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Japan's trade policy continues to result in massive trade surpluses in the face of increasing international pressure. This book examines the process of policy-making in Japan and takes the US/Japan trade talks of the mid 1980s as a focal case study, looking at four key areas: pharmaceuticals telecommunications electronics forestry products. The book provides valuable insights for academics and policy-makers alike by highlighting Japan's trade policy against the background of domestic imperatives.

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... convincingly written, highly recommendable. <br>- Journal of Asian Studies <br>

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Yumiko Mikanagi was born in Tokyo and has studied in both Japan and the US. She is Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations at the International Christian University, Tokyo. She is the author of ‘Sekai keizai hend? no naka no nihon’ (Japan in a Changing World Political Economy) and ‘Haken suitaiki ni okeru ky?ch?’ (Cooperation During the Era of Hegemonic Decline) in Kokusai Seiji.

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