MAEDA Tetsuo <br/><br/>
The hidden army:  the untold story of Japan's military forces 

 - Carol Stream, Ill:  edition q, Inc.,  1995 
 - 330p. 
<br/><br/> It examines how the Japanese military posture is changing in the post-Soviet era and the possible new roles and directions for the world's third ranking military.  It traces the grass-roots effect of Japan's postwar military evolution on Sasebo a mid-sized Japanese town with a century of history as a naval base.  The discussion of possible Japanese responses to China's massive military buildup and to North Korea's possession of nuclear delivery systems. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1883695015 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>JAPAN -- MILITARY<br/>JAPAN -- POSTWAR<br/>JAPAN -- MILITARY EVOLUTION<br/>CHINA -- MILITARY BUILDUP<br/>KOREA -- NUCLEAR