Changing Security Policies in Postwar Japan (eBook)
183 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-5261-5 (ISBN)
This book is the English translation of a recent biography of Sakata Michita, one of Japan's leading, yet unassuming, politicians in the postwar era, who was even considered a serious contender for the premiership. While he did not become prime minister himself, he did serve as Justice Minister, Education Minister, Welfare Minister, Defense Minister, and Speaker of the House of Representatives. What's more, he served an incredible seventeen uninterrupted terms as a member of the Lower House, from 1946-1990, one of the longest in Japanese history. Sakata was appointed Director General of the Japan Defense Agency (i.e., Minister of Defense) in December 1974 during a challenging time in U.S.-Japan relations in the wake of the resignations of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei, for separate scandals. As Japan's only ally, the relationship with the United States was crucial for the latter country, and it was up to Sakata to manage alliance relations during this period. He was not a security expert, yet used his political experience, studious nature, sincerity, and likeability among his staff, subordinates, colleagues, and personnel to make a lasting impression on his nation's forces, and on Japan's alliance partner. He succeeded in developing the first-ever National Defense Program Outline and the Basic Defense Force Concept among other initiatives during the crisis-filled 1970s. Furthermore, he developed a close policy dialogue with the United States which eventually led to the original U.S.-Japan Guidelines for Defense Cooperation. He did all this despite being a novice in defense matters. Furthermore, he is the longest consecutive serving defense minister in Japanese history, taking highly principled stances during his time.
Masamori Sase is professor emeritus at the National Defense Academy of Japan and visiting scholar at Takushoku University.Robert D. Eldridge is former associate professor of Japanese political and diplomatic history at Osaka University.Graham B. Leonard earned a PhD in international public policy from Osaka University.
Chapter 1: The Arrival of Director General SakataChapter 2: Sakata’s “Study Group Considering Defense Issues”Chapter 3: A Ploy during Diet ArgumentsChapter 4: The Change in Public Opinion on DefenseChapter 5: The Sakata–Schlesinger TalksChapter 6: Schlesinger’s Dismissal and Return to JapanChapter 7: How SDF Personnel Were SeenChapter 8: The Basic Defense Force Concept: A New Defense PhilosophyChapter 9: The Landmark Defense White PaperChapter 10: Innovations in Defense Policy: The “National Defense Program Guidelines” and the National Defense CouncilChapter 11: The MiG-25 IncidentChapter 12: The Lockheed Scandal and False AccusationsChapter 13: Watching the Intraparty ConflictChapter 14: Sakata Michita after His Term as Director General
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.11.2017 |
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Übersetzer | Robert D. Eldridge, Graham B. Leonard |
Zusatzinfo | 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Tables. |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge | |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
Schlagworte | Asian Studies • Civilian Control • Japan Defense Agency • Japanese defense policy • Japanese politics • Japanese security policy • Lockheed scandal • MiG25 • Sakata Michita • US-Japan relations • US-Japan security relations |
ISBN-10 | 1-4985-5261-7 / 1498552617 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4985-5261-5 / 9781498552615 |
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