Japan's defense policy and bureaucratic politics, 1976-2007 /
Sebata, Takao,1951-
Lanham. Md. ; Plymouth : University Press of America,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Comparative aspects and theoretical framework -- Decision-making structure and players -- Creation of the National Defense Program Outline and the 1 percent ceiling of the gross national product -- The decision to break the 1 percent ceiling of the gross national product -- Re-evaluation of the National Defense Program Outline -- The midterm operations estimate in the 1980s and Japan's response to the Gulf War of 1991 -- The National Defense Program Outline of 1995 -- The guidelines for United States-Japan defense cooperation of 1978 and 1997 and the National Defense Program Outline of 2004.