{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60ddc2c98471380013ddd178/652d10ef2bf6d10012bbdcb4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":" Japan’s policy towards Grey-Zone activities in the Indo-Pacific with Professor Kotani Tetsuo and Lynn Kuok ","description":"<p>In the tenth episode of Japan Memo Season 3, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Professor Kotani Tetsuo, a professor of global studies at Meikai University and a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs; and Dr Lynn Kuok, Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security at the IISS.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Robert, Yuka, Tetsuo, and Lynn discuss Japan’s response towards expanding grey-zone situations in the Indo-Pacific region. </p><p><br></p><p>Topics discussed include:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The historical background of grey-zone activity and its definition.&nbsp;</li><li>The tactics and objectives of Chinese grey-zone activity in the East and the South China Seas.&nbsp;</li><li>Japan’s perspective and policy on Chinese grey-zone coercion in the Indo-Pacific region.&nbsp;</li><li>The issue facing Japan when dealing with Chinese grey-zone tactics.&nbsp;</li><li>The future possibilities of grey-zone escalation and the possible measures taken by regional and international organisations.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>The following literature is recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Takahashi Sugio, <em>Nippon de Gunji o Kataru To Iu Koto— Gunji Bunseki Nyūmon [Talking about the military in Japan: an introduction to military analysis] </em>(CHUOKORON-SHINSHA, 2023)&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on the podcast platform of your choice.&nbsp;</p><p>Date of Recording:<strong> 06 October 2023</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The International Institute for Strategic Studies"}