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Japan's Article 9 and Japanese Public Opinion: Implications for Japanese Defense Policy and Security in the Asia Pacific

Tollefson, Julie Jo
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1526812071227061

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2018, Master of Arts (MA), Wright State University, International and Comparative Politics.
The Asia Pacific power structure is facing numerous challenges. Scholarship demonstrates Japan has encountered arduous obstacles as it balances Chinese and North Korean activity. As Japan attempts to expand its military capabilities, polling data shows that defense policy has conflicted with Japan's citizens and neighboring countries. The focal point of these contentions is Article 9 of the Japanese constitution which restrains the Japanese military to self-defense purposes. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to revise Article 9 by 2020. However, revising Article 9 is no simple task. Research demonstrates that for decades Japanese public opinion has been opposed to the revision of Article 9. This research examines trends in Japanese public opinion and its influence over Japanese defense policy. The research additionally suggests possible outcomes of the public referendum required before revising Article 9. Finally, this analysis provides implications for the Asia Pacific's security environment if Article 9 is revised.
Laura Luehrmann, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kathryn Meyer, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
December Green, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
132 p.
Armed Forces; Asian Studies; History; International Relations; Military History; Military Studies; Pacific Rim Studies; Political Science; Regional Studies
Japan; Article-9; Article-ix; constitution; Japan-US-relations; constitutional-revision; China; defense-spending; public-opinion; Japanese-Self-Defense-Forces; foreign-military-sales; defense-policy; Asian-studies; Japan-China-relations; JSDF; military;

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  • Tollefson, J. J. (2018). Japan's Article 9 and Japanese Public Opinion: Implications for Japanese Defense Policy and Security in the Asia Pacific [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1526812071227061

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tollefson, Julie. Japan's Article 9 and Japanese Public Opinion: Implications for Japanese Defense Policy and Security in the Asia Pacific. 2018. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1526812071227061.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tollefson, Julie. "Japan's Article 9 and Japanese Public Opinion: Implications for Japanese Defense Policy and Security in the Asia Pacific." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1526812071227061

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