China As tensions in the region rise, Japan again debates its pacifist constitution May 16, 2017 0 Written by Craig Mark. Japan could finally be gearing up for the first-ever change to its constitution. In a recent video address to a pro-constitutional…
Collective Defence ISIS and Abe’s security agenda February 11, 2015 0 Written by Sebastian Maslow. Japan was shocked by the killings of freelance journalist Kenji Goto and security consultant Haruna Yukawa by the terrorist group known as…
Collective Defence Interpreting Japan’s right to collective self-defense September 4, 2014 0 Written by Kei Koga. The Abe administration’s reinterpretation of the right of collective self-defense on July 1, 2014 has become the center of political attention…
Collective Defence The Democratic Deficit of Collective Self-Defence in Japan September 1, 2014 0 Written by Rikki Kersten. When Prime Minister Abe’s cabinet decided on July 1st to revise the interpretation of the pacifist clause of Japan’s constitution, commentators…
Japan Japan and Collective Self-Defense: Symbolism and Reality July 3, 2014 0 Written by Corey Wallace. Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), the Abe Cabinet on July 1 announced that…
