{"id":36444,"date":"2019-03-26T09:01:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T13:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/?p=36444"},"modified":"2019-03-26T09:03:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T13:03:01","slug":"backgrounder-japans-maritime-self-defense-force-build-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/backgrounder-japans-maritime-self-defense-force-build-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Backgrounder: Japan\u2019s Maritime Self-Defense Force Naval Build-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Japan is one of the foremost naval powers of the Asia-Pacific, and being a close US ally, it is also one of the pillars of the region\u2019s security architecture. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) is among the world\u2019s most powerful navies. Today, with China rapidly rising<\/a> as a maritime power itself, the MSDF is in the middle of a modernization program meant to boost its capabilities and meet an emerging challenge in its own backyard.<\/p>\n

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The Abe government has opted for a two-track approach to naval modernization: balance against China\u2019s growing capabilities and escape the military constraints of Japan\u2019s post-war constitution. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1194,"featured_media":36446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[1,29],"tags":[1284,1266],"series":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/MSDFLanding.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.geopoliticalmonitor.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":false,"audio_player":false,"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n