Summary This study provides up-to-date coverage of the most important domestic and external political and economic influences on Japanese trade policy, as well as the…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract Southeast Asia’s international shipping lanes (ISL) are essential to the economic security of the Asia-Pacific region. Maintaining good order at sea serves to protect…
Abstract Many observers see mutual distrust as a major reason for increasing tensions in East Asia, but few studies systematically explore exactly how trust, or…
Abstract In this paper, I seek to contribute to the post-Fukushima literature on Japan, much of which accepts uncritically the orthodox narrative locating Japan’s nuclear…
Abstract Japan has been overlooked as a ‘cyber power’ but it now becoming a serious player in this new strategic domain. Japanese policy-makers have forged…
Summary This book examines the careers of Liao Chengzhi and Takasaki Tatsunosuke, who were not only the architects of Sino-Japanese economic relations, but also pioneers…
Summary In this book, American and Japanese experts examine to what extent diverging priorities in the U.S.-Japan alliance are real and whether they are not…
Abstract The history of the conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea, focussing particularly on the recent disputes between China and Vietnam/the Philippines. The…
Introduction The transfer of power from West to East is gathering pace and soon will dramatically change the context for dealing with international challenges —…
Publication Year: 2009 Rivals: How The Power Struggle Between China, India And Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade Summary The former editor in chief of the…
Summary Many states appear to have strong sentiment on energy security and energy transit vulnerability. Some analysts see the rapidly increasing demand for energy and…
Summary This book explains the increasingly turbulent Sino–Japanese relations since the 2000s by innovatively investigating the formation mechanism of mutual misperception deeply rooted in China-Japan-U.S.…
Summary This book presents a conceptualization of social emergence in international relations as a novel angle to analyse institutional dynamics in East Asia, introducing the…
Summary In April 2013 the BOJ launched an unprecedented quantitative and qualitative monetary easing policy. It was thought that a 2% price stability target could…
Summary This volume investigates the nature of threats facing, or perceived as facing, some of the key players involved in Asian maritime politics. The articles…
