Japan's New Security Legislation: What Does This Mean to East Asian Security?

It is obvious that the security environment in East Asia is more unstable and unpredictable. In the South China Sea, tensions over disputed islands initiate a more severe Sino-American rivalry. In the East China Sea, China disputes the control over the Senkaku Islands, and is escalating military act...

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Published inAmerican foreign policy interests Vol. 37; no. 5-6; pp. 296 - 302
Main Author Hosoya, Yuichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia Routledge 03.09.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Bills
Defense industry
Disputes
East Asian Security
Islands
Japanese security policy
Legislation
National Diet
National security
Nuclear tests
Nuclear weapons
security legislation
Senkaku
Weapons testing
Senkaku Islands
South China Sea
East China Sea
China
Japan
East Asia
North Korea
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Summary:It is obvious that the security environment in East Asia is more unstable and unpredictable. In the South China Sea, tensions over disputed islands initiate a more severe Sino-American rivalry. In the East China Sea, China disputes the control over the Senkaku Islands, and is escalating military activities around those islands. North Korea continues provocative activities including launching of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons tests. This naturally leads to the idea that Japan needs to play a larger role to restore stability in the international order. This paper explores the challenges facing East Asian security in the face of the passage of Japan's new security bills in 2015 and how they impact the future of Japanese security policy.
ISSN:1080-3920
1533-2128
DOI:10.1080/10803920.2016.1162070