The self-defense forces and postwar politics in Japan / Sado Akihiro ; translated by Noda Makito.
Sadō, Akihiro, 1958- author.; Noda, Makito, translator.
2017
UA845 .S23313 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
The self-defense forces and postwar politics in Japan / Sado Akihiro ; translated by Noda Makito.
Author
Sadō, Akihiro, 1958- author.
Uniform Title
Sengo seiji to Jieitai. English
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9784916055743 (hardcover)
4916055748 (hardcover)
Published
Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2017.
Language
English
Language Note
Translated into English from Japanese.
Description
x, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Call Number
UA845 .S23313 2017
Summary
"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.
Note
"Originally published in Japanese language as Sengo seiji to Jieitai by Yoshikawa Kobunkan Co., Ltd, in 2006. A completely new and original postscript was added by the author in 2017 to be included in the English version." -- Title page verso
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Noda, Makito, translator.
Series
Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
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Prologue : military of a nation that renounces war
Beginning of the rearmament of Japan. Does establishment of the National Police Reserve constitute the rearmament of Japan?
From National Safety Forces to Japan Self-Defense Forces
The birth and growth of the JSDF. The defense agency and the JSDF
The build up of defense capabilities and a series of defense build-up plans
The Nakasone Plan and the argument for autonomous national defense
Formulation of the National Defense Program guidelines
During the second Cold War. Formulation of the guideline for Japan-U.S. defense cooperation What comprehensive security is
Toward a stronger U.S.-Japan alliance
The JSDF and the end of the Cold War. Lessons from the Gulf War
Multilateral security cooperation vs. the U.S.-Japan security arrangements
New threats and the new NDPG
The JSDF at a turning point
The transformation of Japan's Security Policy and the JSDF.

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