Since the early 1990s, there has been a clear evolution in the military dimension of Japanese diplomacy. From Gulf War I in 1991 to the present day, an incremen

Since the early 1990s, there has been a clear evolution in the military dimension of Japanese diplomacy. From Gulf War I in 1991 to the present day, an incremen

The conventional portrayal of Japan’s role in international affairs is of a passive political player which – despite its position as the world’s second la

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the United States Army became the principal agent of American foreign policy. The army designed, implemented, and ad

Japan’s decision to attack the United States in 1941 is widely regarded as irrational to the point of suicidal. How could Japan hope to survive a war with, mu