Political Economy of Japanese Trade Policy

Roger Farrell, Sydney University and the Australian National University, AustraliaFukunari Kimura, Keio University, JapanShujiro Urata, Waseda University, JapanKazuhito Yamashita, Canon Institute for Global Studies, JapanHidetaka Yoshimatsu, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

• 1. Understanding Japanese Trade Policy: A Political Economy Perspective; Aurelia George Mulgan2. Postwar Japanese Trade Policy: A Shift from Multilateral GATT/WTO to Bilateral/Regional FTA Regimes; Shujiro Urata3. The Political Economy of Japanese Agricultural Trade Negotiations; Kazuhito Yamashita4. The TPP and Agricultural Reform in Japan; Masayoshi Honma5. To TPP or Not TPP: Interest Groups and Japanese Trade Policy; Aurelia George Mulgan6. The Impact of Trade Policy on Japanese Trade and Investment; Roger Farrell7. International Production Networks and Economic Diplomacy in Japan, Fukunari Kimura8. Locating Japanese Trade Policy in an Evolving Regional Context ; Hidetaka Yoshimatsu