Question:
What do you think of the Japanese Self Defence Force..is it military or purely a peace keeping force ?
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
What do you think of the Japanese Self Defence Force..is it military or purely a peace keeping force ?
Nine answers:
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2016-04-17 01:06:16 UTC
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2016-03-27 02:46:34 UTC
Be aware of your surroundings. Best bet in the world, no matter what martial art you take up, your unlikely to upset a 6ft tall stocky man with your build. At best, you may disable him temporarily, like knocking him to the floor etc. or hit a sensitive part. That is unless you are armed in some way. To come to a point where you can confidently use technique instead of strength to cause harm will take years of training, which I doubt you have if you have already met the person you are fearful of. Ideally, you need to be aware of your surroundings, go to a few lessons to learn how to put someone on the floor fairly quickly and make a hasty get away.
Joriental
2006-08-06 00:04:55 UTC
Japan's budget is the biggest in Asia since long time ago.

http://www.strategypage.com/fyeo/howtomakewar/databases/armies/default.asp



And Japan also giving huge money for US. It is called "Omoiyari Yosan".

It is Japaense word, this. means " Host Nation Support" by money.

No article in Wikipedia about this.



eg.

about :

US$ 2.3 billion /1995

US$ 2.2 billion /2000

US$ 2.05 billion /2005



Is Japan saving money?

I don't think so. I want them more to save.



The constitution ban any preemptive strike.

Yes, it is Self Defence Force. and ppl worry if it turns to millitary forces in the future.

At Tepodon2 matter, ppl noticed there are many high tech equipments in Japan. cos media on-aired some.
Nat
2006-08-04 08:48:20 UTC
You haven't phrased the question right. By strict definition, a peacekeeping force is a detachment from a nation's military tasked with maintaining an adjudicated ceasefire, or imposing law and order, usually under the aegis of an international organization. By this definition, Japan undoubtedly has a military.



However, Japan also has the world's only explicitly pacifist constitution. Article 9 prohibits the deployment of forces against another nation in an act of aggression. Deployments to Rwanda, Cambodia, and Iraq have met these standards.



As for capabilities, I have worked with the Japanese military for years, but your question was not about capability; it was about a vague notion of "status". The Kwantung Army is no more; the current Japanese military is not the same one responsible for the Marco Polo bridge, Bataan Death March, the fall of Shanghai or Nanjing. Let that not be left unsaid.
gejeguy
2006-08-04 05:11:41 UTC
Japan was forced to disassemble their army after WWII, and in place could only have the Defensive Force, incase they came under attack. But their military isnt strong enough to withstand a powerful attack, the U.S. makes sure of that. Not to watch them get destroyed, but to make sure they can't rise back into power. In the event they do encounter heavy attacks, Big Brother will be there for them.
cosmick
2006-08-04 05:03:17 UTC
It is military and nobody is trying to pretend it isn't. Australias military is called the ADF (Australian Defence Force) but there's certainly nothing "defensive" about their deployment in Iraq or Afghanistan. Likewise Isreal has the IDF.



Japan's situation is interesting though as after WW2 the US put tough restrictions on just what sort of military forces they were allowed to have and that it must be purely for self defence. The US maintains military bases in Japan as extra regional security so the Japanese would have no need to expand their military. However over the last couple of decades we've been trying to encourage them to increase their military spending to be more independent. They don't really want to though. They can save a lot of money on defence spending by letting the US protect them so it's kinda backfired on us. Although now with North Korea's sabre-rattling they are wondering if they should expand to match the threat.
abdul k
2006-08-04 05:00:57 UTC
if u attack the country they will be a strong military power but since they had no war since..............................they will be better off being peace keeping force since they are very good in their job
2006-08-04 05:56:05 UTC
It is a military force to defend Japan. Every nation needs to be able to defend itself. Going to be nice to have Japan on our side in the next war. They are smart, and honorable, and fight like hell. Yeah, it will be good.
2006-08-04 07:34:25 UTC
Japan is in the unusual position of being a major world economic and political power, with an aggressive military tradition, resisting the development of strong armed forces. A military proscription is included as Article 9 of the 1947 constitution stating, "The Japanese people forever renounce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as a means of settling international disputes." That article, along with the rest of the "Peace Constitution," retains strong government and citizen support and is interpreted as permitting the Self-Defense Forces (SDF), but prohibiting those forces from possessing nuclear weapons or other offensive arms or being deployed outside of Japan.



The SDF are under control of the civilian Defense Agency, subordinate to the prime minister. Although highly trained and fully qualified to perform the limited missions assigned to them, the SDF are small, understaffed, and underequipped for more extensive military operations. Its activities are confined to disaster relief and limited UN peacekeeping efforts.



Japan's national defense policy has been based on maintaining the 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security with the United States, under which Japan assumed unilateral responsibility for its own internal security and the United States agreed to join in Japan's defense in the event that Japan or its territories were attacked. Although the size and capability of the SDF have always limited their role, until 1976 defense planning focused on developing forces adequate to deal with the conventional capabilities of potential regional adversaries. Beginning in 1976, government policy held that the SDF would be developed only to repel a small-scale, limited invasion and that the nation would depend on the United States to come to its aid in the event of a more serious incursion.



The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the buildup of military forces in the Soviet Far East, including a group of islands to the north of Hokkaido, which were occupied by the Soviet Union but claimed by Japan, led Japan to develop a program to modernize and improve the SDF in the 1980s, especially in air defense and antisubmarine warfare. In the early 1990s, the government was reevaluating its security policy based on reduced East-West tensions.



The Japanese government valued its close relations with the United States, and it remained dependent on the United States nuclear umbrella. Thus, it worked to facilitate military contacts and to support the United States diplomatically whenever possible. Both the government and the public, however, supported only limited increases in self-defense capability. National security, it is believed, is fostered by international diplomacy and economic aid as much as by military might.



There are few critical issues for Japan's internal security. Conditions of public order compare favorably with those elsewhere in the world. The crime rate is remarkably low, kept that way by well-organized and efficient police forces assisted by general citizen cooperation and support.



The Japanese government is reviewing the National Defense Program Outline, formulated in 1995, by the end of 2004. Suggestions that Japan was increasing military capabilities have unnerved China and other Asian countries invaded by Japan during World War II. Japan's relationship with China is undermined by frequent visits by high-profile officials to the Yasukuni Shrine.



In 04 October 2004, the Council on Security and Defense Capabilities, a private advisory group to the prime minister, made recommendations to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Japan’s future defense capabilities. This report will be the basis for new defence guidelines, to be drawn up by the end of 2004. It will be only the third such review since Japan's defeat in World War Two.



The panel said that Japan should study acquiring pre-emptive strike capability. "Regarding the question of whether it is appropriate ... to possess offensive capabilities against enemy missile bases as a last resort, a decision should be made after thoroughly examining the credibility of deterrence provided by the United States." The council recommended thoroughly examining the credibility of US deterrence, the effectiveness of BMD systems, the cost-effectiveness of these systems, and the impact this will have on countries in the region.



If this was adopted as government policy, it would be a major change in Japan’s post-war defence policy. The report declared Japan could no longer expect to depend solely on US forces for protection. But the report recommended that Japanese forces designed for defense against a full-scale invasion be significantly reduced. The advisory panel also urged the government to discuss expanding an overseas policing role for the Self Defense Forces. And it recommends relaxing the ban on weapons exports to the United States and other countries, as well as on acquiring advanced spy satellites. The panel, however, came out against Japan having nuclear weapons, saying it must not pose a threat to neighboring countries.



In November 2004 November Defense Agency officials established three scenarios of possible attacks by China on Japan as the agency prepared to revamp the national defense strategy. Under the first scenario, China may attack parts of Japan to prevent aid from US forces in Japan in the case of a clash between China and Taiwan . In the second scenario, China might take military action to seize the Senkaku Islands between Taiwan and Japan [which China calls the Diaoyu Islands]. China claims that there is overwhelming evidence to indicate the Diaoyu Islands have been part of Chinese territory since ancient times. Under the third scenario, China might move to secure its interests in the East China Sea. China's oil and gas explorations in the East China Sea are being carried out in what China regards as indisputable coastal waters, the source of wrangling between the two countries over energy and territory in the East China Sea. Tokyo and Beijing dispute the development of gas fields near their maritime boundary.


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