America's Policy toward East Asia : How it Looks from Japan

Abstract/Sommario: Despite the unpopularity in Japan of American military unilateralism, Japan has continued to support U.S. actions abroad in order to bolster the bilateral security alliance. Public support in Japan for an active foreign policy reflects realist thinking there about new international threats, as well as changes in domestic politics that shape the public's response to those threats. Japanese security interests remain basically congruent with U.S. policy in East Asia