Japan MoD Releases White Paper: Defense of Japan 2017—Mentions China Maritime Militia, 2nd After U.S. DoD to Do So
Japan Defense White Paper mentions China Maritime Militia (p. 95):
- Part of China’s Armed Forces
- Xi visited
- SCS ops.
FN 51-54:
- Xi visited in 2013
- Incidents include 2009 Impeccable & 2014 HYSY-981 oil rig
- DefMin Chang visited in 2016
- ADM Swift stressed w/ADM Wu
DEFENSE OF JAPAN 2017
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Special Feature 1
Special Feature 2
Special Feature 3
Active Participation of Female Personnel
Digest
Part I: Security Environment Surrounding Japan
Chapter 1 Overview
Section 1 Trends in the International Community
Section 2 Asia Pacific Security Environment
Section 3 Global Security Issues
Chapter 2 Defense Policies of Countries
Section 1 The United States
Section 2 Korean Peninsula
Section 3 China
Section 4 Russia
Section 5 Australia
Section 6 Southeast Asia
Section 7 South Asia
Section 8 Europe
Chapter 3 Issues in the International Community
Section 2 Transfer and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Section 3 Maritime Trends
Section 4 Outer Space and Security
Section 5 Trends in Cyberspace
Part II: Japan’s Security and Defense Policy and the Japan-U.S. Alliance
Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Japan’s Security and Defense
Section 1 Measures to Ensure Japan’s Security
Section 2 Constitution and the Basis of Defense Policy
Section 3 Outline of the National Security Strategy
Chapter 2 Building a Dynamic Joint Defense Force
Section 1 Outline of the National Defense Program Guidelines
Section 2 Outline of the Medium Term Defense Program
Section 3 Build-Up of Defense Capability in FY2017
Section 4 Defense-Related Expenditures
Chapter 3 Development of Legislation for Peace and Security and the SDF Activities Since Legislation’s Enforcement
Section 1 Circumstances of the Development of Legislation
Section 2 Outline of the Legislation for Peace and Security
Chapter 4 Strengthening of the Japan-U.S. Alliance
Section 1 Significance of the Japan-U.S. Security Arrangements
Section 2 Initiatives to Build the Foundation for Strengthening the Alliance
Section 3 Stationing of the U.S. Forces in Japan
Part III: Initiatives to Protect the Lives and Property of the People as well as Securing the Territorial Land, Water and Airspace
Chapter 1 Organizations Responsible for the Defense of Japan, and Effective Deterrence and Handling
Section 1 Organization of the Ministry of Defense (MOD)/the Self-Defense Forces (SDF)
Section 2 Effective Deterrence and Response
Chapter 2 Active Promotion of Security Cooperation
Section 1 Towards Strategic International Defense Cooperation
Section 2 Ensuring Maritime Security
Section 3 Efforts to Support International Peace Cooperation Activities
Section 4 Initiatives for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
Chapter 3 Human Foundation and Organization that Supports the Defense Force, and Active Participation of Female SDF Personnel
Section 1 Human Foundation and Organization that Supports the Defense Force
Section 2 Promotion of Work-Life Balance and More Active Participation of Female Personnel
Section 3 Enhancement of Medical Functions
Chapter 4 Measures on Defense Equipment and Technology
Section 1 Promotion of Research and Development for Ensuring Technological Superiority
Section 3 Efforts toward Project Management, etc.
Section 4 Defense Equipment and Technology Cooperation
Chapter 5 Interaction with Local Communities and Japanese Citizens
Section 1 Collaboration with Local Communities
Section 2 Public Relations Activities, Information Disclosure, and Related Activities
Reference
Organizational Diagram of the Self-Defense Forces
Location of Principal SDF Units (As of March 31, 2017)
Locations of Major U.S. Forces Stationing in Okinawa (As of March 31, 2017)
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