RUSI Japan Feed http://www.rusi.org/ web@rusi.org en-us Copyright 2010 Management of Defence: International Comparisons http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:A4AF1A26BDFEE4/ How do India, China, Israel and Japan handle defence spending and co-ordination compared to the UK? 2009-11-04 15:49:20 Democratic Party of Japan: responsibilities of government and real world security http://www.rusi.org/publications/defencesystems/ref:C4A9E46D50EBE7/ The Democratic Party of Japan’s victory in the Japanese elections on 30 August poses questions about the country’s future involvement in international security. As the Liberal Democratic Party has previously pushed the country towards remilitarisation and assertiveness, the election of the opponent may have huge implications on current security strategy. 2009-09-02 11:28:45 Recent Discussions on Japanese Intelligence Reform http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A4A574164D0628/ Last month, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) published its ‘Proposal on Defence Program Outline’ for the next decade, which, apart from closer military co-operation with the US, includes the creation of an ‘intelligence community’. 2009-07-10 14:26:05 RUSI Welcomes New Associate Fellow http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:N49AD1AC3B4FE4/ The Asia Security Studies Programme at RUSI is pleased to announce that Mr Chiaki Akimoto, a senior security correspondent at NHK, has been made an Associate Fellow. 2009-03-03 12:02:06 Japan and the Maritime Interdiction Operation: Back in Business http://www.rusi.org/news/ref:C47C2A7467D3C4/ On 11 January, Japan’s parliament enacted a law to resume refueling operations in support of foreign vessels participating in anti-terrorism operations near Afghanistan. To some, the decision represents a long-term shift away from Japan’s pacifist foreign policy. 2008-02-25 11:37:21 Japan - Strategic Developments, Fuel and Alliances http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A476275A50097B/ While Japan is experiencing political paralysis, the political debate and news coverage focuses largely on the daily political minutiae and not the broader strategic political issues at hand. 2007-12-14 12:23:03 Japan - Strategic Developments, Fuel and Alliances http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:A476275A50097B/ While Japan is experiencing political paralysis, the political debate and news coverage focuses largely on the daily political minutiae and not the broader strategic political issues at hand. 2007-12-14 12:23:03 A New Japanese Prime Minister: Yasuo Fukuda? http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C46EEB82D98F54/ Foreign Policy Implications of Fukuda's Candidacy 2007-09-17 18:25:31 The End of Abe http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C46E90E60CF79E/ Which way will Japanese Foreign Policy go in the Weeks Ahead? 2007-09-13 11:18:38 Shinzo Abe: Between Yasukuni and a Hard Place http://www.rusi.org/publications/newsbrief/ref:C4692115BBD5F7/ Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is looking shaky, to say the least. Although initially riding strong on his policy of rapprochement with China last Fall, the Abe administration has been hit by a number of scandals since December. Abe’s popularity has plummeted to 28% (July ‘07) from a high of 60% (Sept ‘06). 2007-07-09 11:00:00 Japanese - British Relations in the New Millennium: Prospects for International Co-operation http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7713a80b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 Britain, Japan and the European Union: Prospects for Regional Co-operation http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7732216b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 Japan-UK Co-operation in the Age of Globalisation http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f7719746b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 International Society and Japans Future Role: Where the Anglo-Japanese Partnership Fits In http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:J40c1f772b974b/ 2004-06-18 12:23:41 Japan's security policy toward the 21st century http://www.rusi.org/publications/journal/ref:A447313AC9DD9F/ 1998-04-10 14:00:00