ABSTRACT
From a nuclear North Korea and territorial disputes in the East China Sea, to global climate change and Asia-Pacific free trade agreements, Japan is at the center of some of the most challenging issues that the world faces today. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, comprising contributions from the fields of politics, sociology, history, and gender studies, this handbook creates a comprehensive and innovative overview of the field, investigating the widening variety of interests, sometimes competing, that constitute Japanese foreign policy.
Organized topically, it is divided into sections, including:
• Japan’s evolving foreign policy landscape
• Global environmental and sustainable development
• International and national security
• International political economy
• International norms and civil society.
Providing an evaluation of the key actors, institutions, and networks influencing Japanese foreign policy, the Routledge Handbook of Japanese Foreign Policy is an essential resource for students and scholars of Japanese and Asian Politics, International Relations, and Foreign Policy.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|64 pages
The evolving landscape of Japanese foreign policy
chapter 3|14 pages
Departing from the postwar regime
chapter 4|16 pages
The chrysanthemum and the cool
part II|82 pages
The global environment and sustainable development
chapter 7|17 pages
Push and pull by Japan for regional environmental cooperation
chapter 8|17 pages
Toward a sound material-cycle society
part III|96 pages
International and national security
chapter 15|17 pages
National security at the crossroads
part IV|70 pages
International political economy
chapter 18|25 pages
Japanese foreign direct investment in Thailand
part V|69 pages
International norms and global civil society