International Relations of Japan Realities of Japans Foreign Policy Behavior in the International System Issues Organizations Countries/Regions Also

Also Analytics behind Realities of Japans Foreign Policy Behavior in the International System Theories/Frameworks in IR & Foreign Policy Analysis Understanding, Analysis, Projection of FP Key Questions for Course Why does a government (Japan) behave the way it does in the international system? What exactly is the government doing with respect to a certain issue, a certain organization, or a certain country/region? (looking at Japan through multi-disciplinary lens) What theories and frameworks allow us to make sense of or explain what the government has done Unraveling the Main Questions Why does Japan behave the way it does in the international system? What is the foreign policy? Who makes foreign policy? What explains foreign policy? Historical Characterizations Late 1860s-early 1920s Imperialist Japan (China, Russia, Korea, WWI) Late 1920s-late 1930s Ultranationalist Japan (Democratization, Depression, Militarism, China, Interwar, Pacific War) Early 1940s-1945 Warring Japan (Domestic, China, Germany, Italy, Pacific War, Pearl Harbor) Contemporary Characterizations 1945-1989 Reactive Peaceful Japan (Defeat, Surrender, Victors Justice, Occupation, Reinvention, Economics, Globalization, Regionalism, Militarization) 1989-2000 Globalizing Japan (economic decline, economic integration, Asian regionalism, space and military power, middle power) 2000-Present Pushback Japan? ( Back to Main Questions

How do we understand explain, and predict the course and consequences of Japans foreign policy behavior?