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

Japan's post-war armed forces are a paradox, both embarrassing remnants of the past and valuable repositories of experience. This book charts the development of

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 J

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 fri

"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 pursui