This book investigates economic, political, and cultural conditions that have led to transnational flows of culture in Asia. Coverage also looks at the consequences of an increasingly interconnected Asian regional culture as well as policy makers and cultural industries' response to it. The book...

Introduction: Recent growth of cultural heritage tourism in Japan and Italy -- Recent Development of Cultural Policy in Japan—Emerging instrumentalism for heritage policy -- The Proper Relationship between Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Assets: Recent Trends in Cultural Heritage...