Japan in a Dynamic Asia

Coping with the New Security Challenges

Yoichiro Sato, Satu Limaye

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2006
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780739156698
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: International Relations
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Japan in a Dynamic Asia examines a new phenomenon in Japanese foreign policy: Japan's increasing activism under the Koizumi administration. Behind this policy shift are the end of the Cold War, drastic growth of China, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and new transnational security threats. This book updates our understanding of Japan's rapidly changing foreign policies in the contexts of the new regional power balance and security concerns. Unlike most books on Japanese foreign policy, which focus mainly on U.S.-Japan relations, this book analyzes Japan's relations with individual Asian countries and sub-regions. The role of the United States - when relevant - is discussed in the contexts of these bilateral and multilateral relations. Editors Yoichiro Sato and Satu Limaye have gathered an impressive array of essays that will interest students of Japanese politics, foreign policy, and international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Table of contents

• Studies of Modern Japan - Series Editor: Edward R. Beauchamp, University of Hawaii
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Abbreviations
• Acknowledgments
• 1 - Transitions in Japan’s Strategic Landscape
• 2 - The Outlier: Japan between Asia and the West
• 3 - Japan and the Emerging Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: An Active Leadership?
• 4 - Stirring Samurai, Disapproving Dragon: Japan’s Growing Security Activity and Sino-japan Relations
• 5 - New Breakthroughs and Enduring Limitations in Japan’s Special Relationship with Taiwan
• 6 - Japan-South Korea Relations: Slowly Lifting the Burden of History?
• 7 - Japan’s Post-Cold War North Korea Policy: Hedging toward Autonomy?
• 8 - Japan’s Relations with Russia: The Painful Search of a New Paradigm
• 9 - Japan’s Relations with Southeast Asia: The Strong Silent Type
• 10 - Japan-Australia Relations: Friends in Search of Binding Bonds
• 11 - Japan and India after the Cold War
• 12 - Japan and Asia: A Constrained Regionalist Meets Realist Neighbors
• Index
• About the Contributors