This book examines the economic and political rise of China from the perspective of Japan's economic development …. Beginning with Japan’s rise to statehood in the Kamakura Period (1185 to 1333) and detailing the evolution of its economy … through to 2018, parallels are drawn with the economic development of China. Many of the challenges Japan faced in the first …

This book examines the economic and political rise of China from the perspective of Japan’s economic development …. Beginning with Japan’s rise to statehood in the Kamakura Period (1185 to 1333) and detailing the evolution of its economy … through to 2018, parallels are drawn with the economic development of China. Many of the challenges Japan faced in the first …

and the opening of Yokohama -- The first merchant of Yokohama -- Bakumatsu Japan's trade and Yokohama's place in that … trade -- Yokohama and its hinterland -- The producers of Eastern Japan -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Japan's exports and …