Japanese Defense Policy

Publication Date: May 1981

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): William L. Scully; Guy M. Hicks

Research Area: Government; Military and defense

Keywords: Asia and the Pacific

Type: Report

Coverage: Japan

Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is threefold: (1) to discern and Japan's security relationship with the United States and the adequacy and effectiveness of its- Self-Defense Forces; (2) to discuss and assess the implications of the ever-changing military balance in the Far East and the Pacific and its impact on Japanese security; and (3) to suggest areas of possible improvement in Japanese defense efforts and the security relationship with the United States in order to meet potential threats in the, future.