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Emerging from Washington's shadow: Japan's new relations with Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2009

Julie Gilson
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Abstract

On the rare occasions when Japan's relations with Europe are examined, they tend to be fixed within a trilateral structure at whose apex is the United States. This triangular framework was established in the aftermath of World War II, as a result of direct American involvement in the socio-economic reconstruction of Japan and the major countries of Western Europe. The current article examines how the very nature of the triangular relationship has changed over time, with the result that the trilateralism of the 1990s – in contrast to its earlier form – has served to facilitate the development of bilateral relations between Japan and the European Union and its member states.

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Focus: Japan and Europe
Information
European Review , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , October 2000 , pp. 521 - 532
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Copyright © Academia Europaea 2000

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