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Overview
The US remains the leading world power, but across the Pacific, Japan has the world’s second largest economy and great international economic clout. Some voices in the international arena have urged Japan to play more constructive and politically active roles in the international arena. This volume collects essays analyzing the key issues in Japan’s international relations as it heads toward a new world order: the pressing global and regional issues and their domestic implications, the actors, and the major policy directions.
Synopsis
The US remains the leading world power, but across the Pacific, Japan has the world’s second largest economy and great international economic clout. Some voices in the international arena have urged Japan to play more constructive and politically active roles in the international arena. This volume collects essays analyzing the key issues in Japan’s international relations as it heads toward a new world order: the pressing global and regional issues and their domestic implications, the actors, and the major policy directions.
Booknews
Scholars of Japan and of international relations from Asia and the west analyze key issues of Japan's international relations at a time when the country has the world's second biggest economy and is being called on by many to play more constructive and politically active roles on the international stage. They look at pressing global and regional issues and their domestic implications, the actors, and major policy directions. A sister collection, covers domestic policy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)