The evolution of Japan's foreign policy at the time of great transformation-cum-transition after World War II is analysed and considered from two angles: a Japan adrift, with an opportunistic, short-term pragmatism, and a Japan determinedly and tenaciously steadfast to its national interests. Inoguchi provides fascinating and balanced accounts of Japan's foreign policy at a time when its premises are seemingly undermined and its domestic and international underpinnings eroding.

First published in 1993, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.

This book addresses the question of how Japan will wield the political power that attends economic strength, and examines how Japan conceptualizes and conducts itself in the realm of international relations. The book addresses such issues as how Japan is perceived by the rest of the world, the nature of the US-Japan relationship, the future of trade, technology and security and Japan's regional role.