Abstract Currently, Japan is keen to reinforce security cooperation with ASEAN and its approach is both multi-layered and multi-dimensional, with its bilateral/multilateral activities becoming diverse.…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract This paper explores the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the ADMM Plus, focusing on ASEAN’s purpose to launch a meeting of defense ministers…
Abstract The situation in the South China Sea – where sovereignty and oil and natural gas interests are converging – creates a flashpoint with significant…
Summary In the midst of growing tensions with China, Japan is deepening its strategic engagement in Southeast Asia. Preserving stability in the South China Sea,…
Abstract Having written recently of the prospect for the three upcoming elections (Ginowan mayor on January 24, Okinawan Prefectural Assembly in June, and Upper House…
Abstract Foreign policy strategy toward China has always been a priority for the Japanese. In the 1980s, Japan strengthened its engagement with China, offering Official…
Summary As China emerges as a global force in the twenty-first century, questions of how existing great powers will navigate the geopolitical transition loom large.…
Abstract On 15 June 1959 the Oyashio surfaced to the applause of the crew and engineers onboard: Japan completed the trials of its first post-war…
Abstract The dispute over jurisdiction of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea has the potential to draw in major powers who are non-claimant…
Abstract The territorial dispute between Japan and Russia has its origins in the closing stages of the Second World War. Specifically, after declaring war on…
Abstract The rise of nationalism, unresolved territorial disputes, an intricate system of alliances, and the perceived breakdown of the balance of power have been identified…
Abstract The existing literature on the construction costs of nuclear power reactors has focused almost exclusively on trends in construction costs in only two countries,…
Abstract Last September, tens of thousands of opponents of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gathered outside the National Diet building in Tokyo, often in torrential…
Abstract In the recent debate on Japan’s security policy, the proliferation of WMD and their delivery means, such as missiles, has been one of the…
Abstract In January 2012, the U.S. Department of Defense released a new defense strategic guidance titled Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense.…
