Japan's Remilitarisation

Is Japan on a path towards assuming a greater military role internationally, or has the recent military normalisation ground to a halt since the premiership of Junichiro Koizumi? In this book, Christopher W. Hughes assesses developments in defence expenditure, civil military relations, domestic and international military industrial complexes, Japan‘s procurement of regional and global power-projection capabilities, the expansion of US Japan cooperation, and attitudes towards nuclear weapons, constitutional revision and the use of military force. In all of these areas, dynamic and long-term changes outweigh Japan‘s short-term political logjam over security policy. Hughes argues that many post-war constraints on Japan‘s military role are still eroding, and that Tokyo is moving towards a more assertive military role and strengthened US Japan cooperation. Japan‘s remilitarisation will boost its international security role and the dominance of the US Japan alliance in regional and global security affairs, but will need to be carefully managed if it is not to become a source of destabilising tensions.

TPM leads to soaring productivity when your operators are positively and energetically involved in the maintenance of their own equipment. Autonomous Maintenance for Operatorsteaches specific autonomous maintenance activities. For operators, supervisors, team leaders, and TPM coordinators, this book provides useful guidance and case study examples on autonomous maintenance. Activity boards, one-point lessons, photos, cartoons, and actual examples of implementation demonstrate the huge benefits of developing informed, motivated operators who take ownership of and improve their equipment.

Shopfloor operators will learn:

4 skills they can develop to keep equipment running smoothly.

how to inspect for problems as they clean equipment.

ideas for containing debris that shortens equipment life.

tips for effective lubrication management.

how to use activity boards, meetings, and one-point lessons to promote TPM goals.

This book assumes some familiarity with the steps of autonomous maintenance and focuses on specific autonomous maintenance activities.