Civil Defense in Japan

Issues and Challenges

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

AvYasuhiro Takeda,Jun Ito,Yusuke Kawashima,Japan) Takeda, Yasuhiro (Tokyo International University,Japan) Ito, Jun (Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution,Japan) Kawashima, Yusuke (Ibaraki University

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In 2004, Japan instituted a system to protect citizens against military attacks and terrorism for the first time after World War II. Faced with the Tokyo subway attack (1995), the 9/11 terrorist attacks (2001), and the changing security environment in East Asia, the Japanese government was forced to implement the most extensive reform of its domestic crisis management ["kiki-kanri"] system in the postwar era.Japan’s civil defense system is now called civil protection ["kokumin-hogo"]. Two world wars in the 20th century led to the development of national institutions based on civil defense in Western democratic countries (including the United States and Canada). As times have changed, most countries have adopted a comprehensive crisis (or emergency) management system, integrating civil defense and disaster management (against natural and technological hazards). However, Japan continues to take a different path. Why has a comprehensive crisis management system yet to be formed? How do complex and fragmented institutions work? This book examines the institutions and policies of civil protection (i.e., Japan's civil defense) and further analyzes their effectiveness and issues. Furthermore, it also examines the trade-offs resulting from the coexistence of two independent institutions: civil protection and natural disaster management.A valuable read for scholars of Japan’s public administration and security/ defense policy, as well as for those researching and comparing disaster-preparedness across countries.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-05-06
Mått156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt240 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Contemporary Japan Series
Antal sidor254
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032489575

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Yasuhiro Takeda is a professor in the Department of International Relations at Tokyo International University, Japan, and an Emeritus Professor at the National Defense Academy, Japan.Jun Ito is an associate professor in the Department of Global Liberal Arts, Faculty of International Communication at Aichi University, Japan.Yusuke Kawashima is an associate professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Ibaraki University, Japan.

ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsEditorsList of ContributorsList of Japanese Laws and ActsIntroduction: Questioning Japan's Outdated Safety Myths Yasuhiro TakedaChapter 1. A Guide to Japan's Crisis Management System: History, Laws, and PoliciesJun ItoChapter 2. Decentralization and Integration in Civil Protection GovernanceYusuke KawashimaChapter 3. Local Governments' Crisis Management Systems: Conflicts over CooperationKen KatoChapter 4. An Overview of and Issues in Legislative Management Regarding Civil Protection in Armed Attack SituationsHironobu NakabayashiChapter 5. The Civil Protection Trap: Why Government-led Evacuation Plans for War and Terrorism are ImpracticalNaofumi MiyasakaChapter 6. The Realities of Civil Protection Training in Local GovernmentsYusuke Kawashima, Jun Ito, and Daisuke HakiaiChapter 7. A Response to the Civil Protection Plans of Japan's Municipalities for the Problems of the Remote IslandsKoji FurukawaChapter 8. The Private Sector Response to Ballistic Missile AttacksTakashi AshizawaChapter 9. Two Approaches to Responding to Destructive Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure in Japan: Addressing Cyber Crises as "Service Failures" or "Armed Attacks"Takahisa KawaguchiChapter 10. Pitfalls in Japan's Civil Protection Framework: A Reconsideration Based on a Red Team Attack Scenario Policy SimulationTomoaki HondaChapter 11. Japan's Changing Approach to Dealing with Rumors in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters and WarMasahiro HayashiConclusionYasuhiro TakedaReferencesIndex

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