The The Defence Industry of Japan An industry for self defense forces that are not actually allowed to be armed forces

Abstract

The objective of this essay on the defenceindustry of Japan is to analyze how Japan, with its industrial potential, equips its armed forces with domestically produced weapons and weapon systems as much as possible. Furthermore, it provides an insight into how government agencies procure these goods based on current legislation and which mechanisms prevent corruption in arms procurement. Due to the increasingly tense security situation in East Asia, Japan has taken steps to revitalize its defence industry base, but much remains to be accomplished before it can reach the goal of building a vibrant domestic defense industrial base.The government is doing a lot to achieve this, for example Defense Technology Guidelines 2023, a New Defence Industry Law and the Need to Strengthen the Defense Technology Basehave been decided.Japan has a substantial domestic defenceindustrial base with world leading technological capabilities within wider industry. International Security Industry Council of Japan (ISIC Japan), a non-governmental organization and platform of Japanese defense companies, is working with Japanese and foreign industry associations to support and expand interaction with Japanese defense companies. The main goals of ISIC Japan are to promote business-to-business collaboration and the integration of local contactors with the global supply chain to strengthenboth Japanese and allied industrial defense capabilities.