Japan in Asia : post-Cold-War diplomacy / Tanaka Akihiko ; translated by Jean Connell Hoff.
Direct investment in Southeast Asia, participation in the Cambodian peace process, peacekeeping operations, the founding of APEC, the response to the Asian economic crisis: these have all been important milestones for postwar Japan - and especially for post-Cold-War Japan - in its efforts to "r...
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| Other title: | Ajia no naka no Nihon. English アジアのなかの日本. English. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Japanese |
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Tokyo :
Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture,
2017.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
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| Summary: | Direct investment in Southeast Asia, participation in the Cambodian peace process, peacekeeping operations, the founding of APEC, the response to the Asian economic crisis: these have all been important milestones for postwar Japan - and especially for post-Cold-War Japan - in its efforts to "rediscover" Asia. The author traces the role of diplomacy in redefining the role of Japan in Asia, from the 1977 Fukuda Doctrine of "heart-to-heart contact" between Japan and its Southeast Asian neighbors, to the Abe administration's negotiations to settle the comfort woman issue with South Korea. The author also looks at the transformation that Asia itself underwent during the Cold War era. The Cold War in Asia was not a simple bipolar confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies. The situation there was complicated by the presence of China, the importance of nationalism for countries that had once been colonies, and the need to escape third-world status and become economically developed. Asia during the Cold War, especially East Asia, was a divided region; few countries had normal international relations with China. But in the late 20th century, Asia underwent three structural changes - the end of the Cold War, globalization, and democratization. The result has been dynamic growth in tandem with deepening economic interdependence and the development of a complex web of regional institutions among Asian countries. What has been Japan's role in this increasingly interconnected Asia? What has Japan achieved - or failed to achieve - in Asia? This book is a history of post-Cold-War international politics, the themes of which are crises, responses to crises, and institution-building to prevent crises before they happen, aimed to provide an overview of political trends in Asia and Japan's diplomatic response to them.-- adapted from publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | An updated and revised translation of: Ajia no naka no Nihon : gekidō no naka no tenbō Errata sheet inserted. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 440 pages : illustrations, portraits, charts ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-425) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9784916055637 4916055632 |
| Language: | In English translated from the Japanese. |