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From his position of ambassador to Japan until 1993, Armacost offers an inside view and analysis of relations between the US and Japan during both the Bush and Clinton administrations, as well as offering his personal predictions and suggestions for the future of Japan policy in the US.

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Armacost, who served as U.S. ambassador to Japan during 1989-1993, has written a valuable book, recounting in great detail the events that claimed his attention in Tokyo... An excellent introduction to the study of an emerging Asia. -- Akira Iriye Washington Post

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Preface Acknowledgments Friends or Rivals? An Essay in Photographs 1. The Promise and Perils of Interdependence 2. Reducing the Trade and Investment Imbalance 3. Redistributing the Burdens of Mutual Security 4. The Gulf War 5. Forging a Global Partnership 6. The Clinton Administration's Japan Policy 7. Whither Japan? 8. The Challenge for America Index

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      Publisher: Columbia University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/1996
      ISBN13: 9780231104883, 978-0231104883
      ISBN10: 023110488X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From his position of ambassador to Japan until 1993, Armacost offers an inside view and analysis of relations between the US and Japan during both the Bush and Clinton administrations, as well as offering his personal predictions and suggestions for the future of Japan policy in the US.

      Trade Review
      Armacost, who served as U.S. ambassador to Japan during 1989-1993, has written a valuable book, recounting in great detail the events that claimed his attention in Tokyo... An excellent introduction to the study of an emerging Asia. -- Akira Iriye Washington Post

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments Friends or Rivals? An Essay in Photographs 1. The Promise and Perils of Interdependence 2. Reducing the Trade and Investment Imbalance 3. Redistributing the Burdens of Mutual Security 4. The Gulf War 5. Forging a Global Partnership 6. The Clinton Administration's Japan Policy 7. Whither Japan? 8. The Challenge for America Index

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