1st Edition
Japan's Relations with North Korea and the Recalibration of Risk
By Ra Mason
Copyright 2014
216 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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North Korea’s contemporary relations with Japan have been fraught with tension. Tactics employed by Pyongyang have included abductions of Japanese citizens, missile launches over Japanese territory, intrusions into Japanese sovereign waters, and nuclear tests in defiance of Japanese and international condemnation. In light of the security risk the DPRK poses, this book examines how the state,... Read more
Introduction 1 .Undertanding Risk in Japan's International Relations 2. Japan and the DPRK After the Cold War: A New Risk? 3. Build-up and Response to the Taepodong 4. Spy Boats and Summits: Diversifying Risks 5. Risk Conflation: Missiles and Nuclear Tests 6. Reinforced Framing: North Korea as High-risk 7. Fixed Framing: New Government Old Responses 8. Recent Events: A New Equilibrium 9. Conclusion: Mediating and Maintaining the Risks
Biography
Ra Mason is a Senior Lecturer in Asia-Pacific Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, and Honorary Fellow at the University of Sheffield, UK.
