1. The Future Role of the Japan Self Defense
Force in East Asia
JAPAN GROUND SELF DEFENSE
FORCE
2002.11.13

2. Agenda
1 Introduction
2 Characteristics of the 21st century
3 Characteristics of the Asia/Pacific
region in the early 21st century
4 The Role of the Japan Self Defense Force
5 Conclusion

3. The Characteristics of Security Concepts
Definition Characteristic
Handling issues to The concept of
deal with security should differ
the requirements from nation to nation,
of protecting and it change even
an entity within nations
against a threat over the years
No Single Definition U.S. Lead

4. The Evolution of Security Concept
Future Post-Cold Era Cold War Era
The confrontation
U.S. national security The diversity
between East
strategy of threats
and West
Multilateral or U.S. Multilateral Military
Unilateral cooperation balance

5. The Evolution of Military Organization
PREEMPTION STABILIZATION DETERRRENCE
Effective and
flexible ways
Information sharing
for coping with The main tools
and
multiple threats for waging war
quick decision making
or dangers
New threat
Terrorist attack Cold war threat
(NBC)
RISK
Peace time War time

6. New Opportunities for Militaries
A Safeguarding the people
. Terrorist attacks
Attacks using nuclear, biological, and
chemical (NBC) weapons
. Large-scale disasters
B Security of Social/ Economic Infrastructures
C Establishment of a Stable Environment

7. International Trends
(Favorable movements)
• Developed nations are taking a restrictive stance
or the use of military force since the end of the
Cold War.
• Regional stability should be an international
matter along with economic globalization.
• Through information technology,
information sharing is expected to become much
easier and quicker.

8. International Trends
(Unfavorable movements)
• Transnational issues are increasing.
- international and domestic terrorism
• The proliferation of WMD and missiles.
• Territorial disputes and conflicts caused by
religious and racial differences.
• Waves of computer crimes or cyber terrorism

9. The Asia/Pacific region in the early
21st century
• The state level information gaps will be
widened.
• Non-state organizations will increase their
anti-social activities.
• The proliferation of WMD may intensify
tensions between militaries in the future.
• Unsolved Cold War issues ( Taiwan strait,
the Korean Peninsula) will persist.
• Necessity of the multilateral system will
increase.

10. The trend of U.S. role in the world
• The United States will likely continue to have an
interest in maintaining its treaty alliances.
• The U.S. – Japan alliance will remain the center
of U.S. security strategy in East Asia.
• The United States will continue to have a
profound interest in strengthening engagement
and ties with other non-allied nations.
- China, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia,
Vietnam

11. U.S. global access strategy

12. JSDF Role Now & Future
Area As of 97’Guideline Now & Future
Defense of Japan
-Anti-intrusion Defense
Anti-Terrorist
Territory of -Anti-insurgency of Japan
Japan -Anti-irregular Act
Territorial
Multi-national
Crisis Action Security
-Disaster Relief
Force
-Anti-Terror
-Maritime blockade? Multilateral
Geographical -SASJ US Support Cooperation US Support
Area & Cooperation
-SASJ UN Support
-NEO
Expanded
International Intl. Contribution
PKO
-PKO,HRO Intl.
Area PKF
-CBM Contribution
-NP/WMD etc

13. The role of the JSDF through
the UN and the U.S.- Japan Security Treaty
None-state asymmetrical wars
Proliferation of WMD
The rise of China Sep.11,2001
North Korea 1994
Future
Post Cold War Taiwan-china issue
Response to New Guideline 1998
the effectiveness The Cold War era
of operations
Clarification of Guideline 1978
Japan-U.S.
Information sharing
Military role outside
TMD Focus on
Japanese territory
the defense of Japan
Readiness for operation Self- defense
Enhance multilateral
relation
For regional stability UN PKO in Cambodia 1992 in UN

14. A Viewpoint about Defense Strategy
U.S. National Interests and Objectives
○ U.S. security and the assurance of the freedom of action
○ Implementation of international commitments
○ Contribution to a healthy global economy
Defense Strategy
○ Assuring the security of allies and friends
○ Dissuading adversaries from future military competition
○ Deterring adversary’s threat and coersion against U.S.
national interests
○ If deterrence fails, decisively defeat any adversary
Japan’s National Interest
○ Life
○ Prosperity
○ Recognition of its contribution to international society
Basis of Defense Strategy
○ Japan-U.S. security arrangements as the foundation
○ Avoidance of a military vacuum and practical responses to various
situations
○ Active contribution to establishing a more stable security environment

15. A Viewpoint about Defense Strategy
Reinforcement of Alliances and Partnerships
○ National community with a common destiny and purpose
○ Security relations that complement each other
○ U.S. forces implement training and operations with allies to deal
with emergency situations during peacetime
▪ Reinforcement of joint operations
▪ Readiness of joint operations in peacetime
▪ Participation in joint training and experimental activities
Military Strategy
○ Prevent invasion
▪ Comprehensive defense system
▪ Maintenance and reinforcement of joint U.S.-Japan defense systems
○ Response plan
▪ Japan-U.S. joint operations as the foundation
▪ Prevent invasion at an early stage by efficient joint operations

16. A Viewpoint about Defense Strategy
Maintenance of a Desirable Regional Balance
○ Maintenance of a favorable military balance
in regionally important areas
Superiority of Military Power
○ Important technological innovation
○ Space and intelligence capability
○ High-grade military training
○ Complicated joint training
Focus point
○ Concrete measures of joint strategy taking U.S. strategy
into account
○ Maintenance of military balance in the Future
○ Maintenance of Japan’s independent thinking

17. The role of the JSDF through multilateral
cooperation
Multilateral Exercise
* Humanitarian relief operation
* Disaster relief
* Noncombatant evacuation
operations
Multilateral dialogue
Increased MIL-MIL relations
expected to improve the
effectiveness of ARF

18. the JSDF Transformation to Future response
New threat
Cold war threat
Terrorist attack
(NBC) RISK
Peace time War time
UN, U.S. operation
Limited resources No weapon
Legal limitation export Policy
Combat mission Response to
the effectiveness Conventional force
of operations
Japan
Functional
Homeland defense
mission Joint command &
control
interoperability
Information sharing
U.S. Nuclear Force

19. Conclusion
Foster U.S. relations and multilateral relation
at the same time
In order to establish a stable security environment
A Strengthening of credibility in Asia/Pacific region
JSDF provide opportunities through multilateral Dialog
and military exercises
: PKO training center in Asia
Promotion of the ARF
B Efforts toward prevention of conflict in Asia/ Pacific region
and buildup of credibility through U.S. and Multilateral
C Accomplishment of international peace cooperation
assignments
Joint study with the United Nations

20. THANK YOU

21. Missions Expansion Leading to ‘97 Guideline
Area Cold War era As of 96’Taikou As of 97’Guideline
Anti-intrusion Defense of Japan
Defense of Japan -Anti-intrusion
Territory of Anti-insurgency -Anti-intrusion -Anti-insurgency
Anti-irregular -Anti-insurgency -Anti-irregular Act
Japan Action -Anti-irregular Act
Air/Maritime Crisis Action
-Disaster Relief
Disaster Relief Crisis Action -Anti-Terrorism
-Disaster Relief -Maritime blockade?
-Anti-Terrorism -SASJ US Support
-SASJ Action & Cooperation
(UN,US) -SASJ UN Support
-NEO
CWC/NPT? Intl. Contribution Intl. Contribution
International
-PKO,HRO -PKO,HRO
Area -CBM -CBM
-NP/WMD etc -NP/WMD etc