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ID163377
Title ProperPragmatic diplomat in pluralization
Other Title InformationYoshio Okawara and the restoration of postwar Japan–US relations
LanguageENG
AuthorChijiwa, Yasuaki
Summary / Abstract (Note)In this article, the author will focus on the role former Japanese diplomat Yoshio Okawara played in the “restoration” in the context of postwar Japan–US relations, particularly in his capacity as Japan’s ambassador to the US. During the 1980s, a period when trade friction between Japan and the US was particularly intense, and diplomatic relations pluralized, Okawara emerged as a “pragmatist,” striving to vanquish the “perception gap” between the two nations. Today, the Donald J. Trump administration seems to be shaking up the global system of free trade. In the current situation, there is much to learn from the example set by the diplomat Okawara, a pragmatist who throughout his life did so much to narrow the perception gap that caused the trade frictions of the 1980s and to restore the Japan–US relationship that had been ravaged by war.
`In' analytical NoteAsia Pacific Review Vol. 25, No.2; Nov 2018: p.127-138
Journal SourceAsia Pacific Review Vol: 25 No 2
Key WordsPluralization ;  Japan - US Relations ;  Yoshio Okawara ;  Pragmatic Diplomat


 
 
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