SAMUELS Richard J <br/><br/>
New fighting power :    Japan's growing maritime capabilities and east Asian security/ 
Richard J Samuels. 
 -  2007 
<br/><br/> This article begins at the end of the Pacific war, a time when the fighting power of the Japanese military and its legitimacy were each in tatters.  Short analysis of how Japan's use of force it explores how the United States coast guard (USCG) served as a model for what has been a relatively stealthy enhancement of Japan's military capabilities. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>JAPAN--MARITIME<br/>ASIAN SECURITY<br/>SECURITY<br/>MARITIME