ABSTRACT
The third edition of this comprehensive and user-friendly textbook provides a single volume resource for all those studying Japan's international relations. It offers a clear and concise introduction to the most important aspects of Japan's role in the globalized economy of the twenty-first century. The book has been fully updated and revised to include discussion of such recent events as:
- Japan's IR policy since the election of Taro Aso
- Japan's proactive role on the war terror
- The election of Barack Obama and his foreign policy towards Asia
- The current world economic crisis.
Extensively illustrated, the text includes statistics, maps, photographs, summaries and suggestions for further reading. There is also a new accompanying website for the third edition making it an essential resource for those studying Japanese politics, and the international relations of the Asia Pacific.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |1 pages
Part I: Japan's International Relations: What, Why and How
chapter 1|22 pages
The significance of Japan's international relations
chapter 2|61 pages
Explaining Japan's international relations
part |1 pages
Part II: Japan–United States Relations
chapter 3|9 pages
Introduction
chapter 4|19 pages
Japan–United States political relations
chapter 5|23 pages
Japan–United States economic relations
chapter 6|30 pages
Japan–United States security relations
chapter 7|4 pages
Conclusion
part |1 pages
Part III: Japan-East Asia Relations
chapter 8|10 pages
Introduction
chapter 9|40 pages
Japan–East Asia political relations
chapter 10|20 pages
Japan–East Asia economic relations
chapter 11|21 pages
Japan–East Asia security relations
chapter 12|4 pages
Conclusion
part |1 pages
Part IV: Japan-Europe Relations
chapter 13|8 pages
Introduction
chapter 14|20 pages
Japan–Europe political relations
chapter 15|21 pages
Japan–Europe economic relations
chapter 16|21 pages
Japan–Europe security relations
chapter 17|5 pages
Conclusion
part |1 pages
Part V: Japan and Global Institutions
chapter 18|10 pages
Introduction
chapter 19|22 pages
Japan–United Nations
chapter 20|21 pages
Japan–economic institutions
chapter 21|19 pages
Japan–G7/8
chapter 22|3 pages
Conclusion
part |1 pages
Part VI: Japan's International Relations: What next?
chapter 23|13 pages
Japan explained
chapter 24|8 pages
Japan: the challenge of globalization
chapter |45 pages
Chronology of Japan and World Affairs 1933-2006
chapter |24 pages
Bibliography
chapter |19 pages
Tables
part |1 pages
Appendices