Japan as a Seapower: Strategy, Doctrine, and Capabilities under Three Defence Reviews, 1995-2010

Alessio Patalano

doi:10.1080/01402390.2014.904788

Japan as a Seapower: Strategy, Doctrine, and Capabilities under Three Defence Reviews, 1995-2010

Alessio Patalano^*

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Abstract

This article draws upon previously unavailable document materials to question views pointing to a degree of stagnation in Japanese maritime thinking. It similarly reviews claims about trends to compensate the decline of national military power with the build-up of projection capabilities. The article's main argument is that Japanese seapower is not declining. The Japanese Navy is evolving to combine enhanced capabilities to retain sea control in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea with extended operational reach and flexibility, including an expeditionary component to meet alliance and diplomatic commitments in East Asia and beyond its confines.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	403-441
Number of pages	39
Journal	Journal of Strategic Studies
Volume	37
Issue number	3
Early online date	1 Jul 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2014.904788
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

Expeditionary Capabilities
Japanese Maritime Thinking
JMSDF
Naval Doctrine and Operational Concepts
Sea-lanes Defence Strategy

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