ASEAN-Japan Relations

""As we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue Partnership, the essays in this book remind us, and amplify the ASEAN-Japan relations. The complexities of this relationship, including the external influences which have impinged on its development over the years, are cogently discussed and recorded for the younger generation and students of ASEAN-Japan ties. The intricacy and spread of ASEAN-Japan cooperation mechanisms are also well highlighted in this book, while several thought-provoking commentaries on the future of this four-decade old partnership give pause to the reade.

1. An Overview of Japan-ASEAN Relations; 2. Japan's Reiations with ASEAN; 3. Approaches toward Regionalism: Japan, China, and the Implications on ASEAN; 4. The New Japan-ASEAN Partnership: Challenges in the Transformation of the Regional Context in East Asia; 5. ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership and Regional Integration: Impacts and Implications; 6. ASEAN-Japan Cooperation on Maritime Non-Traditional Security Issues: Toward a New Paradigm; 7. Japan's Evolving Security Concerns in Maritime Southeast Asia: From Safety of Navigation to ""Lake Beijing""

8. Evolution of Institutions and Policies for Economic Integration in East Asia: The Rise of China and Changes in the Regional Order9. Managing Integration in East Asia: Behind Border Issues in Japan-ASEAN Trade Agreements; 10. Regional Financial Cooperation in East Asia: Development and Challenges; 11. Japanese Development Assistance to ASEAN Countries; 12. Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the ASEAN-4 Countries; 13. Japan's Triple Tsunami; 14. ASEAN-Japan Relations: A Singapore Perspective.