open access to sea lines of communication (SLOCs) and over the integration of Japan into Asia (Asianism) with economics as … resources, Japan’s economic and, subsequently, national security would be in jeopardy. The focus on SLOCs in Japan’s strategy …

Despite the enduring importance of the U.S.–Japan security alliance, the broader relationship between the two countries … its political, economic, and social foundations, Kent E. Calder, a leading Japan specialist, asserts that bilateral ….Calder documents the quiet erosion of America’s multidimensional ties with Japan as China rises, generations change, and new forces …