This book analyses political and diplomatic relations between Japan and the EU since World War II. Diplomatic ties between Japan and Europe are often considered weak from a historical perspective, especially in comparison to Japan-US relations. However, although political relations between the two actors may not have produced significant results before the 1990s, the weight of external variables such as the international system has been crucial in defining relations. This book takes such interventions into account when considering the Cold War years, for example, a period that was marked...
This book analyses political and diplomatic relations between Japan and the EU since World War II. Diplomatic ties between Japan and Europe are oft...
East Asia, and particularly Japan, is often omitted from both popular and academic accounts of the First World War. This is evident not just in the Western historiography of the conflict but also in the Chinese and Japanese histories of the war, and does not do justice to the many ways in which the conflict shaped Japan both at the time and in its aftermath. Yet, if the First World War is to be truly understood as a 'world war', it has to be seen in its global context.
In order to look at some of these issues, Japan and the Great War brings together seven internationally renowned...
East Asia, and particularly Japan, is often omitted from both popular and academic accounts of the First World War. This is evident not just in the We...
Since the 1950s, Japan-Europe relations have been characterised by a mutual coldness in terms of diplomatic dialogue, punctuated by a number of trade disputes. This book analyses the development of the political and diplomatic relationship between Japan and Europe, and shows that - especially during the Cold War years - whilst they share a wide range of political values and goals, the quality of diplomatic relations has often been sacrificed to both overcome trade issues and as a result of systemic factors.
Focusing on the institutionalization of relations between Japan and the EU,...
Since the 1950s, Japan-Europe relations have been characterised by a mutual coldness in terms of diplomatic dialogue, punctuated by a number of tra...
