New Perspectives on U.S.-Japan Relations
New Perspectives on U.S.-Japan Relations

Author: Curtis, Gerald L.

Publisher:

Published: 2000-12

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13:

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How relevant today is an alliance that was forged between a powerful United States and a weak Japan in the context of a cold war struggle with the Soviet Union? In what ways have the changes in the relative power positions of the two countries and the structural changes in the world economy created new challenges to the U.S.-Japan relationship and how are the two countries responding to those challenges? These are some of the important questions addressed by the eight Japanese and American authors of this volume. Their focus ranges from issues of military relations, trade and financial management, and shifting security perspectives to the roles of the mass media in the bilateral relationship. A truly binational effort, the book brings together the thinking of some of the best-trained younger political scientists to focus on the present and future of one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world.

The History of US-Japan Relations
The History of US-Japan Relations

Author: Makoto Iokibe

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-03-15

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 9811031843

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Examining the 160 year relationship between America and Japan, this cutting edge collection considers the evolution of the relationship of these two nations which straddle the Pacific, from the first encounters in the 19th century to major international shifts in a post 9/11 world. It examines the emergence of Japan in the wake of the 1905 Russo-Japanese War and the development of U.S. policies toward East Asia at the turn of the century. It goes on to study the impact of World War One in Asia, the Washington Treaty System, the issue of Immigration Issue and the deterioration of US-Japan relations in the 1930s as Japan invaded Manchuria. It also reflects on the Pacific War and the Occupation of Japan, and the country’s postwar Resurgence, democratization and economic recovery, as well as the maturing and the challenges facing the US Japan relationship as it progresses into the 21st century. This is a key read for those interested in the history of this important relationship as well as for scholars of diplomatic history and international relations.

The Currents of War
The Currents of War

Author: Sidney L. Pash

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2014-01-28

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 0813144248

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From 1899 until the American entry into World War II, U.S. presidents sought to preserve China's territorial integrity in order to guarantee American businesses access to Chinese markets -- a policy famously known as the "open door." Before the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, Americans saw Japan as the open door's champion; but by the end of 1905, Tokyo had replaced St. Petersburg as its greatest threat. For the next thirty-six years, successive U.S. administrations worked to safeguard China and contain Japanese expansion on the mainland. The Currents of War reexamines the relationship between the United States and Japan and the casus belli in the Pacific through a fresh analysis of America's central foreign policy strategy in Asia. In this ambitious and compelling work, Sidney Pash offers a cautionary tale of oft-repeated mistakes and miscalculations. He demonstrates how continuous economic competition in the Asia-Pacific region heightened tensions between Japan and the United States for decades, eventually leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Pash's study is the first full reassessment of pre--World War II American-Japanese diplomatic relations in nearly three decades. It examines not only the ways in which U.S. policies led to war in the Pacific but also how this conflict gave rise to later confrontations, particularly in Korea and Vietnam. Wide-ranging and meticulously researched, this book offers a new perspective on a significant international relationship and its enduring consequences.

United States-Japan Relations and International Institutions After the Cold War
United States-Japan Relations and International Institutions After the Cold War

Author: Peter Alexis Gourevitch

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13:

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Tsuchyama, J.: The end of the alliance? - S. 3-35. Yuen Foong Khong: ASEAN's post-ministerial conference and Regional Forum. - S. 37-58. Tanaka, A.: UN peace operations and Japan-US relations. - S. 59-83. Purrington, C.: U.S.-Japan relations and international arms control after the Cold War. - S. 85-111. Inoguchi, T.: Human rights and democracy in Pacific Asia. - S. 115-153. Awanohara, S.: The U.S. and Japan at the World Bank. - S. 155-182. Cowhey, P. F.: Pacific trade relations after the Cold War. - S. 183-225. Woo-Cumings, M.: The Asian Development Bank and the politics of development in East Asia. - S. 227-249. Hernandez, C. G.: A Philippine perspective on US-Japan relations and international institutions after the Cold War. - S. 251-273. Yasgeng Huang: China in the new international political economy. - S. 275-297. Simandjuntak, D. S.: The roles of international institutions in the settlement of economic disputes between the United States and Japan. - S. 299-318. Singh, B.: US-Japan relations and international institutions after the Cold War: a Singaporean perspective. - S. 319-330. Park, Y. C.: U.S.-Japan relations and international institutions after the Cold War: a Korean perspective. - S. 331-343. Ravenhill, J.: U.S.-Japan relations and international institutions after the Cold War: a perspective from Australia. - S. 345-357. Zakaria, H. A.: US-Japan relations and international institutions in the post Cold War world: a Malaysian perspective. - S. 359-362. Zubok, V. M.: U.S.-Japan relations and international institutions after the Cold War: a perspective from Russia. - S. 363-377. Gourevitch, P.: After the Cold War in the Pacific region. - S. 381-390.

Beyond Bilateralism
Beyond Bilateralism

Author: Ellis S. Krauss

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 456

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Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends.

U.S.-Japan Relations in a Changing World
U.S.-Japan Relations in a Changing World

Author: Steven Vogel

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004-05-13

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780815798347

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September 2001 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Treaty, formally ending the Second World War. In signing this treaty, Japan fundamentally transformed its position on the world stage. It established itself in the vanguard of the burgeoning cold war bulwark against the Soviet Union and its communist satellites, and wed itself to the United States through economic, political, and security ties that persist today. The half century since the establishment of the San Francisco system has seen highs and lows in the relations between the two countries, continuing even into the current war on terrorism. This new book evaluates the changing relationship between the two great powers, providing in-depth analysis on a variety of topics. It scrutinizes the historical context, providing the reader with predictive tools for understanding events as they unfold. Instead of looking at the U.S.-Japan relationship one issue at a time, this book examines specific trends and then analyzes how these trends affect the relationship as a whole. This innovative approach allows the reader to view several perspectives simultaneously, and it compels the contributors to assemble clear causal arguments that detail what each factor can and cannot explain. The result is a cogent and convincing appraisal of the status and future of U.S.-Japan relations after fifty years of peaceful coexistence.