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Katada reviews INTERREGIONALISM AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS edited by Heiner Hanggi, Ralf Roloff, and Jurgen Ruland.

The Asian financial crisis of 1997/98 left many marks in the political economy of Asia, among which is the (re)emergence of Japan's interest in taking a leadership role in defining & strengthening regional monetary cooperation. Japan's new interest stems from its perspective on the causes of, & appropriate solutions to, the Asian crisis, especially in contrast to US-IMF views & responses that directly challenged Japan's economic & ideological interests in the regional economy. A journey to regional monetary leadership for Japan has just started, & it is not going to be an easy one. Much of the fate of Japan's regional monetary leadership hinges on whether or not Japan succeeds in cultivating a constituency among Asian members for its initiatives. 5 Tables, 2 Figures. Adapted from the source document.

AbstractThe year 2001 marks the fifty-year anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Conference that concluded the U.S. occupation of Japan, and defined the future course of Japan's foreign relations with the rest of the world, particularly with Asia. During these fifty years, Japan transformed itself from a war-devastated nation of poverty and instability to the second richest economy of the world after the United States. Japan's foreign relations with Asia remains of critical importance, and Japan's foreign aid, the largest of the world in the past decade, contributed significantly in shaping the relationship.