Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Note on Names and Currency -- 1. Japan's Aging Peace -- 2. Multiple Militarisms -- 3. Who Will Fight? The JSDF's Demographic Crises -- 4. Technical-Infrastructural Constraints and the Capacity Crises -- 5. Antimilitarism and the Politics of Restraint -- 6. Peace Culture and Normative Restraints -- 7. Crafting Peace Among Militarisms -- 8. Aging Gracefully -- Appendix A: Guidelines for Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation (Abridged) -- Appendix B: Peace and War Museums in Japan -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
Tom Phuong Le offers a novel explanation of Japan's reluctance to remilitarize that foregrounds the relationship between demographics and security. Japan's Aging Peace demonstrates how changing perceptions of security across generations has culminated in a culture of antimilitarism that constrains efforts to pursue a more martial foreign policy
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