REINHARD DRIFTE is Professor and Chair of Japanese Studies, Newcastle East Asia Research Centre, Department of Politics, University of Newcastle.

'Japan's Foreign Policy for the 21st Century is a cogent response to the arguments of both the self-proclaimed 'revisionists' such as Chalmers Johnson and those who have dismissed Japan's significance in recent years.' - Japan Forum

• List of Tables Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction The Political and Economic Framework of Japan's Foreign Policy The International Environment and Japan's Hard Power The Use of Softpower in Japan's Foreign Relations Japan as a Cultural Superpower? Conclusions Notes Index

REINHARD DRIFTE is Professor and Chair of Japanese Studies, Newcastle East Asia Research Centre, Department of Politics, University of Newcastle.

'Japan's Foreign Policy for the 21st Century is a cogent response to the arguments of both the self-proclaimed 'revisionists' such as Chalmers Johnson and those who have dismissed Japan's significance in recent years.' - Japan Forum

• List of Tables Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction The Political and Economic Framework of Japan's Foreign Policy The International Environment and Japan's Hard Power The Use of Softpower in Japan's Foreign Relations Japan as a Cultural Superpower? Conclusions Notes Index