Detail A (Slightly) More Muscular Japan   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 403 no. 8781 (Apr. 2012), page 36. Topik: Armed Forces; Military Policy; Rocket Launches Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.71 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) have long lived a cloistered life. The country that in 1945 developed an allergy to warfare ties itself in knots trying to reassure everybody that the SDF is not a military force, and that its soldiers are actually "special public servants". So a recent music video showing a khaki-clad AKB48, Japan's doe-eyed pop sensation, clambering in and out of troop carriers, singing things like "Show us your guts", must have seemed a recruiting sergeant's dream. Yoshihiko Noda, the prime minister (and son of an SDF man), lacks the girls' sex appeal. But he is trying to make the country's national-security strategy a bit more rugged too. This week the rulers of North Korea are giving him a chance to try out a tougher stance. As The Economy st went to press, the country was on the point of launching a long-range rocket--carrying, the regime insists, only an innocuous satellite into orbit--some time between April 12th and 16th. The rocket was expected to fly high over the Okinawa islands, where Japan has recently refocused its defense strategy. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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