Japan in a Dynamic Asia

This collection takes a unique country-by-country approach to examine Japan's relations with individual Asian countries and sub-regions. As Japan's activism increases under the Koizumi administration, Japan in a Dynamic Asia provides a timely, updated understanding of Japan's rapidly changing foreign policies in the contexts of the new regional power balance and security concerns.

Japan in a Dynamic Asia examines a new phenomenon in Japanese foreign policy: Japan's increasing activism under the Koizumi administration. Behind this policy shift are the end of the Cold War, drastic growth of China, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and new transnational security threats. This book updates our understanding of Japan's rapidly changing foreign policies in the contexts of the new regional power balance and security concerns. Unlike most books on Japanese foreign policy, which focus mainly on U.S.-Japan relations, this book analyzes Japan's relations with individual Asian countries and sub-regions. The role of the United States - when relevant - is discussed in the contexts of these bilateral and multilateral relations. Editors Yoichiro Sato and Satu Limaye have gathered an impressive array of essays that will interest students of Japanese politics, foreign policy, and international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chapter 1 Transitions in Japan's Strategic Landscape
Chapter 2 The Outlier: Japan Between Asia and the West
Chapter 3 Japan and the Emerging Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: An Active Leadership?
Chapter 4 Stirring Samurai, Disapproving Dragon: Japan's Growing Security Activity and Sino-Japanese Relations
Chapter 5 New Breakthroughs and Enduring Limitations in Japan's Special Relationship with Taiwan
Chapter 6 Japan-South Korea Relations: Slowly Lifting the Burden of History?
Chapter 7 Japan's Post-Cold War North Korea Policy: Hedging Toward Autonomy?
Chapter 8 Japan's Relations with Russia: The Painful Search of a New Paradigm
Chapter 9 Japan's Relations with Southeast Asia: The Strong Silent Type
Chapter 10 Japan-Australia Relations: Friends in Search of Binding Bonds
Chapter 11 Japan and India After the Cold War
Chapter 12 Japan and Asia: A Constrained Regionalist Meets Realist Neighbors