Japan’s Disappointing Entrée into the Global Arms Market

• Main Author: Bitzinger, Richard A.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific; Global
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80655; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40759
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Japan’s failure to win the Australian submarine contract highlights the challenges of entering the global arms market. Japan may secure export sales in the future, but it will likely have to start small and be realistic.