Open Access“We Must Protect This Peace with Our Hands”: Strategic Culture and Japan’s Use of Force in International Disputes as Depicted in Ministry of Defense Manga Promotional Materials
Author(s) -
Matthew Brummer,
Eitan Oren
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of advanced military studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2770-260X
pISSN - 2770-2596
DOI - 10.21140/mcuj.2022sistratcul006
Subject(s) - elite , christian ministry , political science , identity (music) , law , relation (database) , use of force , national security , political economy , public administration , public relations , sociology , politics , international law , aesthetics , philosophy , database , computer science
Japan’s national security identity and its elite strategic culture are at odds with each other, with the former moored to deep-rooted historical legacies and the latter yearning to adapt to contemporary imperatives, including the need to more actively cooperate with the United States in maintaining peace and stability in Asia. How can this tension be overcome? How do defense planners attempt to shape public perceptions of the military’s changing roles in society? And what might their efforts to do so teach us about how they view the desired identity, norms, and values of Japan’s military in relation to the use of force in international disputes?