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"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.

J4880.90 --- J4881.10 --- J4810.90 --- Japan: Defense and military -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Defense and military -- policy, legislation, guidelines, codes of behavior --- Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan --- Defenses --- History --- Armed Forces

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"Since the end of the Cold War, Japan's security environment has changed significantly. On the global stage, while the United States is still Japan's most important security partner, the nature of the partnership has changed as a result of shifting demands from the United States, new international challenges such as the North Korean nuclear program and the rise of China. Moreover, Japan has been confronted with new, 'non-traditional' security threats such as international terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases, and global environmental threats. On the domestic level, demographic change, neo-liberal economic reforms and globalization all pose a challenge to the sustainability of the current Japanese lifestyle and have led to a heightened sense of insecurity among many Japanese. Focusing on the domestic Japanese discourse on security, this book expands the standard discussions on security that mostly focus on military security and security in international relations to include perspectives from domestic security, economic and livelihood security as well as sociological discussions of risk and risk management. The chapters cover issues such as Japan's growing perception of regional and global insecurity, the changing role of military force; the perceived risk of Chinese foreign investment; societal, cultural and labour insecurity and how it is affected by demographic changes and migration; as well as food insecurity and its challenges on health and public policy. In turn, each chapter asks how the Japanese public perceives these insecurities; how these perceptions influence the public discourse; who the main stakeholders of this discourse are; and how this affects state-society relations and decision on government policy in Japan. Governing Insecurity in Japan provides new insights into Japanese and international discourses on security, as well as the ways in which security is conceptualized in Japan. As such, it will be of huge interest to students and scholars working on Japanese politics, security studies and international relations. "--

National security --- Human security --- Social psychology --- Sécurité nationale --- Sécurité humaine --- Psychologie sociale --- Social aspects --- Economic aspects --- Public opinion --- Aspect social --- Aspect économique --- Opinion publique --- Political science --- Public opinion. --- General. --- International Relations --- Economic Conditions. --- Sécurité nationale --- Sécurité humaine --- Aspect économique --- J4810.90 --- J4880.90 --- Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Defense and military -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary

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In Post-war Japan as a Sea Power, Alessio Patalano incorporates new, exclusive source material to develop an innovative approach to the study of post-war Japan as a military power. This archival-based history of Asia's most advanced navy, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), looks beyond the traditional perspective of viewing the modern Japanese military in light of the country's alliance with the US. The book places the institution in a historical context, analysing its imperial legacy and the role of Japan's shattering defeat in WWII in the post-war emergence of Japan as East Asia's 'sea power'

Sea-power --- J4884 --- J4880.90 --- Dominion of the sea --- Military power --- Naval policy --- Navy --- Sea, Dominion of the --- Seapower --- Military readiness --- Naval art and science --- Naval history --- Naval strategy --- Navies --- Japan: Defense and military -- navy --- Japan: Defense and military -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan. --- Imperial Japanese Navy --- Dai Nippon Kaigun --- Dai Nippon Teikoku Kaigun --- Nippon Teikoku Kaigun --- Japan --- History, Naval. --- Polemology --- anno 1900-1999 --- anno 2000-2009 --- anno 2010-2019

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Japan has been moving toward a more independent security policy since the early 2010s, duplicating the military assets of the United States and reorganizing the Self-Defense Forces. In this book, the authors argue that the country faces an entrapment-abandonment dilemma in which any attempt to prevent abandonment by the United States vis-à-vis China negatively affects its national security by heightening the risk of entrapment in the Korean Peninsula, and vice versa. A move toward autonomy is the only way for Japan to solve this dilemma. The subject is at variance with both the insistence on the constraining effect of domestic norms on Japan's security policy and the assumption of everlasting reliance on the United States for protection.

National security --- Sécurité nationale --- Security, International --- J4810.90 --- K9570.90 --- J4880.90 --- S09/0260 --- Collective security --- International security --- International relations --- Disarmament --- International organization --- Peace --- Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Korea: Defense and military -- general and history -- North Korea (1945- ) --- Japan: Defense and military -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- China: Foreign relations and world politics--General works: after 1949 ("Russia, U.S.A. and China" comes here too) --- Japan --- Foreign relations.

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Une présentation du processus d'institutionnalisation de l'arme biologique au Japon, systématisée et intégrée à la société d'après-guerre. L'auteur révèle le silence qui a recouvert les expériences atroces menées sur les prisonniers de guerre et sur les civils par la communauté scientifique japonaise et en particulier l'Unité 731, entre 1920 et 1945, et aborde la mémoire émergente de ces crimes. ©Electre 2016

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 --- War crimes --- Guerre sino-japonaise, 1937-1945 --- Crimes de guerre --- Atrocities --- Atrocités --- Japan --- Japon --- History --- Histoire --- Biological weapons --- Chemical weapons --- J4880.70 --- J4880.80 --- J4880.90 --- J4888.10 --- Crime --- Weapons of mass destruction --- Bacteriological weapons --- Biological warfare agents --- Bioweapons --- Biosecurity --- Japan: Defense and military -- history -- Kindai (1850s- ), bakumatsu, Meiji, Taishō --- Japan: Defense and military -- history -- Gendai (1926- ), prewar Shōwa period, WW II, 20th century --- Japan: Defense and military -- history -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary --- Japan: Defense and military -- arms, weaponry