NS3662 Government and Security in Japan

An examination of Japan in the contemporary world, focusing on Japan's political dynamics, economic evolution, social transformation, the National Self Defense Forces and alternatives for ensuring national security. Includes an examination of U.S. relations with Japan. PREREQUISITE: None.

Lecture Hours

4

Lab Hours

0

Course Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

·       identify major actors and institutions that shape Japanese politics and policymaking, and how they do so, including past and current political parties, prime ministers, bureaucratic and military actors, and the general public, as well as the United States and other international actors.

·       explain how Japan established its unusual approach to security policy in the postwar era and how and why this approach is now changing.

·       among and within these subject areas, identify areas of current analytical consensus vs. debate.