Japan's Defence and Security In The 1990s (1993) By Australia. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
 
Power is a multifaceted concept. There are, for example, economic, political and military dimensions of power. Although each of these power attributes can exist in isolation, the reality is that they feed off each other. Historically there is correspondence between politico-economic power and military strength. Modern Japan, with its well-known ‘peace’ Constitution, appears the exception. It is the world’s second most powerful nation. Yet it forswears the possession of ‘offensive’ military capability, constrains itself to defence expenditure at around 1 per cent of national income, and effectively bans arms exports. For a powerful nation this is indeed unique.
 
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