What is Japan’s self-defense strategy?

Japan’s Self Defense Forces grew in the cold war era. In 1959, the Japanese Supreme Court had ruled that the self-defense forces did not violate the Constitution, since all nations had an inherent right to defend themselves; in 1960, the US- Japan security treaty was strengthened which further established Japan as a crucial agent of the US containment strategy. Support for the security treaty with the US remained considerable during the Cold War; BUT with the 1969 Nixon doctrine which suggested limited US commitments in the future and demanding reciprocity by the Asian states, the question of US reliability was raised in Japanese quarters; to indicate its willingness to do its share, PM Suzuki in 1981 pledged that Japan would conduct air surveillance and sea patrols. Japanese defense expenses were kept to the mandated limit of 1% of the budget, but with increasing economic output the military budget steadily grew.

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