Full Description
Security relations between Japan and its East Asia neighbors have been complicated for decades. Entering the third decade of the 21st century, Japan will have to face new security challenges posed by COVID-19 and manage its current relations with the United States, China and South Korea. Mitigating local and global security threats will be one of the most critical challenges for the future. This book focuses on internal and external factors that are influencing current Japanese security policy and analyses the security issues from numerous perspectives, including social issues and their effect on security policies, bilateral relations between Japan and its partners in Asia, and the significance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.
Contents
The Changing Security Policy in 21st Century Japan
An Aging Demography and Foreign and Security Policy
Normalization" of Japanese Defense Policy from the Perspective of IR Theories
South Korea and Japan Bilateral Relations in the Times of COVID-19
South Korea in the Quad-plus Group
Japan-India Strategic Partnership
