The third edition of this comprehensive and user-friendly textbook provides a single volume resource for all those studying Japan's international relations. It offers a clear and concise introduction to the most important aspects of Japan's role in the globalized economy of the twenty-first century. The book has been fully updated and revised to include discussion of such recent events as:
- Japan's IR policy since the election of Taro Aso
- Japan's proactive role on the war terror
- The election of Barack Obama and his foreign policy towards Asia
- The current world economic crisis.
Extensively illustrated, the text includes statistics, maps, photographs, summaries and suggestions for further reading. There is also a new accompanying website for the third edition making it an essential resource for those studying Japanese politics, and the international relations of the Asia Pacific.
Glenn D Hook is Professor of Japanese Studies in the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield.
Julie Gilson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Birmingham.
Christopher W. Hughes is Principal Research Fellow in the ESRC Centre for the Study of Globalization and Regionalization, and Reader in the Department of Politics and Internatioal Studies, University of Warwick.
Hugo Dobson is Senior Lecturer in the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield.