TY - BOOK AU - ISHIZU Tomoyuki TI - Air power in Japan's national strategy PY - 2008/// KW - JAPAN KW - AIRPOWER KW - DEFENCE KW - JAPANESE KW - WARFARE N2 - Japanese air power developed during the cold war with the task of air defence and anti submarine warfare as its premier missions. The discussions is that air power should play a major role in Japan's defence and for the air power that Japan possesses investment should concentrate on essentials for improving the international security environment. Japan requires minimum fighter aircraft for anti-overflight measures and air defence. Japan's co-operative assistance in the international community is as important as the alliance policy ER -