Asia’s Overlooked Great Power
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.