Hugo Dobson is a lecturer in the international relations of Japan at the School of East Asian Studies, the University of Sheffield.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The first cycle, 1975–81; Chapter 2 The second cycle, 1982–8; Chapter 3 The third cycle, 1989–95; Chapter 4 The fourth cycle, 1996–2002; Chapter 5 Actors; Chapter 6 Norms; Chapter 7 Conclusions; Appendix I G7/8 summits and Japanese delegations; Glossary; Bibliography; Index;

Hugo Dobson is a lecturer in the international relations of Japan at the School of East Asian Studies, the University of Sheffield.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The first cycle, 1975–81; Chapter 2 The second cycle, 1982–8; Chapter 3 The third cycle, 1989–95; Chapter 4 The fourth cycle, 1996–2002; Chapter 5 Actors; Chapter 6 Norms; Chapter 7 Conclusions; Appendix I G7/8 summits and Japanese delegations; Glossary; Bibliography; Index;

Hugo Dobson is a lecturer in the international relations of Japan at the School of East Asian Studies, the University of Sheffield.

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The first cycle, 1975–81; Chapter 2 The second cycle, 1982–8; Chapter 3 The third cycle, 1989–95; Chapter 4 The fourth cycle, 1996–2002; Chapter 5 Actors; Chapter 6 Norms; Chapter 7 Conclusions; Appendix I G7/8 summits and Japanese delegations; Glossary; Bibliography; Index;