Evolving Japanese civil-military relations during the Prime Ministerships of Junichiro Koizumi and Shinzo Abe
Keywords:
civil-military relations, legislative reforms, administrative changes, Kantei, defense governanceAbstract
This study examines Japanese civil-military relations during the prime ministerships of Shinzo Abe and Junichiro Koizumi to discern the impact of administrative and legislative reforms. The goal is to see how legislative and administrative changes of the respective regimes affected military autonomy and decision-making procedures in Japan as well as interactions between leadership initiatives, constitutional restraints, and ensuing changes in civil-military relations. Data was drawn from the historical foundations of Japan’s pacifist constitution and limitations placed on Self-Defence Forces (SDF) by Article 9. The findings contribute to the discussion of military governance in postwar Japan, emphasizing the critical role of administrative procedures and reforms in determining the nature of national defence policy.
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