In these times of great upheaval, Japan urgently needs to create and announce a grand strategy. Such a vision would help it to navigate between two kinds of difficulties for the next decades.
One concerns the rapidly shifting configuration of forces and ideas in its vicinity and beyond. The other revolves around the robust mindset of its citizens that yearns for stability and continuity. The disharmony that exists between them is painfully clear. In developing a grand strategy, Japan would need to focus on its traditional strength while embracing changing global ideas and forces.
