potential nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the distraction of the United States forces caused by the War on Terror . This will mean that, increasingly, Japan must take care of its own defense requirements. Unfortunately, this will not be an easy transition for a country with a past of militarism and colonial expansion, an aversion to nuclear weapons, and a political structure that has purposely limited the role and resources of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). This thesis examines the legacies of the past militarism, colonialism, the aversion to nuclear weapons, and the political structure that emerged after 1945, and assesses how those legacies impact the adaptation of the JSDF to the new security requirements of the 21st Century. The basic conclusion is that Japan needs to emerge from under the security umbrella of the a military power commensurate with its economic power.
Download or read book Japanese Maritime Security and Law of the Sea written by Yurika Ishii and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-20 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan, the geopolitical lynchpin in the East Asian region, has developed a unique maritime security policy and interpretation of the law of the sea. Japanese Maritime Security and the Law of the Sea examines Japan’s domestic laws and its approach to international law.
Download or read book The Sun Also Rises written by De'an Cheng and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Self defense Forces and Postwar Politics in Japan written by 佐道明広 and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1947, Japan eternally renounced war and the possession of armed forces with its constitution. How, then, did the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) survive, moreover, evolve over the ensuing 70 years into the prominent presence it is today? Sado Akihiro reviews the JSDF's history chiefly from the viewpoint of restrictions imposed on it by civil officials of the national bureaucracy, based on lessons gleaned from the arbitrary conduct of the military in pre-World War II days. He also explores the financial constraints placed on the JSDF in the form of a percentage of the GNP. This book traces the inside story of U.S.-Japan relations and Japan's defense policy. It attempts to shine a light on the true state of the JSDF in the midst of new challenges that put it at a crossroads, including post-9/11 international terrorism, North Korean nuclear development, and China's increased military presence in Asia"--Back cover.
Download or read book Perspectives on the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force written by Yoji Koda and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Overcoming Ambivalence The Case for Japanese Martial Internationalism Japan s Contemporary Military Policy Debate Alternate Strategies and written by U. S. Military and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-01-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study seeks to demonstrate that Japan can best satisfy its international security interests by assuming a combatant role in current and future multinational military coalitions. The study labels this alternative military posture "martial internationalism." An understanding of how Japanese military policy serves its overall international security interests is a central concern of this study. Japan's international security interests are defined as: (1) shaping a stable international security environment, (2) supporting the United Nations, and (3) upholding the Japan-United States alliance. Factors considered in this argument include trends in Japan's postwar military policy evolution and recent military activities and developments. The nature of Japan's current domestic military policy debate is analyzed in terms of relevant political, social, military, and economic perspectives. Regional and international ramifications of a more militarily assertive Japan are explored. The study investigates the potential for martial internationalism to realize Japan's international security interests and to permit a greater Japanese military contribution to the ongoing War on Terrorism. Finally, the study offers specific recommendations for both Japan and the United States toward implementing this alternative strategic design.I. INTRODUCTION * II. THE EVOLUTION OF JAPANESE MILITARY POLICY * III. JAPAN'S CONTEMPORARY MILITARY POLICY DEBATE * IV. THE CASE FOR MARTIAL INTERNATIONALISM * V. CONCLUSIONOn one hand, Japan faces considerable domestic and regional opposition to the use of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) in any but the most limited missions. These interests tend to favor a pacifist Japanese military orientation. Conversely, reasoned and legitimate use of its military in support of the interests of the international community presents Japan with a significant opportunity to bolster its prestige and leadership position in global affairs. In spite of this, many people fear that increased military activity could lead to a resurgence of Japanese militarism or, to a lesser degree, a military posture of autonomy. Because of these conflicting influences, Japan remains in a state of virtual paralysis regarding its national military policy - a military posture the thesis labels "static ambivalence." Yet, history shows that despite this ambivalent attitude, Japanese military policy has evolved significantly since the end of the Second World War. This is especially true in the last ten years. Shifts from Japan's initial postwar pacifism were few in number but dramatic in their effect, demonstrating a tendency over time toward fewer constraints and greater flexibility of action. During the early years of the Cold War, Japan focused almost solely on economic growth and recovery while only reluctantly succumbing to American pressures to provide for its own defense. When Japan achieved economic power in the 1970s, its military policy became even more connected to the other two pillars of the comprehensive security triad: diplomacy and trade. This forced wider the gap between Japanese and American views of the alliance. Later, Soviet, then Chinese and North Korean security threats prompted Japan to assert itself more in the military arena. These actions brought the nation into greater harmony with American global defense strategies and greatly strengthened the alliance in the 1990s. Finally, with the recent advent of the War on Terrorism, Japan has received a momentous opportunity to reform its military policy and embark on a renewed path toward becoming a "normal" nation.
Download or read book The Yoshida Doctrine Revised written by Joshua P. Rowan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Japanese Maritime Defense Capability in the Post Cold War Era written by Syojiro Sakagami and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis analyzes the defense capability of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF) in the post-Cold War era. The primary research question is: "What changes will and should be expected for JMSDF after the collapse of the former Soviet Union?" To answer this question, I reviewed the defense capability buildup program during Cold-War, and made briefly analyzed the relationships among the Asian- Pacific countries, including U.S. Pacific forces and Russia. I also conducted a cost/benefit and personnel analysis of the current fleet configuration and a proposed new configuration. These alternatives may require drastic changes in public attitudes based on serious discussions among the Japanese people and politicians, and a tighter Japan-U.S. relationship on both economic issues and national security burden sharing.
Download or read book Japanese Maritime Defense Capability in the Post Cold War Era written by Syojiro Sakagami and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis analyzes the defense capability of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force(JMSDF) in the post-Cold War era. The primary research question is: "What changes will and should be expected for JMSDF after the collapse of the former Soviet Union?" To answer this question, I reviewed the defense capability buildup program during Cold-War, and made briefly analyzed the relationships among the Asian- Pacific countries, including U.S. Pacific forces and Russia. I also conducted a cost/benefit and personnel analysis of the current fleet configuration and a proposed new configuration. These alternatives may require drastic changes in public attitudes based on serious discussions among the Japanese people and politicians, and a tighter Japan-U.S. relationship on both economic issues and national security burden sharing.
Download or read book Compilation of Theses Abstracts October 1994 September 1995 written by United States. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kaij Jieitai written by Japan. Kaijō Jieitai and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
