Japan as a Global Military Power: New Capabilities, Alliance Integration, Bilateralism-Plus

Japan Is Emerging As A More Prominent Global And Regional Military Power, Defying Traditional Categorisations Of A Minimalist Contribution To The Us-japan Alliance, Maintaining Anti-militarism, Seeking An Internationalist Role, Or Carving Out More Strategic Autonomy. Instead, This Element Argues That Japan Has Fundamentally Shifted Its Military Posture Over The Last Three Decades And Traversed Into A New Categorisation Of A More Capable Military Power And Integrated Us Ally. This Results From Japan's Recognition Of Its Fundamentally Changing Strategic Environment That Requires A New Grand Strategy And Military Doctrines. The Shift Is Traced Across The National Security Strategy Components Of Japan Self-defence Forces' Capabilities, Us-japan Alliance Integration, And International Security Cooperation. The Element Argues That All These Components Are Subordinated Inevitably To The Objectives Of Homeland Security And Re-strengthening The Us-japan Alliance, And Thus Japan's Development As International Security Partner Outside The Ambit Of The Bilateral Alliance Remains Stunted. This Title Is Also Available As Open Access On Cambridge Core-- Provided By Publisher.