Japanese and Korean politics : alone and apart from each other / edited by Takashi Inoguchi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Inoguchi, Takashi.

Series:

Asia today

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Politics and government.

Japan--Politics and government--21st century.

Japan.

Korea (South)--Politics and government--2002-.

Korea (South).

Japan--Foreign relations--21st century.

Korea (South)--Foreign relations--2002-.

Japan--Foreign relations--Korea (South).

Korea (South)--Foreign relations--Japan.

Abe, Shinzō, 1954-2022.

Abe, Shinzō.

Park, Geun-Hye.

Physical Description:

X, 295 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Summary:

This volume examines Japanese and Korean politics from both Japanese and Korean angles, exploring why the two countries do not cooperate bilaterally or consult one another, despite their geographical closeness and a number of common features that are central to both countries' domestic politics and foreign policies. Geographically, both countries lie between United States and China. Diplomatically, they are solidly tied to the United States. Economically, they are increasingly tied to China. In their political cultures and values, both share strong commitments to the free market, democracy, rule of law, human rights, and human dignity. In this thought-provoking book, Japanese and South Korean scholars collaborate to examine closely Japanese and Korean domestic politics and foreign policy and explain how the unfriendly relations between the two countries developed. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction : are Japan and Korea alone and apart each other? / Takashi Inoguchi

Abenomics and Abegeopolitics / Takashi Inoguchi

Expansionary monetary policy revised / Yutaka Harada

Return to the Liberal Democratic Party dominance? / Cheol Hee Park

Japanese realignment impacting Korean-Japanese relations / Seung-won Suh

South Korea's 2012 presidential election / Wan-Taek Kang

Transformation of Korean developmental capitalism / Jongryn Mo

Park Geun Hye's policy toward North Korea and beyond / Satoru Miyamoto

Korean parliamentary politics / Yuki Asaba

Japanese foreign policy : Abe II and beyond / Kazuhiko Togo

Korean foreign policy : Geun-Hye Park looks at China and North Korea / Chung-In Moon and Seung-Chan Boo

The Korea peninsula and Japan : global money flows as framing international relations / Takashi Inoguchi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137488305

OCLC:

884630965