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2. Japan's foreign direct investment in Russia: a big return from a small opportunity.
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Tokunaga, Masahiro and Suganuma, Keiko
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FOREIGN investments ,CAPITAL movements ,EMERGING markets ,TRANSACTION costs ,COMMUNICATION barriers - Abstract
In this paper, we demonstrate the trends and prospects of Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) in European Emerging Markets (EEMs) against the background of the recent development of emerging markets in the world FDI flows and explore the specificities of the Russian market, the biggest EEM in terms of market size and inward FDI received. More specifically, we overview foreign capital flows from Japan to Russia and describe the achievements and problems of Japanese investors as related to business with Russia. We find that the Russian market seems to be a lucrative option for Japanese firms, despite limited institutional freedom afforded to outsiders and unfavorable investment conditions, including the language barrier due to the wide usage of Russian in the business field – factors that have been reflected in higher transaction costs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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3. Regional Dimension of Economic Cooperation Between Japan and Russia.
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Belov, Andrey
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INTERNATIONAL trade ,FINANCIAL liberalization ,GLOBALIZATION ,POLITICAL planning ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,RUSSIAN foreign relations, 1991- ,INTERNATIONAL economic relations - Abstract
The past decade has brought remarkable changes to the economic cooperation of North-West Japan (Hokkaido and Japan Sea coastal prefectures) and the Russian Far East, such as fast growth of intra-regional trade, great structural changes, a huge increase in the number of cooperating companies and thousands of Russians coming to Japanese ports, which until recently were closed to them. Similar trends were observed in Asian, European and American regions involved in trade with Russia. In Japan, the initial Siberian euphoria has gradually been replaced by a much more realistic approach. The reason is that liberalization of trade, globalization and regional development created a number of problems: the prevalence of geo-political over economic considerations in energy projects, the growth of the shadow sector in certain arrears of mutual trade, the very uneven distribution of benefits and losses from cross-border cooperation and the deep differences of public opinion in Japan and Russia. This paper argues that in terms of public finance theory, these problems can be considered as examples of a failure of market mechanisms, shadow economy, negative externalities and asymmetric information, which can only be solved by effective public policy and state intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2005
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4. North Korea and the Six-Party Process: Is a Multilateral Resolution of the Nuclear Issue Still Possible?
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Cotton, James
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NUCLEAR weapons testing ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
This paper traces the development of the Six-Party process through to the joint statement by the parties on September 19, 2005, considers the subsequent decision by North Korea to stage a nuclear test in the context of the apparent stasis of the process, and then reviews the international condemnation that was the result of those tests. North Korea's decision to return to the talks is then discussed in light of the policy issues that must be solved if the September 19 principles can be realized in practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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5. Guest Editorial.
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Lemanov, V. V., Vakhrushev, S. B., Uesu, Y., and Onodera, A.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,FERROELECTRICITY - Abstract
Focuses on the possible symposium on ferroelectricity to be held in Russia and Japan. Organizers of the possible symposium; Participants of the possible symposium.
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- 2003
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6. Wedge strategies in Russia-Japan relations.
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Dian, Matteo and Kireeva, Anna
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WEDGES ,MONETARY incentives - Abstract
This article analyses wedge strategies in the context of Russo-Japanese relations. In particular, it looks at how both countries have sought to generate a dis-alignment in the opposing side, preventing further steps toward the consolidation of potentially threatening partnerships: the US-Japan alliance for Russia, and the Russia-China entente for Japan. After identifying the respective goals of Russia and Japan, the article examines the conditions that enable the success of wedge strategies. Looking at the case of Russia-Japan relations from 2012 to 2020, the article argues that a strategy constituted of a mix of positive economic and political incentives and a limited amount of coercion can succeed in producing a degree of dis-alignment in the opposing camp. Russia's strategy seems to be more productive than Japan's since Moscow has managed to minimize the effect of sanctions imposed by Japan and it has reduced political differences to mostly bilateral and regional issues. A greater level of cooperation with established partners for both Russia and Japan, and limited costs of wedging strategies, have resulted in dis-alignment but not a reversal of existing alignments. The article also indicates that in this case credibility issues do not fundamentally affect the degree of success of wedge strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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7. Russian Strategic Investment Decision Practices Compared to Those of Great Britain, Germany, the United States, and Japan.
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Carr, Chris
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DECISION making ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprises ,CROSS-cultural differences ,EMERGING markets ,INTERNATIONAL markets ,TRANSITION economies ,COMPARATIVE management - Abstract
At the strategic level, international differences have proved important, especially during international collaborations. Since Dore's classic "British Factory: Japanese Factory," comparative values, behavior, and institutional settings have been extensively investigated, though attention has only recently switched to emerging markets such as that of Russia, which was not covered by Hofstede's comparative values study. Harvard's matched comparison of Soviet and U.S. decision making by Lawrence and Vlachoutsicos (around 1988) provided a classic study portraying behavioral differences just prior to transition. Coincidentally, my matched comparisons between the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Japan involved the same U.S. company investigated by Harvard, aiding comparisons in all five countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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8. Adapting mental health services to the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections from professionals in four countries.
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Jurcik, Tomas, Jarvis, G. Eric, Zeleskov Doric, Jelena, Krasavtseva, Yulia, Yaltonskaya, Alexandra, Ogiwara, Kaori, Sasaki, Jun, Dubois, Stephanie, and Grigoryan, Karina
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ADAPTABILITY (Personality) ,PROFESSIONS ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,QUARANTINE ,PHYSICIAN-patient relations ,MEDICAL personnel ,SURVEYS ,MATHEMATICAL variables ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,STAY-at-home orders ,PERSONAL protective equipment ,COVID-19 pandemic ,MENTAL health services ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) ,TELEMEDICINE - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly changed the lives of a majority of the world's population. People have been encouraged to implement social distancing behaviors enforced by governments, and have experienced loss of employment or changes to their usual working environment. In the mental health sector, psychologists and psychiatrists have been forced to alter the standard care of patients without compromising safety. This article documents the experiences of the authors – mental health professionals in four countries, Canada, Russia, Australia and Japan – at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, and offers recommendations on how clinical, training, and research practices may need to be adjusted to deal with lockdown situations. Clinicians adapted their usual best practices by learning new skills and updating their knowledge base. Mental health clinicians noticed that the pandemic led to symptomatic changes in some of their patients. Most clinicians moved towards providing telemental health services, such as conducting assessments and treatments remotely. Those who continued seeing patients in person employed personal protective equipment with various impacts on the clinician–patient relationship. The dilemmas of mass quarantines need to be carefully examined, as their effects on numerous health and psychosocial variables appear to be far-reaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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9. Would It Be Useful to Import "Lifetime Employment" Into Russia?
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Teslia, P.N.
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EARLY retirement ,DIGITAL transformation ,YOUNG workers ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,EMPLOYMENT ,INSTITUTIONAL environment - Abstract
This article is formatted as a written response disputing the material of Iu.P. Voronov's "Without Relying on a Pension," which can be found in this issue. It calls into question the author's proposal that Russia partially introduce a system of lifetime employment similar to that in Japan. This article shows that the Japanese system functions on the basis of complementary social institutions, each of which produces serious socioeconomic systemic defects. In particular, it leads to increased exploitation of workers, especially younger and older workers, and incites employers to seek the early retirement of older workers. Thus, the economic position of these workers deteriorates. Lifetime employment cannot be adopted partially. This is confirmed by the experience of the United States and Europe, where this term mistakenly refers to a system of open-ended (permanent) work contracts. An analysis of changes in the institutional environments of the Japanese, European, and U.S. labor markets shows that lifetime employment is gradually being modified in Japan and is in fact dying out. Permanent contracts are also gradually dying out in Western countries, since the change in technological paradigm (digital transformation) requires a more flexible labor market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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10. A New Stage in Russia-Japan Relations: Rapprochement and its Limitations.
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Kireeva, Anna
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PEACE treaties ,PRIME ministers ,NEGOTIATION - Abstract
Since May 2016 Russia-Japan relations have entered a new stage characterized by the unprecedented activity aimed at improving relations in a comprehensive way: political and security dialogue, confidence building measures, new economic projects and people-to-people contacts. However, apart from the old problems, new limitations and asymmetries have emerged that hinder the development of bilateral relations against the background of power shift and changing strategic environment in East Asia. The article seeks to assess how deep is Russia-Japan rapprochement, what are the motivations of the two countries, major limitations, both domestic and external, expectation asymmetries and misperception gaps. It discusses the developments after the agreement between Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in November 2018 to facilitate negotiations on a peace treaty and territorial issue based on the Soviet-Japanese Declaration of 1956, and how tangible is a breakthrough. The article concludes by providing an argument for forging stronger Russia-Japan partnership and discusses the potential of bilateral relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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11. Differences in forest management practices in Primorsky Krai: Case study of certified and non-certified by Forest Stewardship Council forest concessions.
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Nikolaeva, Alexandra Sasha, Kelly, Maggi, and O'Hara, Kevin L.
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FOREST policy ,BIOINDICATORS ,CASE studies ,FOREST management ,EXPORT marketing - Abstract
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) aims to promote environmentally responsible forest management globally. However, quantifiable evidence of effects of FSC on forest management practices is lacking. FSC has been present in the Russian forestry arena for over 20 years. In this case study, we compare ecological indicators of forest management in FSC-certified and non-certified companies in Primorsky Krai of the Russian Far East. Those indicators include percent of forest cover loss and gain on forest concessions managed by three certified and three non-certified companies. We also interview a range of stakeholders involved with forest management or in forest policy planning in Russia to provide context for this case study. Results indicate no difference between certified and non-certified companies with regard to forest cover loss from 2008 to 2015 or forest cover gain from 2000 to 2012. Stakeholder interviews reveal that while forest certification is viewed positively and considered an efficient mechanism to improve forest management, the stakeholders doubt its ability to stimulate quantifiable changes in forest management practices in Russia and the Far East specifically. We focus on Primorsky Krai because of its unique geographic location, where its neighbors China and Japan significantly influence Primorsky Krai's export market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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12. The Booming Russo-Japanese Economic Relations: Causes and Prospects.
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Tabata, Shinichiro
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INTERNATIONAL economic relations ,ECONOMIC development ,INVESTMENT policy ,ENERGY policy ,AUTOMOBILE exports & imports ,NATURAL gas ,INTERNATIONAL trade - Abstract
The article presents an analysis of the status, history, and future prospects of Russo-Japanese economic relations. It demonstrates the boom in trade between the two countries in the 2000s and the energy and investment policies in Russia. It adds that automobile exports by Japan to Russia and oil and gas exports by Russia to Japan are the two factors that contribute on the boom.
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- 2012
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13. The inside story of the negotiations on the Northern Territories: five lost windows of opportunity.
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Togo, Kazuhiko
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,COLD War, 1945-1991 ,JAPAN-Soviet Union relations - Abstract
This article examines Japan's relations with the Soviet Union/Russian Federation during the sixteen-year period between Gorbachev's coming to power in 1985 and Putin's completion of his first year as president in the spring of 2001. It identifies five lost windows of opportunity for solving the Northern Territories dispute between these two nations, which might have significantly improved the bilateral relationship. At the time of the first missed opportunity under Gorbachev in 1986-1988, the Cold War rigidity in relations still deeply affected how Japan and the Soviet Union dealt with one another. The second missed opportunity under Gorbachev in 1989 saw structural rigidity on the part of Japanese policy-makers hampering the faster development of the relationship. The third missed opportunity under Yeltsin in 1992 was the consequence of a failure in policy choices on the Japanese side and of policy-makers not fulfilling their responsibility. At the fourth missed opportunity under Yeltsin in 1997-1998, the Japanese side learned lessons from past mistakes and did not hesitate to propose a courageous proposal to break the impasse. President Yeltsin was impressed by this proposal, but the Russian side as a whole did not accept it as a basis for negotiations. Before the fifth missed opportunity, awareness of past failures was very much at the forefront of Japanese and Russian negotiators' mind. The negotiations proceeded unexpectedly fast and effectively in 2000-2001, and then were suddenly crushed because of domestic issues in Japan. Individual responsibility was fulfilled in negotiating with the Russians, but the negotiators were unable to overcome domestic constraint. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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14. Make measurable what is not so: National monitoring of the status of persons with intellectual disability*.
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Fujiura, Glenn T., Rutkowski-Kmitta, Violet, and Owen, Randall
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HEALTH policy ,PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities ,PUBLIC health surveillance ,RESEARCH funding - Abstract
Background Statistics are critical in holding governments accountable for the well-being of citizens with disability. International initiatives are underway to improve the quality of disability statistics, but meaningful ID data is exceptionally rare. Method The status of ID data was evaluated in a review of 12 national statistical systems. Recurring data collection by national ministries was identified and the availability of measures of poverty, exclusion, and disadvantage was assessed. Results A total of 131 recurring systems coordinated by 50 different ministries were identified. The majority included general disability but less than 25% of the systems screened ID. Of these, few provided policy-relevant data. Conclusions The scope of ID data was dismal at best, though a significant statistical infrastructure exists for the integration of ID data. Advocacy will be necessary. There is no optimal form of data monitoring, and decisions regarding priorities in purpose, targeted audiences, and the goals for surveillance must be resolved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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15. Russo–Japanese Rivalry Over Korean Buffer at the Beginning of the 20th Century and its Implications.
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Kim, Seung-young
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BUFFER states (International relations) ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,GEOPOLITICS - Abstract
At the beginning of the 20th century, Russia and Japan could not reach a lasting compromise over Korea. Several rounds of diplomacy for Korean neutrality or spheres of influence did not result in any lasting agreement. Due to the mutual suspicion and opportunistic searches for expansion into Korea and Manchuria, they could not reach an enduring understanding on Korea. Korea also could not play a role as an independent buffer state due to its own weakness. In conjunction with Japan’s consistent efforts to establish an exclusive control over the whole of Korea, war broke out in 1904 and Korea became a protectorate of Japan. The developments in the Far East at the beginning of the 20th century hold implications on current northeast Asian security as well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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16. Editor's Introduction.
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Rosen, Stanley
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INTERNATIONAL relations ,CHINESE people ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,AMERICAN films ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprises - Abstract
Introduces articles focused on varied aspects of China's relationship with the outside world. Chinese attitudes toward the United States, Russia, and Japan; American and European motion pictures; Foreign enterprises; Foreign brands; Public opinion and attitudinal survey data; College students' views.
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- 2003
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17. The Criminalisation of Russo-Japanese Border Trade: Causes and Consequences.
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Williams, Brad
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INTERNATIONAL trade ,COMMERCE - Abstract
Investigates the nature of the border or coastal trade between Japan and Russia. Impact of the criminal nature of the Russian-Japanese border trade on marine resources; Factors that contributed to the criminalization of the border trade between the two nations.
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- 2003
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18. A chance for a breakthrough in Russo-Japanese relations: will the logic of great power relations prevail?
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Rozman, Gilbert
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JAPANESE foreign relations ,GREAT powers (International relations) ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Under Mori Yoshiro the Japanese government energetically pursued Russia's new leader, Vladimir Putin. Progress was achieved, as Putin recognized the 1956 treaty in which Moscow pledged to return two islands. From the summer of 2000, however, a backlash could be detected. The architects of the initiative not only failed to make their case to Japanese politicians, but also became the object of two years of attacks, leading to Suzuki Muneo's ouster from the LDP and arrest and to Togo Kazuhiko being fired as ambasador to The Netherlands. Under Koizumi Junichiro Japan lost interest, while the media feasted on the image of foreign policy being hijacked. Lost in the media frenzy and setback to relations was the case for why Tokyo and Moscow need each other as great power partners in the face of rising Chinese power and overwhelming US power. Since both parties sided with the US war against terror, the logic of cooperation has become clearer. A general outline for an interim agreement is well understood on both sides, but a breakthrough is unlikely soon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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19. Russo-Japanese Cooperation Imperative to bring Peace Treaty Negotiations Back on the Right Track.
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Edamura, Sumio
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RUSSIAN foreign relations, 1991- ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
On the territorial issue between Japan and Russia, Sumio Edamura, former Japanese Ambassador in Moscow from 1990 to 1994, urges the negotiators to restore the spirit of trust and cooperation which once prevailed. To that end, he argues that it is imperative that both countries reconfirm their intention to continue to use the Tokyo Declaration of 1993 — which contains clear guidelines for the resolution of this issue — as the basis for the their future negotiations. The negotiators on both sides should have the courage to face up to the truth and be consistent without being swayed by the changing political pressures or the mood of the times. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2001
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20. How to Win Friends and Influence People: Japanese Economic Aid Linkage and the Kurile Islands.
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Newnham, Randall E.
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JAPANESE economic assistance ,JAPANESE foreign relations ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,POLITICAL science - Abstract
Examines the economic linkage strategies used by Japan in providing economic aid to Russia in an effort to regain the Kurds Island, the disputed territory between Russia and Japan. Drawbacks of Japan's integration of political agenda into the economic aid it offered to Russia in the late 1980s and early 1990s; Significance of Japan's decision to provide economic aid to Russia without expecting to receive an immediate political quid pro quo.
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- 2001
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21. Russo-Japanese Relations: A New Start for the Twenty-first Century?
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Ziegler, Charles E.
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JAPANESE foreign relations ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Discusses political, economic and security developments in Russo-Japanese relations in light of that changes in Northeast Asia and assesses the prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough. International environment that Russia and Japan face; Domestic distractions and diplomatic progress; Barriers to Japanese investment; Regional balance of power.
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- 1999
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22. A Concert of Asia?
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Acharya, Amitav
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INTERNATIONAL security ,DIPLOMACY ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States ,JAPANESE foreign relations - Abstract
One of the twenty-first century's great challenges will be to fill Asia's security vacuum. The US maintains a heavy military presence and an important set of bilateral security arrangements, and the region's great powers cooperate on an ad hoc basis. But there is no developed security system embraced by Asia- Pacific's leading powers. Meanwhile, the 'Asian way' of consensus-based diplomacy has suffered greatly -- in coherence and prestige -- from the financial crisis which started in 1997. What the region needs is a limited and informal concert, based on the classical principles of European concert diplomacy. Such a framework would satisfy China's quest for enhanced international status, help US efforts to 'engage' China, and address the fear of Japan and Russia being marginalised if the Sino-US relationship develops into a true 'strategic partnership'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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23. Token Resistance to Sexual Intercourse and Consent to Unwanted Sexual Intercourse: College Students' Dating Experiences in Three Countries.
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Sprecher, Susan, Hatfield, Elaine, Cortese, Anthony, Potapova, Elena, and Levitskaya, Anna
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COLLEGE students' sexual behavior ,SEXUAL intercourse ,MISCOMMUNICATION - Abstract
The article studies token resistance to sexual intercourse and consent to unwanted intercourse among college students in the United States, Russia and Japan. One form of sexual miscommunication of sexual intent is to say no to sexual intercourse while meaning yes. There are a number of reasons why women might pretend to be less interested in sexual intercourse than they really are. This form of sexual miscommunication is important to study because the act of consenting to unwanted sex may, in some cases, be a form of nonviolent sexual coercion. Sexual values at the cultural level are supported by institutions such as schools, family, and religion, which in turn are related to the sexual attitudes and norms held by groups and individuals within the society. Cultural variation in socialization practices related to sexual permissiveness and gender equality in sexuality is likely to be related to values of collectivism and individualism. It seems reasonable to predict that couples will be less free to engage in direct and honest communication in societies that grant more power and sexual rights to men than to women than in societies that grant equal privileges to men and women.
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- 1994
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24. Japan-Russia Relations and North-east Asian Security.
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Menon, Rajan
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RUSSIAN foreign relations, 1991- ,INTERNATIONAL security ,HEGEMONY ,POLITICAL science ,INTERNATIONAL economic relations - Abstract
The Japan--Russia relationship has not changed fundamentally over the past decade: economic ties are still weak, mutual mistrust remains high and the territorial dispute endures. Russia emphasises strengthening economic and political relations while Japan still gives priority to solving the territorial dispute first. Real change can occur only if Russian and Japanese leaders show the strength to break new ground, but the political situation in both countries makes this unlikely for the foreseeable future. If Russia and Japan remain stuck in the past, however, Northeast Asia's future challenges -- addressing emerging security problems through multilateral cooperation and balancing a potentially hegemonic China -- will not be met. Russia and Japan are not the only countries with an interest in improving Russo-Japanese relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1996
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