Politics of Japanese Defense

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan uses incremental changes to manage conflicting pressures over defence.This work focuses on the establishment of defence policy constraints through 1992. It discusses the various implications of using defence policy as a means of conflict management. part The Politics of Defense in Japan; Chapter 1 An Approach to the Study of Defense Policy-making in Japan; Chapter 2 The Establishment of Defense Constraints; Chapter 3 Fiscal Restraint Versus U.S. Pressures for Greater Defense Efforts; Chapter 4 The Commitment to Attain Defense Plans; Chapter 5 Conclusion;