LEADER 03892nam 22006132 450 001 9910813777603321 005 20170711095230.0 010 $a981-4519-78-2 024 7 $a10.1355/9789814519786 035 $a(CKB)3710000000348934 035 $a(EBL)1935604 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001438208 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11901790 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001438208 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11376641 035 $a(PQKB)10490246 035 $a(OCoLC)907618370 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37287 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789814519786 035 $a(DE-B1597)492194 035 $a(OCoLC)1042027383 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789814519786 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1935604 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1935604 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11308087 035 $a(OCoLC)902957551 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000348934 100 $a20161007d2015|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJapan's ASEAN policy $ein search of proactive multilateralism /$fby Sueo Sudo$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aSingapore :$cInstitute of Southeast Asian Studies,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Jul 2017). 311 $a981-4519-02-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tFIGURES AND TABLES -- $tPREFACE -- $tABBREVIATIONS -- $tINTRODUCTION -- $t1. ASEAN in Japanese Multilateral Foreign Policy -- $t2. Embarking on Japan's ASEAN Policy: The Limitation of the Mainstream -- $t3. Straightening the ASEAN-Indochina Divide: The Pursuit of the Alternative Stream -- $t4. Consolidating an ASEAN-centred Policy: The Challenge of the Intermediate Stream -- $t5. Fortifying a Japan-ASEAN Strategic Partnership: The Resurgence of the Mainstream -- $t6. Towards a New Regionalism in East Asia -- $t7. Conclusion -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Author 330 $aThe central puzzle in the study of Japanese foreign policy has been why Japan has continued to play a passive role in international affairs, despite its impressive economic and political power. Challenging this central puzzle, the core argument of this study is to present an alternative path for the study of Japanese foreign policy. In fact, in recent years Japanese foreign policy has become less dependent on the United States, more strategic towards Asia, and more energetic towards international and regional institutions. One of the main features is multilateralism in Japanese foreign policy, as shown by Japan's active participation in the regional institutions. In pursuing multilateralism, Japan cooperated closely with the only durable regional body in Southeast Asia, to wit, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Given the fact that East Asian regionalism has been driven by ASEAN, it is of utmost urgency to investigate the emerging partnership between Japan and ASEAN. The central thesis of this study is thus to put Japan's ASEAN policy into a proper perspective by asserting that Japan's new policy initiatives towards ASEAN are not reactive, nor are they exceptions in a broader framework of merely reactive foreign policy. 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs$2bisacsh 607 $aJapan$xForeign relations$y1989- 607 $aJapan$xRelations$zSoutheast Asia 607 $aSoutheast Asia$xRelations$zJapan 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Trade & Tariffs. 676 $a327.52 700 $aSudo?$b Sueo$01086508 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813777603321 996 $aJapan's ASEAN policy$93986047 997 $aUNINA