Böcker av Yoichi Funabashi

What is Japan's political role in the world? Over the past decade, Japan has been increasingly pressured to assume more financial and political burdens globally. This book represents the first private and non- governmental indigenous effort to stimulate public debate of Japanese foreign policy.

This is an overview of the process of "redefining" the US-Japan alliance. It presents four specific case studies, including the impact of macroeconomic and trade frictions on the alliance and the effect on the functions of the alliance of the suspicions about North Korea's nuclear programme.

This book examines the September 2009-December 2012 administration of the Democratic Party of Japan from various perspectives including policies, party governance and legacy. It identifies the significance of the DPJ to Japan¿s party politics, explains reasons for its downfall and derives crucial lessons for the future of party democracy in Japan.