Insights into Japan-U.S. relations on the eve of the Iraq War
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The Japanese government supported the US in their military action against Iraq without a new U.N. Security Council resolution when the Iraq War began in 2003. This support, though, was not followed by any direct logistical support to the US military, Japan refused to send troops to the warfront thus an attempt was made to analyze Japan's decision to support the US, by using two-level game theory.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 2005
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The Yasukuni Shrine dispute and the politics of identity in Japan: Why all the fuss
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Visits of Japanese Prime Ministers to the 'Yasukuni Shrine', established to honor the spirits of Japanese war, have encouraged domestic anger and numerous diplomatic disputes due to visits by Japanese prime ministers to the shrine. The role of Japanese rightists in the disputes described as an aspect of identity politics in Japan is focused.
Publication Name: Asian Survey
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0004-4687
Year: 2005
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