Japan and the G7/8, 1975-2002

By Hugo Dobson

Published by Routledge

Japan and the G7/8, 1975-2002 analyses Japan’s international relations and participation in the multilateral forum – the G8 – since its creation in 1975. Dr Dobson explores the motivation of the Japanese government and non-governmental actors’ aims and objectives and examines how and to what extent they have been achieved. Presenting a wealth of new research, this theoretically informed book will be of interest to those studying international relations and Japanese politics.

This publication is part of the Sheffield Centre for Japanese Studies/RoutledgeCurzon series and was based on extensive research conducted in Tokyo and Okinawa from October 2002 to September 2003 while he was a guest researcher at Hosei University.

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