East Asian Studies in the Perspective of Regional Integration

The following sections are included:

• Contents
• Preface

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• The Development Background of East Asian Regional Economic Integration
• The Status Quo and Characteristics of East Asian Regional Economic Integration
• Comparison between the East Asian Regional Economic Integration Status and Sino-Japan Strategic Framework Negotiation
• Conclusion
• Notes
• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Visions for East Asian Institutions
• Implications of the European Experience for East Asia
• Conclusion
• Notes
• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Theoretical Framework
• Comparative Analysis of Regional Cooperation through the Case of Myanmar
• Conclusions
• References

As one of the most vibrant areas in the world, East Asian countries have shown extremely strong interdependence among each other, especially in economic affairs. However, East Asian region is facing with a situation that politics is departing from economy. In terms of economy, the economic and trade development among China, Japan and South Korea is growing with each passing day. In politics, however, East Asian countries have not shown enough trust towards each other, especially between China-Japan, and Japan-South Korea. On the other hand, Japanese politicians’ irresponsible remarks on issues about war and history worthened the distrust of both sides. This distrust, in turn, resulted in the stagnation of economic cooperation of East Asian countries.

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Approaches for Comparing the Institutional Operation in CJK
• Overview of the Institutional Arrangements and their Operation
• Searching for the Critical Aspects of Leadership Institutions in CJK
• Conclusion
• Notes
• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Current Chinese Political Leadership Systems and Their Evolvements
• Leadership Formation during First and Second Generations of Leadership
• Current Institutionalized Leadership Formation
• Assessment and Future Direction
• Conclusion
• Notes
• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Banning Hereditary Diet Seats Stated in the DPJ’s Manifesto
• Hereditary Politicians and Theory of Justice: Reflected on Rawls’s Theory of Justice
• Why Forbidding only the Hereditary Succession in the Field of Politics?
• Hereditary Succession of Political Power and Nationalism
• Conclusions
• Notes
• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Literature Reviews on Incumbency Advantage and Its Trends
• Measuring Incumbency Advantage
• Discussion and Conclusion
• Notes
• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Defining the Political Dynasty
• Strategies for Perpetuating Powers
• Political Families as Social and Political Units
• Historic Origin of the Traditional Families and State Institutions
• Statistical Analysis of Political Family
• Concluding Summary
• Notes
• References

The construction of “East Asian Community” requires making progress in politics, economy, culture and many other aspects simultaneously. In other words, it is made up of the following three indispensable parts: building cooperation institution and system in politics, promoting liberalization in economy, encouraging mutual identity and reliance in culture. However, the status quo indicates that although economic integration has yielded good results and mechanisms like “10 + 3” and East Asia Summit have been set up politically, cultural identity and political reliance are still confronted with great challenges.

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• ICTs and Political Process
• How is Bottom-up Online Politics Uprising?: Contextual and Macro Level Backgrounds
• How is Bottom-up Online Politics Uprising?: Individual and Micro Level Analysis
• Conclusion
• Notes
• References

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor (JSA)
• Three Major Japanese Participants in the International Cooperation on Cultural Heritage Conservation in Angkor
• International Cooperation in Cultural Heritage Conservation: A Regional Public Goods Approach
• Conclusion: Cultural Diplomacy and Japan’s Cooperation Strategy towards East Asia
• Notes

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Korean Policy of the U.S. from September 1945 to September 1947
• The Korea Policy of the U.S. from September 1947 to the End of 1948
• Conclusion
• Notes

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• State of Research: China and Global Governance
• China’s Reform Proposals in the WTO Doha Round Negotiation
• China’s Reform Proposals in the G-20 Process
• The Main Features of China’s Proposing Behavior
• Conclusion
• Notes

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• The Present Status and Development of the Bilateral Trade
• Analysis of the Sino-Russia Bilateral Trade Commodity Structure
• Differences of Comparative Advantage and Complementarity between China and Russia
• Conclusion and Prospect
• Notes
• References