Japan, Internationalism, and the UNJapan has enormous economic power and yet is a minor player in international politics. In part this has been due to the partnership with US, but now with the end of cold war there is a fierce debate going on in Japan regarding the international political role for the nation. This book is a response to the issues raised and was originally published in Japanese for a Japanese audience. Ronald Dore provides a full analysis of Japan's post war international position and in particular its role within the UN, the use of armed force and constitution. Japan, Internationalism and the UN provides a unique insight into Japan's foreign policy and its related domestic politics. It is the product of nearly half a century of study and discussion with the Japanese themselves about their place in the world. |
Contents
Philosophies of history | 3 |
The early stirrings of internationalism | 16 |
The birth of the United Nations | 29 |
The use of armed force | 37 |
The enactment of Japans Peace Constitution | 52 |
From the worlds United Nations to the United Nations as no mans land | 60 |
The revival of the UN | 81 |
Japans international role and the Constitution | 95 |
Wanting to throw off a nasty burden but suppressing the urge | 143 |
Contributions yes but geared to the complex needs of a complex world | 148 |
To die for high principle? | 156 |
Economic and cultural rather than military contributions | 160 |
The need to wait for a generation change | 162 |
Limits on the spirit of selfsacrifice | 169 |
The advantages of diversity | 171 |
The fork in the road | 176 |
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