Japan’s defence industry on the brink

• Main Author: Bitzinger, Richard A.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science::Strategy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/92292; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6585
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Japan’s policy of kokusanka, or self-reliance in arms production, is under increasing assault from economic and technological realities. The country must make hard choices about which sectors to preserve and protect, and which ones to let go.