Japan's National Security Policy Infrastructure

The United States and Japan have been celebrating a transformation of the US-Japan alliance in recent years. But has Japan really changed as much as often protrayed? As the United States continues to work with Japan to make the US-Japan alliance more functional, US policymakers must be aware of this gap. Japan's National Security Policy Infrastructure: Can Tokyo Meet Washington's Expectations? offers a window into the often opaque Japaneses national security policy infrastructure among US policymakers as well as those who are interested in Japanese security policy and its impact on the US-Japan alliance.