This paper discusses Japan's strategy for Asian monetary integration. It argues that Japan faces three major policy … countries assuming a leadership role in this endeavor. There is no question that Japan and the PRC are such potential leaders … creating a stable monetary zone in Asia, Japan needs to make significant efforts at the national and regional levels and …

This paper tries to make sense of the recent trade dispute between the U.S. and Japan in autos and auto parts. The … Japan, and that these differences have contributed to the growing bilateral trade deficit in auto parts. The paper also …

the People's Republic of China and Japan's "Partnership for Quality Infrastructure" (PQI). After introducing key issues … movers, with the establishment of the European Investment Bank for instance, but its mechanisms have so far not become …

realignment of world growth rates -- with Japan and Europe growing faster, and the U.S. growing more slowly -- is likely to solve … a percentage point of GDP. Taken together, these results indicate that a realignment of global growth -- with Japan and …