Japan's Remilitarisation (Adelphi Series)

Japan's Remilitarisation (Adelphi Series)

by Christopher W . Hughes (Author)

Synopsis

Is Japan on a path towards assuming a greater military role internationally, or has the recent military normalisation ground to a halt since the premiership of Junichiro Koizumi? In this book, Christopher W. Hughes assesses developments in defence expenditure, civil-military relations, domestic and international military-industrial complexes, Japan's procurement of regional and global power-projection capabilities, the expansion of US-Japan cooperation, and attitudes towards nuclear weapons, constitutional revision and the use of military force. In all of these areas, dynamic and long-term changes outweigh Japan's short-term political logjam over security policy. Hughes argues that many post-war constraints on Japan's military role are still eroding, and that Tokyo is moving towards a more assertive military role and strengthened US-Japan cooperation. Japan's remilitarisation will boost its international security role and the dominance of the US-Japan alliance in regional and global security affairs, but will need to be carefully managed if it is not to become a source of destabilising tensions.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 188
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 17 Apr 2009

ISBN 10: 0415556929
ISBN 13: 9780415556927

Media Reviews
'...an informative read and a great way to update one's knowledge' - Martin Laflamme, Far Eastern Economic Review

'This book is a rare find among recent publications, in that it comprehensively deals with the controversial topic of Japan's remilitarization [...] It contains insightful points throughout, based on careful conceptualization and rich research work.' - Pacific Affairs, Volume 84, No. 1 - March 2011

Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels. - S. C. Hart, CHOICE (February 2010)

Author Bio
Christopher W. Hughes is Professor of International Politics and Japanese at the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK. He was previously a Research Fellow at the University of Hiroshima, and Asahi Shimbun Visiting Professor of Mass Media and Politics in the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo. In 2009-10 he will be the Edwin O. Reischauer Visiting Professor of Japanese Studies at the Department of Government/Reischauer Institute, Harvard University. His publications include Japan's Re-emergence as a `Normal' Military Power (Adelphi 368-9).