Japan's economic recovery has been accompanied by an increasingly assertive stance on foreign and defense policy. This may worry the country's neighbors, but their best interests are served by a Japan that is able to address regional and global challenges.
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Mention Asia, and most people think of the region’s fascinating, rising giants, China or India – or both. Or people think about North Korea’s nuclear program, some terrorist incident, or the humanitarian consequences of the latest earthquake or tsunami. But often overlooked – or at least underestimated – is Japan.