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Keidanen's Role in the Japanese Defense Policy Decision Process during the Post-Cold War

Oh, Dong-Ryong 1

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ABSTRACT

As seen in the Defense Product Committee's special report, senior members of the Defense Production Commission urged opposition from bureaucrats, including the Finance Ministry, to the fear of non-representation of the defense industry. The 4th Defense Force Improvement Plan, which began in 1972, is noteworthy in this respect. On the occasion of the fourth round of defense, Japanese defense companies will push for self-defense in earnest and achieve rapid growth in quality through technological accumulation. In particular, with Prime Minister Nakasone in power in 1982, Nakasone put his own defense plan in place, and the defense industry will find a way out. In this opportunity, the business community will continue to engage with the Defense Ministry to help Prime Minister Nakasone overcome the barriers of 1 percent of the national defense budget and ease the three principles of arms exports through the U.S.-Japan Technology Supply Agreement. From the 1980s to the late 1990s, Japan enjoyed an economic heyday and became a U.S. alert based on the technological prowess of the defense industry. Japan is competing with the United States over the production of F-2 fighter jets. Japan's aircraft industry, which has started developing its own fighter jets, is disappointed when the Japanese government collapsed under pressure from the United States and concluded joint production. However, the business community plans to build up technological skills through joint development and then try to build a civil aircraft. As can be seen from the Defense Product Committee's special report, Japan's post-war defense industry has been largely influenced by the movements of businesses that have captured such changes well, both through the Cold War and the post-Cold War. According to this study, the basis for the hypothesis that Japan's Defense Production Commission played a major role in Japan's defense policy decisions could be found.

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