Umemoto Tetsuya

This study aims to deepen the understanding of Japan’s evolving national security outlook since the Cold War period to the present.  It uniquely attempts to integrate debates on the interpretation of the “Peace” Constitution, viewpoints on nuclear deterrence and disarmament, and attitudes toward the “history issues” into a composite whole and relate it to Tokyo’s foreign and defense policies.Following the Cold War, Japanese policymakers sought to reformulate the core tenets...