Japan in Central Asia

"This volume outlines the general conceptual problems regarding the Central Asia states in Japan's foreign policy. While a longstanding body of literature exists on Japanese foreign policy toward East Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, the recent academic literature lacks thorough analyses and contextualizations of Japanese foreign policy in Central Asia. This volume further provides details of the evolution of Japan's foreign policy and its initiatives with respect to CA. It also offers insights into the security, political, and economic aspects of cooperation between CA states and Japan and the features that characterize these relations. In addition, this study analyzes Japanese foreign policy toward the CA states, including comparisons with Chinese and Russian initiatives such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Commonwealth of Independent States/ Eurasian Economic Union"--