The New Guidelines for J apan‐ U.S. Defense Cooperation and an Expanding J apanese Security Role

Bibliographic Data

ID7666751
AuthorsTomohiko Satake (National Defense University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume8
Issue1
Pages27-38
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Politics & Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1943-0787 • E-ISSN: 1943-0779
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/aspp.12239
OpenAlexW2461589034
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited3

This article examines the changing role of Japan and its alliance with the United States by focusing on the new Guidelines for Japan‐U.S. Defense Cooperation announced in April 2015. The article focuses particularly on the implications of the 2015 guidelines for a greater regional security role for Japan, including its potential cooperation with the United States and Australia. To do so, it first considers the meaning and roles encapsulated in the Defense Guidelines using two key concepts—”reassurance” and “burden‐sharing.” Second, the article discusses how the latest guidelines have increased the U.S. commitment to Japanese defense, while assigning Japan a greater security role in the region. Third, it examines the possibilities and challenges ahead for closer U.S.–Japan–Australia cooperation especially in the South China Sea, and concludes that achieving such a goal depends on how Japan can address its domestic and international issues, including the successful implementation of legal reforms in Japanese security policy

Alliance · Business · China · International trade · Political science · Public relations · International Maritime Law Issues · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Law · Public Administration

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