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This book explores the causes and implications of the diverse programme of institution-building in East Asia by highlighting political interactions among China, Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN in pursuit of self-interests, the influence of critical juncture in historical trajectory, the representation of policymakers' preferences for political legitimacy in domestic politics, and the involvement of researchers for regional governance formation. Examining two processes of initiating and developing multilateral institutions in five policy areas: trade, finance, food security, energy security, and the environment, Yoshimatsu argues that while Japan initiated the formation of regional institutions and made efforts to upgrade them, China exerted decisive power in determining the degree and direction of the upgrading of regional institutions. Contingent crises or events had significant influences upon institution-building in most cases, but the influence of researchers was generally limited due to close linkages with governmental actors and the lack of internal cohesion.

Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2. Analytical frameworks for Japan's diplomatic policy towards Asia -- Chapter 3. Japan's trade policy in the Mega-FTA age,-Chapter 4. Purposeful support for infrastructure investment in Asia.-Chapter 5. Foreign aid in evolving development cooperation policy.-Chapter 6. Japan's reactions to maritime security threats.-Chapter 7 Strategies for energy security and energy cooperation in Asia.-Chapter 8. Conclusions.

The Asia-Pacific region is rapidly becoming the main area of growth in the global economy in the 21st century. Recent developments in the movement of people, goods, services, and information are closely linked to the latest round of globalization, of which the effects on this region are particularly dramatic. The papers in this volume are by leading scholars, business leaders and government officials from the region. They include Yuan-Tseh Lee, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, who reflects on the global flow of knowledge and talent; and Alfonso Yuchengco, one of the region's most respected business leaders and diplomats, who discusses transnational businesses, diplomacy, and China's re-emergence as a world power. Other papers present new insights into the processes and policies governing flows of migrants, trade, investment, transport, information technology, and ideas. This book originated from the 2006 Annual Conference of the Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan, supported by an International Scientific Meetings Grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. It will be of interest to all students and scholars of this dynamic region. Pookong Kee and Hidetaka Yoshimatsu are Professors in the College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Aggarwal, Vinod K.: Analyzing Japanese firms' market and nonmarket strategies in Asia Urata. Shujiro: Japan's foreign direct investment and trade in Asia Kawai, Masahiro ; Ozeki, Yuzuru ; Tokumaru, Hiroshi: Banking on East Asia : expansion and retrenchment of Japanese firms Taketomi, Tametsugu: Cartels, competition, and consolidation in the Japanese chemical industry Noble, Gregory W.: On the road to Asia : Japanese automakers in ASEAN Okamoto, Yumiko: Ringing off the Hook! Japanese telecommunications responds to the call of Asian markts Nakagawa, Trevor H.: Cracking the code : Japanese software strategies in Asia Yoshimatsu, Hidetaka: Short circuiting Keiretsu : Japanese electronic firms in Asia Aggarwal, Vinod K.: Lessons from Japanese firms' strategies in Asia

"In the 1990s there was a wave of multilateralism in the Asia Pacific, which was led primarily by ASEAN. Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, however, many non-ASEAN states have attempted to seize the initiative, including the USA, Japan, China, South Korea, and Australia. Kai He and his contributors debate the reasons for this contested multilateralism and the impacts it will have on the region's security and political challenges. Will the "Indo-Pacific turn" be a blessing or a curse for regional stability and prosperity? Using a diverse range of theoretical and empirical perspectives, these leading scholars contribute their views on this question and on the diverse strategies of the great and middle powers in the region. This collection will be of great interest to scholars and students of international relations in the Asia Pacific and of great value to policy makers in the region and beyond"--