Product Description: For decades, Japan's foreign policy has been seen by both internal and external observers as abnormal in relation to its size and level of sophistication. Japan as a 'Normal Country'? is a thematic and geographically comparative discussion of the unique limitations of Japanese foreign and defence policy...read more

Product Description: This book is a comprehensive study on Japan's postwar relations with China up until the end of the 1970s. The study is particularly strong on the detailed account of Japan's deep economic involvement with China initiated by a complex group of pro-China Japanese...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This study of Japan's Self-Defence forces' participation in UN peace-keeping operations unravels the political and legal complexities faced by the policy makers, giving a historical background and detailing the civilian participation. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)