Rifle-carrying Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops in camouflage march in an urban area of Tokyo's Itabashi Ward as part of their training as rangers. (Reuters/Kyodo)
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Japan’s Defense Policy: The View From Washington, DC
August 13, 2012, Colonel Seiki Kageura
Although Japan’s national defense policies are decided by Japanese politicians and the Japan Self-Defense Force, American opinion can have a large influence due to the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance. Seiki Kageura explores the role that experts and think tanks play in American discourse on Japanese security.