The dynamics of Japan's relations with Africa
Subtitle: South Africa, Tanzania and Nigeria
By: Kweku Ampiah.
Series: The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 235
Subjects: Japan -- Foreign economic relations -- Africa.; Africa -- Foreign economic relations -- Japan.
Description: This is the first book to examine in-depth Japan's relations with Africa. Japan's dependence on raw materials from South Africa made it impossible for Tokyo in the 1970s and 1980s to support other African states in their fight against the minority government and its policy of apartheid. Kweku Ampiah's detailed analysis of Japan's political, economic and diplomatic relations with sub-Saharan Africa from 1974 to the early 1990s makes it clear that Japan was lukewarm in the struggle against apartheid. Case studies of Tanzania and Nigeria dissect Japan's trade, aid and investment policies in sub-Saharan Africa. This is the first book to examine in depth Japan's relations with Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-229) and index.