The courteous power : Japan and Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific era / edited by John D. Ciorciari and Kiyoteru Tsutsui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ciorciari, John D. (John David), editor, contributor.

Contributor:

Tsutsui, Kiyoteru, editor.

Ciorciari, John D. (John David), editor.

Series:

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; no. 92.

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies number 92

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ASEAN--Foreign relations--Japan--21st century.

ASEAN.

Japan--Foreign relations--Southeast Asia--21st century.

Japan.

Japan--Foreign economic relations--Southeast Asia--21st century.

Japan--Foreign relations--ASEAN--21st century.

Southeast Asia--Foreign relations--Japan--21st century.

Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia--Foreign economic relations--Japan--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 pages)

Other Title:

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Indo-Pacific era

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2021.

Summary:

"The Courteous Power seeks to provide a nuanced view of the current relationship between Japan and Southeast Asia. Much of the current scholarship on East-Southeast Asian engagement has focused on the multidimensional chess game playing out between China and Japan, as the dominant post-imperialist powers. Alternatively, there has been renewed attention on ASEAN and other Southeast Asian centered initiatives, explicitly minimizing the influence of East Asia in the region. Given the urgency of understanding the careful balance in the Indo-Pacific region, this volume brings together scholars to examine the history and current engagement from a variety of perspectives, ranging from economic and political, to the cultural and technological, while also focusing more clearly on the specific relationship between the region and Japan."

Contents:

Cover

Half-title

Series page

Title page

Copyright information

Table of contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1 | From the Fukuda Doctrine to the FOIP: The Evolution of Japanese Engagement in Southeast Asia

Phases of Japanese Engagement

Economic Engagement with Strategic Subordination

The Fukuda Doctrine and a More Activist Approach

Added Autonomy after the Cold War

Abe and the Indo- Pacific Era

Understanding Japan's Importance in Southeast Asia

Relations on the International Political Plane

The Roles of Non-State Actors: Business, Development, and Culture

Conclusion

Notes

Part I: Relations on the International Political Plane

2 | Japan as the Key to Southeast Asian Diversification

The Relevance of Diversification

Distinguishing Hedging and Diversification

The Merits of Diversifying

Japan's Facilitation of Southeast Asian Diversification

Aid Diversification

Trade and Investment Diversification

Diversifying through Multilateral Diplomacy

The New Frontier: Maritime Security

Implications for Regional Order

3 | Japan's Defense and Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia: Developing Security Networks, Capacities, and Institutions

Security Networking

Joint Training and Exercises

Bilateral Defense Diplomacy

Formation of the "Vientiane Vision": A Comprehensive Approach

Capacity Building

Regional Security Cooperation: Institutional Development

4 | Wedge Strategies, Japan-ASEAN Cooperation, and the Making of the EAS: Implications for Indo-Pacific Institutionalization

"Wedge Strategies" in Multilateral Institutions: The Case of ASEAN

The EAS Establishment Process: Tug-Of-War among Japan, China, and ASEAN Member States

Analysis: Japan and ASEAN Cooperation

Conclusion: Implications for the Indo-Pacific.

Notes

5 | Japan's Relations with ASEAN: Unity and Diversity in a Changing Regional Environment

Japan in the Changing Regional Environment: The "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy"

Japan's Relationship to ASEAN

The Importance of Intra-ASEAN Unity

ASEAN and Vietnam's Invasion/Occupation of Cambodia

ASEAN and the Financial Crisis 1997-1999

Japan, ASEAN and the FOIP: How Should Japan Manage Its Relations with ASEAN?

6 | Not Quite a Follower: ASEAN's Response to Japan's Regional Initiatives

Why Regional Initiatives?

Case 1: The Nakayama Proposal and the ASEAN Regional Forum

Membership

Policy Areas

Normative Values

ASEAN's Responses

Case 2: The Koizumi Vision and 'ASEAN+6' Framework of the East Asian Summit

Case 3: The Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy and ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific

Part II: Development, Culture, and the Roles of Non-State Actors

7 | From Japan Inc. to the FOIP: The Evolving Role of Japanese Businesses in Japan's Southeast Asia Policy

ODA and Investment (1960s-1980s)

Japanese Businesses and Regional Economic Policy (1990s-2000s)

Economics and Security Mixed in the FOIP Era (2010s and Beyond)

Diversifying Foreign Policy and Diversifying Businesses

Co-existence of Strategic and Business Interests

8 | The Japanese Business Community as a Diplomatic Asset and the 2014 Thai Coup d'État

The U.S. and Japanese Critiques of the 2014 Thai Coup

The Junta Reaching Out: Japanese Business in Bangkok.

Japan as the Third Choice for Thailand?

The Role of the Japanese Business Community

Notes The author would like to acknowledge support for this research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Kakenhi grant numbers 19H04349, 17H02230, and 19K12505.

9 | Japan's NGOs and Effective Development Cooperation in Mekong Countries

Japanese NGOs in Aid Processes

Emergence: Pre-1995

Turning Point: Post-1995

The Indo-Pacific Era: A Struggle for Growth and Independence

Japan and Development in Mekong Countries: Interactions between Japanese and Local Actors

Development of the Mekong Region and Japan's Aid Policy: Pre-2009

From the Tokyo Strategy for Mekong-Japan Cooperation to the FOIP Strategy

Water Resources Management and the Green Mekong Initiative

10 | Japan-Southeast Asia Engagements on the Ground: Japanese Women in Southeast Asia

Contemporary Transnational Mobility of Japanese Women to Southeast Asia

The Pull of Southeast Asia as a Destination

New Japanese Women Migrants and the Desire for Self-Discovery

Work Employment: Serving as a Linguistic and Cultural Bridge

Japanese Working Women as Local Hires

Japanese Language Teachers

Becoming Entrepreneurs in Local Communities: Creating Opportunities for Engagements

Japanese Women in Philanthropy

Transnational Marriage: Japanese Women Marrying Local Southeast Asians

11 | Revisiting "Cool Japan": The Southeast Asian Gaze toward Japanese Manga and Anime

What Is Soft Power?

"Look to Japan"

FANtasizing Japan

Hijab Cosplay in Indonesia

Duterte Manga/Anime

Doraemon Tofu

12 | Japan as a Courteous Power: Continuity and Change in the Indo-Pacific Era

Japan's Distinctive Modes of Influence

A Courteous Power.

Why Be Courteous?

Influence via Diplomacy and Defense

Impact on Economic and Political Development

Grassroots Interactions and "Soft Power"

Continuity and Change in the FOIP Era

A Widening Security Role

Boosting Economic Connectivity

The Question of Democratic Values

ASEAN Centrality

Looking Forward

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-300) and index.

British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472129294

0472129295

OCLC:

1267414925