In this book, Daniel Kliman argues that the years following
September 11, 2001, have marked a turning point in Japan's defense
strategy. Utilizing poll data from Japanese newspapers as well as
extensive interview material, Kliman chronicles the erosion of
normative and legal restraints on Tokyo's security policy. In
particular, he notes that both Japanese elites and the general
public increasingly view national security from a realpolitik
perspective. Japan's more realpolitik orientation has coincided
with a series of precedent-breaking defense initiatives. Tokyo
deployed the Maritime Self-Defense Force to the Indian Ocean,
decided to introduce missile defense, and contributed troops to
Iraq's post-conflict reconstruction. Kliman explains these
initiatives as the product of four mutually interactive factors. In
the period after September 11, the impact of foreign threats on
Tokyo's security calculus became ever more pronounced; internalized
U.S. expectations exerted a profound influence over Japanese
defense behavior; prime ministerial leadership played an
instrumental role in deciding high profile security debates; and
public opinion appeared to overtake generational change as a
motivator of realpolitik defense policies. This book rebuts those
who exaggerate the nature of Japan's strategic transition. By
evaluating potential amendments to Article 9, Kliman demonstrates
that Tokyo's defense posture will remain constrained even after
constitutional revision.
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