2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Comparative Analysis of Japan and Germany's Arms Export Policies as National Security Strategy
| Project/Area Number |
16K17067
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
International relations
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| Research Institution | Kobe University (2017)
Tohoku University (2016) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 安全保障 / 武器輸出 / 軍事研究 / 日本外交 / ドイツ外交 / 日米同盟 / 防衛整備移転三原則 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research has focused on the recent changes in Japan’s defense industry. Established in the 1960s, Japan’s ban on arms exports functioned as a main pillar of its postwar pacifism. However, in keeping with Japan’s increasingly active military role, PM Abe lifted this ban in 2014 and established the ‘Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Technology’. To understand the domestic discourse and structural constrains in form of US-security relations in deregulating the arms industry, Japan was compared with Germany. This has shown that both countries embraced arms exports as national security strategy. Specifically, Japan has promoted arms exports to strengthen its regional role vis-a-vis China. Broadly presented at conferences, the results of this study have also indicated a lack of a coordinated government strategy to support businesses in the arms industry while businesses in Japan fear a tarnished corporate image.
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| Free Research Field |
国際関係論
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