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Japanese Influences and Presences in Asia

276 Pages

by Routledge

276 Pages

by Routledge

276 Pages

by Routledge

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While scholarly works on this topic have to date mainly concentrated on Japan's influences in economic and political terms, this volume examines Japanese influences in Asia from a broader perspective. The text takes into account human factors, such as the presence of Japanese people as workers, managers and visitors in Asian societies and the flow of Japanese goods in terms on their impact on... Read more

1. Introduction, Marie Söderberg, Ian Reader; Part I Anthropological Perspectives; 2. Commodities, Culture and Japan's Corollanization of Asia, Brian Moeran; 3. Globalization, 'Folk Models' of the World Order and National Identity:, Eyal Ben-Ari; 4. Japanese Manufacturing in Thailand, Mitchell W. Sedgwick; Part II Economics and Investment; 5. Asia as Seen from the Perspective of Japanese General Trading Houses, Marie Söderberg; 6. Shifting Patterns in Japan's Economic Co-operation in East Asia, David Arase; Part III Japanese Political Aspirations; 7. Post-Cold War Changes in Japanese International Identity, Kenn Nakata Steffensen; 8. Japan and the Asia Pacific Region, Jean-Pierre Lehmann; Part IV Asian Aspirations and Attitudes; 9. Will the Sun Ever Shine in South Asia?, Purnendra Jain; ch0010 Malaysia-Japan Relations, Paridah Abd. Samad; 11. Chinese Students in Japan, Paul D. Scott;