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Book Synopsis
This volume examines Japan’s new foreign policy frontiers in South Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The contributors analyze Japan’s ongoing relationships with the United States and the ASEAN states as China’s influence expands.

Table of Contents
Introduction: More Changes; More Continuity


Part I: “Three Pillars” of Japanese Foreign Policy: Member of the West, an Asian Country and UN-Centrism

  1. The Japan-US Alliance in the 21st Century: Indispensability of US Extended Deterrence
  2. Japan and Western Europe: From Post-war Acrimonious Conflict to Comprehensive Collaboration
  3. Tokyo’s Quest for a United Nations Security Council Permanent Seat
  4. Japanese Foreign Policy as an “Asian” Country


Part II: Domestic Sources of Japanese Foreign Policy

  1. Kantei Diplomacy Under the Abe Administration
  2. Much Ado about a Constitution
  3. “Opposition” in Power and their Foreign Policies 2009-2012: Legacy of DPJ through Policy Comparison


Part III: Japanese Diplomacy Old and New: Policy

  1. Tokyo’s Defense and Security Policy: Continuity and Change
  2. Addressing Territorial Disputes with Neighboring Countries: Continuity and Change from a Japanese Perspective
  3. Japan’s Foreign Aid: Continuity and Change
  4. Japan’s Human Security and Peacebuilding in the 21st Century
  5. Japan and the Governance of Global Fisheries


Part IV: Japanese Diplomacy Old and New: Regional Engagement

  1. Japan’s Quest for an Autonomous Role in East Asian Regionalism: Strengthening its US Alliance and Balancing China’s Rise
  2. From Cautiously Reactive to Eagerly Proactive: Japan’s Policy Towards Southeast Asia
  3. Japan-India Relations: Bilateral, Regional and Global Contexts
  4. Japan’s Value-Oriented and Resource Diplomacy in Central Asia: Before and After Belt and Road
  5. Japan’s Africa Engagement

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      Publisher: Lexington Books
      Publication Date: 3/9/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781498587952, 978-1498587952
      ISBN10: 149858795X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume examines Japan’s new foreign policy frontiers in South Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The contributors analyze Japan’s ongoing relationships with the United States and the ASEAN states as China’s influence expands.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: More Changes; More Continuity


      Part I: “Three Pillars” of Japanese Foreign Policy: Member of the West, an Asian Country and UN-Centrism

      1. The Japan-US Alliance in the 21st Century: Indispensability of US Extended Deterrence
      2. Japan and Western Europe: From Post-war Acrimonious Conflict to Comprehensive Collaboration
      3. Tokyo’s Quest for a United Nations Security Council Permanent Seat
      4. Japanese Foreign Policy as an “Asian” Country


      Part II: Domestic Sources of Japanese Foreign Policy

      1. Kantei Diplomacy Under the Abe Administration
      2. Much Ado about a Constitution
      3. “Opposition” in Power and their Foreign Policies 2009-2012: Legacy of DPJ through Policy Comparison


      Part III: Japanese Diplomacy Old and New: Policy

      1. Tokyo’s Defense and Security Policy: Continuity and Change
      2. Addressing Territorial Disputes with Neighboring Countries: Continuity and Change from a Japanese Perspective
      3. Japan’s Foreign Aid: Continuity and Change
      4. Japan’s Human Security and Peacebuilding in the 21st Century
      5. Japan and the Governance of Global Fisheries


      Part IV: Japanese Diplomacy Old and New: Regional Engagement

      1. Japan’s Quest for an Autonomous Role in East Asian Regionalism: Strengthening its US Alliance and Balancing China’s Rise
      2. From Cautiously Reactive to Eagerly Proactive: Japan’s Policy Towards Southeast Asia
      3. Japan-India Relations: Bilateral, Regional and Global Contexts
      4. Japan’s Value-Oriented and Resource Diplomacy in Central Asia: Before and After Belt and Road
      5. Japan’s Africa Engagement

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