Amidst growing environmental concerns worldwide, Japan is seen as particularly vulnerable to the effects of changing climate. This book considers Japan s response to the climate change problem from the late 1980s up to the present day, assessing how the Japanese government s policy making process has developed over time. From the early days of climate change policy in Japan, through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change conferences and Kyoto protocol, right up to the 2015 negotiations, the book examines the environmental, economic and political factors that have shaped...