Post-war Japanese Defense Research

Author: Wang Shaopu
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Japan is currently the world's second-largest economic power and a military ally of the United States. Due to historical and contemporary reasons, Japan's defense policy inevitably attracts attention in Asia and even the world. A comprehensive understanding of Japan's defense capabilities is an indispensable condition for correctly assessing the country. The author has extensively collected and thoroughly utilized literature and data related to Japan's defense, employing a solid empirical research methodology to comprehensively examine, analyze, and discuss the guiding principles, military forces, and military systems of Japan's post-war defense in different stages. The author's reflections on whether Japan can become a military power and the factors that may constrain it, as well as the analysis of its impact on China, provide a valuable intellectual space for consideration.