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Examines the unlikely friendship between apartheid South Africa and non-white Japan within the context of postcolonial and Cold War politics.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Historical Background on Japan-South Africa Relations until 1959 Japan-South Africa Relations from 1960 to 1991 Characteristics of Japan's Sanctions against South Africa Japan's Foreign Policy and Sanctions against South Africa Legal and Social Realities of the "Honorary White" Status South Africa's Foreign Policy and the "Honorary White" Status Conclusion Bibliography

About the Author

MASAKO OSADA is a freelance journalist and political analyst based in Johannesburg.

Reviews

?Critically examines the unlikely friendship between apartheid South Africa and 'non-white' Japan. Probes the very different foreign policy-making mechanisms of the two nations and analyzes their ambivalent bilateral relations against the background of post-colonial and Cold War politics.?-Africa Book Ceatre Book Review

"Critically examines the unlikely friendship between apartheid South Africa and 'non-white' Japan. Probes the very different foreign policy-making mechanisms of the two nations and analyzes their ambivalent bilateral relations against the background of post-colonial and Cold War politics."-Africa Book Ceatre Book Review