Between Tokyo and Moscow : the history of an uneasy relationship, 1972 to the 1990s
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Between Tokyo and Moscow : the history of an uneasy relationship, 1972 to the 1990s
Hurst, c1995
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Bibliography: p. 293-300
Includes indexes
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'This well-structured book is just what is needed now to understand the background of Japanese-Russian relations at the beginning of a very confusing period.' (Professor Reinhard Drifts, East Asia Centre, Univ. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne). Tension and mutual suspicion have marked the relationship between Russia and Japan since official contacts were established in the mid-19th century. Similar perceptions predominate today inspite of the overthrow of communism in Russia and the end of the Cold War; indeed resurgent Russian nationalism makes less likely an accommodation with Japan over issues such as the status of the Kurile Islands, which the Soviet Union seized at the end of World War 11 and which are regarded by the Russian military as non-negotiable. Japan demands that the Kuriles must be returned before full relations are established and Japanese aid and investment can start to flow. Russia, however, fears the strategic threat posed by Japan and the huge economic power at its disposal.
Table of Contents
- The International Framework
- Japan's Policies
- Japan and the Sino-American Rapprochement
- Japan's Aims
- The Territorial Question
- The Beginnings of Cooperation
- Japan's Entanglement in the Sino-Soviet Conflict
- Security Policy
- After Gorbachev.
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