Khác/OtherAuthors: Christina L. Davis (2020)
This chapter examines Japanese trade policy to explain how economic interests and domestic
political institutions have supported the resilience of free trade policies in Japan. The mercantilist
ideas and the reactive state model of past years have been replaced by strong support of free trade and
Kantei diplomacy to lead in setting rules for the trade regime complex. Once dependent on the United
States and mired in bilateral trade friction, Japan has emerged as an active supporter of engagement
with China and pursuit of free trade agreements alongside continued commitment to the multilateral
rules. Japanese-style trade adjustment and the slow path to liberalization served to balance economic
efficiency with political stability as the government has supported narrow interests ... 
