North Korea Policy Book

Introduction: Japan, the great powers, and the coordination of North Korea policy Linus Hagström and Marie Söderberg 1. Japan and the recurrent nuclear crisis Tsuneo Akaha 2. The rationales behind North Korean foreign policy Han S. Park 3. Seoul's policy toward Pyongyang: Strategic culture and the negligibility of Japan Balbina Y. Hwang 4. US North Korea policy: The 'Japan factor' Yoichiro Sato 5. Chinese North Korea policy: A secondary role for Japan Quansheng Zhao 6. Russian North Korea policy: Old conflicts obstacle for Russo-Japanese cooperation Alexander Zhebin 7. The EU's North Korea policy: No trace of Japanese influence Rudiger Frank 8. Japan and multilateralism in the North Korean nuclear crisis: Road map or dead end? Christopher W. Hughes