Abstract What is the role of domestic politics in facilitating or constraining a government’s decision to participate in free trade agreements (FTAs)? This paper seeks…
Country or Region: Japan
Abstract The Great East Japan Earthquake and the successive accidents at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station are stark reminders of the importance of energy,…
Abstract Is a fiscal stimulus effective? This classical question has received significant research attention since the collapse of the global financial services firm Lehman Brothers.…
Summary The catalyst for this study was the Fukushima-Daiichi major nuclear accident of 11 March 2011. In this event, a severe earthquake and15 metre tsunami…
Abstract Using industry- and micro-level data, this paper examines why Japan’s productivity growth has been slow for such a long time and how it can…
Summary On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced the largest earthquake in its history, causing massive loss of life and damage to property and infrastructure. This…
Summary Energy is the catalyst behind Japan’s involvement in the Caspian region. Japan currently imports 99 percent of its daily oil consumption, and its neighbors…
Abstract Tokyo looks at energy security differently than does Washington, or other major global capitals. This persistent and deepening reality—so incongruously at odds with the…
Summary Law of the Sea in East Asia selects the most prominent maritime legal issues that have emerged since the post-LOS Convention era for a…
Abstract This article explores changes in Japan’s conception of and policy toward security multilateralism in the Asia-Pacific region after the end of the Cold War…
Summary Acknowledging how the contemporary strategic context is increasingly defined by the rapid growth of major economies as well as the swiftly expanding interest being…
Publication Year: 2006 India-Japan Relations: Partnership for Peace and Security in Asia Summary India-Japan relations are entering a new phase of enhanced cooperation with the objective…
Summary This book is the outcome of the proceedings of the 7th Asian Security Conference organised by IDSA in January 2005. Eastern Asia was chosen…
Abstract This article examines various theoretical viewpoints, assessing their success in explaining Japan’s current security policy towards China. With a variety of theoretically salient factors…
Summary This volume examines the unfolding relationships among the five great powers in Asia the United States, China, India, Japan and Russia. It explores recent…
