The evolution of Japan's "misplacement" : from Meiji restoration to the Post-Cold War era

• Main Author: Koga, Kei
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science::International relations; Japan; Misplacement; Structural Power; Role; Asia; Indo-Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155562
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This article argues that since the Meiji Restoration, the degree of Japan’s misplacement has changed, depending on its structural power and ability to shape the concept of ‘Asia’ as a region. More specifically, there are three historical turning points: first, from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacif...