This book, first published in 1990 and written from a Japanese perspective, examines the gradual transformation of Japan's traditional role in world politics si

The balancing of competing interests and goals will have momentous consequences for Japan—and the United States—in their quest for economic growth, social h

"A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press."

This book, first published in 1990 and written from a Japanese perspective, examines the gradual transformation of Japan's traditional role in world politics si

Japan is on the verge of a sea change. After more than fifty years of national pacifism and isolation including the "lost decade" of the 1990s, Japan is quietly