Japan's Security Policy

Abstract

Based on "the National Defense Program Outline in and after FY 1996", Japan is reshaping its defense capability, but it remains committed to four fundamentals: it maintains an exclusively defense-oriented policy, avoids developing military capabilities that might threaten other countries, adheres to non-nuclear principles, and upholds civilian control of the military. The Japan-U. S. Joint Declaration on Security: Alliance for the 21st Century in April 1996 reaffirmed the importance of the Japan-U.S. Security Arrangements. The declaration addressed bilateral cooperative efforts designed to increase the credibility of the security relationship and the initiation of a review of the 1978 Guidelines for Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation. The Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) need to develop joint operational expertise and overall intelligence capabilities for dealing with emergency situations. The SDF also needs to use defense diplomacy to help develop a more stable regional security environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA394246

Entities

People

  • Toshio Saito

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Disasters
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Capabilities
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies