Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction, S. Javed Maswood; Chapter 2 Japanese foreign policy and regionalism, S. Javed Maswood; Chapter 3 Japanese domestic politics and Asian regionalism, T.J. Pempel; Chapter 4 The rise of an environmental superpower?, Peter Dauvergne; Chapter 5 Japan’s position on human rights in Asia, Watanabe Akio; Chapter 6 Reaction and action, Hirata Keiko; Chapter 7 Japan’s diplomatic initiatives in Southeast Asia, Lam Peng Er; Chapter 8 Conclusion, S. Javed Maswood;

About the Author

S.Javed Maswood is a Senior Lecturer in the School of International Business, Griffith University. His many publications include International Political Economy and Globalization, East Asian Crisis and Japanese Political Economy, and Japan and Protection: The Rise of Protectionist Sentiment and the Japanese Response (also published by Routledge).