VOSSE, Wilhelm M.    Professor    Division of Arts and Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
Language	English
Publication Date	2016/12
Type	Scholarly Book
Title	Governing Insecurity in Japan: The Domestic Discourse and Policy Response
Contribution Type	Joint Editor
Journal Type	Another Country
Publisher	Routledge
Total page number	180
Author and coauthor	Wilhelm Vosse, Reinhard Drifte, Verena Blechinger-Talcott
Details	Since the end of the Cold War, Japan's security environment has changed significantly. While, on the global level, the United States is still Japan's most important security partner, the nature of the partnership has changed as a result of shifting demands from the United States, new international challenges such as the North Korean nuclear programme and the rapid rise of China. At the same time, Japan has been confronted with new, ‘non-traditional’ security threats such as international terrorism, the spread of infectious diseases, and global environmental problems. On the domestic level, demographic change, labour migration, economic decline, workplace insecurity, and a weakening impact of policy initiatives challenge the sustainability of the lifestyle of many Japanese and have led to a heightened sense of insecurity among the Japanese public.