Intimate Rivals : Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China / Sheila Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Sheila, author.

Series:

Council on Foreign Relations books.

A Council on Foreign Relations Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Foreign relations--China.

Japan.

China--Foreign relations--Japan.

China.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

No country feels China's rise more deeply than Japan. Through intricate case studies of visits by Japanese politicians to the Yasukuni Shrine, conflicts over the boundaries of economic zones in the East China Sea, concerns about food safety, and strategies of island defense, Sheila A. Smith explores the policy issues testing the Japanese government as it tries to navigate its relationship with an advancing China. Smith finds that Japan's interactions with China extend far beyond the negotiations between diplomats and include a broad array of social actors intent on influencing the Sino-Japanese relationship. Some of the tensions complicating Japan's encounters with China, such as those surrounding the Yasukuni Shrine or territorial disputes, have deep roots in the postwar era, and political advocates seeking a stronger Japanese state organize themselves around these causes. Other tensions manifest themselves during the institutional and regulatory reform of maritime boundary and food safety issues. Smith scrutinizes the role of the Japanese government in coping with contention as China's influence grows and Japanese citizens demand more protection. Underlying the government's efforts is Japan's insecurity about its own capacity for change and its waning status as the leading economy in Asia. For many, China's rise means Japan's decline, and Smith suggests how Japan can maintain its regional and global clout as confidence in its postwar diplomatic and security approach diminishes.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Contending with China

2. Diplomacy and Domestic Interests

3. Japan's Imperial Veterans

4. A Shared Maritime Boundary

5. Food Safety

6. Island Defense

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231167895

023116789X

9780231538022

0231538022

OCLC:

979776817