Japan's Foreign Policy Making [electronic resource] : Central Government Reforms, Decision-Making Processes, and Diplomacy /
Zakowski, Karol.author.
Bochorodycz, Beata.author.
Socha, Marcin.author.
This book evaluates the impact of the 2001 central government reforms on effective foreign policy making in Japan. It puts a special focus on the evolution of the domestic institutional factors and decision-making processes behind Japan's foreign policy, while also analyzing the development of Japan's external relations with various other countries, such as the US, China and North Korea. Adhering to the neoclassical realist approach, the authors show that, thanks to a more independent Kantei-based form of diplomacy, Japan's prime ministers were able to strategically respond to international developments, and to pursue their own diplomatic endeavors more boldly. At the same time, they demonstrate that the effectiveness of this proactive posture was still heavily dependent on the decision-makers' ability to form cohesive coalitions and select suitable institutional tools, which enabled them to influence domestic and international affairs. .
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Structures and Actors in Foreign Policy Making in Japan -- Central Government Reforms and Foreign Policy Making in Japan -- War on Terrorism Under the Koizumi Cabinet -- History Problems Under the Koizumi Administration -- Prime Minister Koizumi's Policy Towards North Korea -- Rapprochement with China Under the Abe and Fukuda Cabinets -- New Pillar of Japan's Foreign Policy: Arc of Freedom and Prosperity and Values-Oriented Diplomacy -- The Issue of Futenma Under the Koizumi and Hatoyama Cabinets -- Hatoyama Administration's East Asian Community Initiative -- Climate Change Negotiations Under the DPJ Government -- Abe Cabinet and the TPP Negotiations on "Trade Sensitivities" -- Summary and Conclusions.
This book evaluates the impact of the 2001 central government reforms on effective foreign policy making in Japan. It puts a special focus on the evolution of the domestic institutional factors and decision-making processes behind Japan's foreign policy, while also analyzing the development of Japan's external relations with various other countries, such as the US, China and North Korea. Adhering to the neoclassical realist approach, the authors show that, thanks to a more independent Kantei-based form of diplomacy, Japan's prime ministers were able to strategically respond to international developments, and to pursue their own diplomatic endeavors more boldly. At the same time, they demonstrate that the effectiveness of this proactive posture was still heavily dependent on the decision-makers' ability to form cohesive coalitions and select suitable institutional tools, which enabled them to influence domestic and international affairs. .
International relations.
Diplomacy.
Political leadership.
Asia-Politics and government.
Foreign Policy.
Diplomacy.
Political Leadership.
Asian Politics.
International Relations Theory.