Changing power relations in Northeast Asia : implications for relations between Japan and South Korea / / edited by Marie Soderberg

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456285503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-10483-0; 9786613104830; 1-136-84330-2; 0-203-83343-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Collana: European Institute of Japanese Studies East Asian economics & business series
• Altri autori (Persone): SoderbergMarie
• Disciplina: 327.5205195
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; Japan Foreign relations Korea (South); Korea (South) Foreign relations Japan; East Asia Politics and government 21st century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Changing Power Relations in Northeast Asia Implications for relations between Japan and South Korea; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acronyms and abbreviations; Notes on names and transcriptions; 1 Introduction:Japan-South Korea relations at a crossroads; 2 How can we cope with historical disputes? The Japanese and South Korean experience; 3 A whirlpool of historical controversies in widening waters of cooperation; 4 Japan and the two Koreas: the foreign-policy power of domestic politics; 5 Historical memory versus democratic reassurance: the security relationship between Japan and South Korea6 Hallyu:new politico-cultural discourse in East Asia?; 7 Lingering memory problems:compromising hearts and resentful resistance; 8 Substituting multilateralism, guiding trilateralism: the Japan-ROK Investment Agreement in the growing East Asian regionalism; 9 The struggle for a decent life in Japan:the Korean minority adapting to changing legal and ; political conditions; 10 A multilayered analysis of Japan-South Korea relations; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyses the Japanese-South Korean relationship from various angles including politics, security, economics, culture and immigration. In a sense the two countries are natural partners. Both are democratic societies, they are economically strong and are the only two Asian countries that are members of the OECD. Both have security treaties with the USA, they share security concerns when it comes to the North Korean nuclear threat as well as the rise of China, which at the same time has become the largest trading partner for both. Japan and South Korea also share similar values, cust