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Handbook of Japan-European Union Relations book cover

1st Edition

Handbook of Japan-European Union Relations

Edited By Mark S. Cogan Copyright 2026
278 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

278 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This Handbook explores the relationship between Japan and the European Union (EU). The book begins by outlining the political, cultural, and historical context for the relationship, from the first encounter by Portuguese traders in the mid-16th century to the post-Cold War era, highlighting how intellectual and cultural curiosity led to a genuine, mutual appreciation among Japanese and European... Read more

Introduction

Part 1: The Historical Context

1. The Ups and Downs of the Japanese-European Relationship

Bert Edström

2      Japan and Europe: A History of Mutual Cultural Fascination

Lars Vargö

Part 2: Economics and Trade Relations

3. Trade Relations Between Japan and the European Union: From Coercive to Cooperative Competition

Anders Ahnlid

4. Japan and International Trade

H. Richard Nakamura and Patrik Ström

5. Similarities and Contrasts of Japanese and European Firms in the Global Economy

Jesper Edman

Part 3: International Relations and Foreign Policy

6. Making the Case for an EU-India-Japan Trilateral

Jagannath Panda

7. Eu, Japan and ASEAN: An Axis of Convenience in the Indo-Pacific?

Mahima Duggal

8. Japan-EU Defense Cooperation in the Context of the Indo-Pacific

Mark S. Cogan

9. The EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA): Good but far from Good Enough

Axel Berkofsky

Part 4: Joint Cooperation

10. The EU-Japan Green Alliance: Accelerating Environmental Cooperation Between Stable Democracies

Jakob Ranglin Grissler

11. Geopolitics of the EU-Japan Green Alliance: Between Countering Climate Change and China

Eerishika Pankaj

12. Climate and Energy Policy in the European Union and Japan

Maciej M. Sokolowski

13. Official Development Aid: Collaboration and Competition

Annette Skovsted Hansen

14. Challenges and Opportunities for Japan-EU Higher Education (HEI) Cooperation

Mark S. Cogan

Biography

Mark S. Cogan is an Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Foreign Studies at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan and a Associated Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP).

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