The University of Sheffield/Routledge Japanese Studies Series
About the Book Series
This well-established series with one of the pre-eminent institutions for Japanese Studies in Europe is being re-launched to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of the subject at Sheffield with a new editorial team to reflect the range of disciplines and approaches being pursued in Japanese Studies today. Contributions are actively sought from both early career and established scholars seeking to present cutting-edge research on topics related to contemporary, modern and pre-modern Japan in the humanities and social sciences, with cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary work being particularly welcome. Informal enquiries about potential publications can be made to the series editors, Dr Saori Shibata and Dr Thomas McAuley. For the submission of formal proposals please contact Stephanie Rogers at [email protected].
Japan's Changing Role in Humanitarian Crises
1st Edition
By Yukiko Nishikawa
February 13, 2013
Extensive news coverage of humanitarian crises, especially on television, has led to a strong public awareness of the importance of humanitarian activities. This innovative book examines the evolution of Japan’s response to humanitarian crises, placing it in the context of global ...
Globalisation and Women in the Japanese Workforce
1st Edition
By Beverley Bishop
November 14, 2012
Globalisation and Women in the Japanese Workforce contributes to the debate about the impact of globalisation upon women. It examines the effect of restructuring upon women's employment in Japan and describes the actions women are taking individually and collectively to campaign for change in their...
Japan and East Asian Monetary Regionalism: Towards a Proactive Leadership Role?
1st Edition
By Shigeko Hayashi
November 14, 2012
Based on original fieldwork including interviews held with Japanese officials, this text provides important new insight into Japan and East Asian relations, principally through the close examination of changes in Japan’s regional policy. Furthering discussions on Japan’s new regional activism, ...
Japan's Subnational Governments in International Affairs
1st Edition
By Purnendra Jain
November 14, 2012
This book moves away from the common belief that Japan’s international relations are firmly the preserve of the national government in Japan’s highly centralised political system. Examining examples of subnational governments (SNGs) across Japan the book uncovers a significant and generally ...
The Internationalization of Japan
1st Edition
Edited
By Glenn D. Hook, Michael Weiner
November 01, 2011
The Internationalization of Japan provides the English-speaking reader with the opportunity to hear what some of Japan's leading social scientists and other commentators have to say about the internationalization of their country as well as their country's impact overseas.The topic is of extreme ...
Japan's International Relations: Politics, Economics and Security
3rd Edition
By Glenn D. Hook, Julie Gilson, Christopher W. Hughes, Hugo Dobson
October 12, 2011
The latest edition of this comprehensive and user-friendly textbook provides a single volume resource for all those studying Japan's international relations. It offers a clear and concise introduction to the most important aspects of Japan's role in the globalized economy of the twenty-first ...
Asian Regionalism and Japan: The Politics of Membership in Regional Diplomatic, Financial and Trade Groups
1st Edition
By Shintaro Hamanaka
October 11, 2011
This book explores the essential nature of regionalism by conducting a comprehensive analysis of more than 30 regionalist proposals made by Japan and other Asian countries throughout the post-war period. Shintaro Hamanaka examines the whole post war period and covers all regionalist ...
Japanese Cinema and Otherness: Nationalism, Multiculturalism and the Problem of Japaneseness
1st Edition
By Mika Ko
July 27, 2011
Over the last 20 years, ethnic minority groups have been increasingly featured in Japanese Films. However, the way these groups are presented has not been a subject of investigation. This study examines the representation of so-called Others – foreigners, ethnic minorities, and Okinawans – in ...
Japan's National Identity and Foreign Policy: Russia as Japan's 'Other'
1st Edition
By Alexander Bukh
July 11, 2011
This book is the first attempt to examine Japan’s relations with Russia from the perspective of national identity; providing a new interpretation of Japan’s perceptions of Russia and foreign policy. Alexander Bukh focuses on the construction of the Japanese self using Russia as the other, ...
Japan's Middle East Security Policy: Theory and Cases
1st Edition
By Yukiko Miyagi
March 17, 2011
This study examines how Japanese policy toward Middle East security issues is shaped by the need to both maintain Japan’s security alliance with the US and its oil relationship with states in the Middle East. Yukiko Miyagi introduces the historic roots of Japan’s policy, and then focuses on the ...
Japan's Security Policy and the ASEAN Regional Forum: The Search for Multilateral Security in the Asia-Pacific
1st Edition
By Takeshi Yuzawa
July 21, 2010
Based on primary resources, including documents and extensive interviews with Japanese policy makers, this book provides a comprehensive and detailed empirical analysis of Japan’s involvement in Asia-Pacific security multilateralism after the end of the Cold War with special reference to the ARF. ...
Japan's Relations With China: Facing a Rising Power
1st Edition
Edited
By Peng Er Lam
May 26, 2009
The essays in this collection examine Sino-Japanese political relations given the phenomenon of ‘a rising China and a stagnating Japan’. Questioning whether their relationship is one of cooperation or conflict, the book reviews China and Japan’s bilateral ties to see whether they have deepened and ...