Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Collection: Congressional Research Service Reportshttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/CRSR/browse/?sort=creator&display=brief&fq=str_location_country:Japan2018-12-18T15:29:00-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing UNT Digital Library Collection: Congressional Research Service ReportsJapan: Prospects for Greater Market Openness2005-06-12T10:17:38-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5/"><img alt="Japan: Prospects for Greater Market Openness" title="Japan: Prospects for Greater Market Openness" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs5/small/"/></a></p><p>Japan has made considerable progress in opening its economy to imports, but significant obstacles remain. This report analyzes the underlying causes of Japan's market protection and assesses the prospects for Japan moving in the direction of greater market openness.</p>Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations: Will the Deadlock Be Broken?2005-06-12T10:23:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs165/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs165/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations: Will the Deadlock Be Broken?" title="Japan-U.S. Trade Negotiations: Will the Deadlock Be Broken?" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs165/small/"/></a></p><p>The United States and Japan have been deadlocked for over a year in
an effort to reach agreements under the July 1993 Framework for a
New Economic Relationship. The overriding obstacle has concerned
the issue of how to measure progress under future agreements to
open Japan's market further to foreign goods and services.</p>Japan's Response to U.S. Trade Pressures: End of an Era?2005-06-11T13:02:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs208/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs208/"><img alt="Japan's Response to U.S. Trade Pressures: End of an Era?" title="Japan's Response to U.S. Trade Pressures: End of an Era?" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs208/small/"/></a></p><p>Over the past 30 years, U.S. trade negotiators have
pressured Japan to open its market to foreign goods and services.
These outside pressures, known as gaiatsu in Japan, have been
based partly on economically coercive bargaining and partly on
invitation. The coercive element, which has entailed threats of
retaliatory market constriction should a satisfactory resolution
of the market opening dispute not be forthcoming, generally has
been a necessary ingredient in obtaining concessions from Japan.
The invitational component, which has included requests for U.S.
pressures from Japanese interests who favor reforms, generally
has facilitated Japanese concessions and made the gaiatsu process
unique.</p>Nuclear Power Plant Design and Seismic Safety Considerations2012-04-27T15:49:45-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83962/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83962/"><img alt="Nuclear Power Plant Design and Seismic Safety Considerations" title="Nuclear Power Plant Design and Seismic Safety Considerations" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc83962/small/"/></a></p><p>This report presents some of the general design concepts of operating nuclear power plants in order to discuss design considerations for seismic events. This report does not attempt to conclude whether one design is inherently safer or less safe than another plant. Nor does it attempt to conclude whether operating nuclear power plants are at any greater or lesser risk from earthquakes given recent updates to seismic data and seismic hazard maps.</p>Nuclear Power Plant Design and Seismic Safety Considerations2012-07-03T07:51:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87179/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87179/"><img alt="Nuclear Power Plant Design and Seismic Safety Considerations" title="Nuclear Power Plant Design and Seismic Safety Considerations" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87179/small/"/></a></p><p>This report presents some of the general design concepts of operating nuclear power plants in order to discuss design considerations for seismic events. This report does not attempt to conclude whether one design is inherently safer or less safe than another plant. Nor does it attempt to conclude whether operating nuclear power plants are at any greater or lesser risk from earthquakes given recent updates to seismic data and seismic hazard maps.</p>Japan-U.S. Automotive Framework Talks2005-06-12T10:51:23-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs167/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs167/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Automotive Framework Talks" title="Japan-U.S. Automotive Framework Talks" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs167/small/"/></a></p><p>The U.S.-Japan framework talks were initiated in July 1993. The automotive negotiations between Japan and the United States focused on sales of U.S. vehicles in Japan; sales of U.S.-made original equipment parts in Japan and to Japanese transplants in the United States; and deregulation of the market for replacement parts in Japan. An unresolved dispute over shock absorbers and other replacement parts resulted in the United States launching a formal investigation of Japanese market barriers to imported car parts under Section 301 on Oct. 1, 1994.</p>Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan2016-03-19T13:57:26-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822565/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822565/"><img alt="Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan" title="Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822565/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues surrounding Japan's interest in purchasing the F-22A Raptor aircraft from the United States. Although the export of the plane is now prohibited by U.S. law, Congress has recently and may again consider repealing this ban.</p>Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan2015-08-27T16:20:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700909/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700909/"><img alt="Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan" title="Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700909/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues surrounding Japan's interest in purchasing the F-22A Raptor aircraft from the United States. Although the export of the plane is now prohibited by U.S. law, Congress has recently and may again consider repealing this ban.</p>Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment2012-06-15T10:07:48-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc86579/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc86579/"><img alt="Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment" title="Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc86579/small/"/></a></p><p>The massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage in northeastern Japan, including damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power installation, which resulted in the release of radiation. Concerns arose about the potential effects of this released radiation on the U.S. marine environment and resources.</p>Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment2012-07-03T07:51:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87177/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87177/"><img alt="Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment" title="Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87177/small/"/></a></p><p>The massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage in northeastern Japan, including damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power installation, which resulted in the release of radiation. Concerns have arisen about the potential effects of this released radiation on the U.S. marine environment and resources. This report discusses these concerns.</p>Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment2012-08-21T08:46:06-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97998/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97998/"><img alt="Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment" title="Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc97998/small/"/></a></p><p>The massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage in northeastern Japan, including damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power installation, which resulted in the release of radiation. This report discusses concerns which have arisen about the potential effects of this released radiation on the U.S. marine environment and resources.</p>Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99054/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99054/"><img alt="Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment" title="Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Daiichi on the U.S. Marine Environment" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99054/small/"/></a></p><p>The massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage in northeastern Japan, including damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power installation, which resulted in the release of radiation. This report discusses concerns about the potential effects of this released radiation on the U.S. marine environment and resources.</p>Fukushima Nuclear Crisis2011-04-28T13:31:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc33026/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc33026/"><img alt="Fukushima Nuclear Crisis" title="Fukushima Nuclear Crisis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc33026/small/"/></a></p><p>This report briefly discusses the March 11, 2001, earthquake off the east coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. The earthquake caused an automatic shutdown of eleven of Japan's fifty-five operating nuclear power plants. The plants closes to the earthquake's epicenter, Fukushima and Onagawa, were damaged by the earthquake and resulting tsunami. This report also discusses efforts by the United States and other countries to provide assistance to Japan to deal with the nuclear crisis.</p>Fukushima Nuclear Crisis2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc98969/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc98969/"><img alt="Fukushima Nuclear Crisis" title="Fukushima Nuclear Crisis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc98969/small/"/></a></p><p>This report briefly discusses the March 11, 2001 earthquake off the east coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. The earthquake caused an automatic shutdown of eleven of Japan's fifty-five operating nuclear power plants, though the plants closest to the earthquake's epicenter, Fukushima and Onagawa, were damaged by the earthquake and resulting tsunami. This report also discusses efforts by the United States and other countries to provide assistance to Japan to deal with the nuclear crisis.</p>Fukushima Nuclear Crisis2016-03-19T13:57:26-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc805976/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc805976/"><img alt="Fukushima Nuclear Crisis" title="Fukushima Nuclear Crisis" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc805976/small/"/></a></p><p>None</p>The Motor Vehicle Supply Chain: Effects of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami2011-08-27T10:13:38-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc40167/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc40167/"><img alt="The Motor Vehicle Supply Chain: Effects of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami" title="The Motor Vehicle Supply Chain: Effects of the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc40167/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the effect that the March 2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami in the northeast coast of Japan has on the auto production facilities in the United States. Not long after the earthquake and tsunami the disruptions in Japanese industrial activity, the impact on global supply chains could also be significant. This is especially important in industries such as autos, telecommunications and consumer electronics.</p>Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Programs in Japan and South Korea: Background for Congress2010-12-04T14:26:25-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29618/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29618/"><img alt="Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Programs in Japan and South Korea: Background for Congress" title="Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Programs in Japan and South Korea: Background for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29618/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the accelerated vehicle retirement (AVR) programs initiated in 2009 by the United States, Japan, South Korea, and other industrial nations (commonly known in the U.S. as the "cash for clunkers" program). The U.S. program began in June 2009, when President Obama signed the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Act. The report discusses how these various AVR programs affected the automobile industries in the U.S., Japan, and South Korea, specifically. Neither Japan nor South Korea imports large numbers of foreign vehicles, a circumstance not much altered by AVR program implementation.</p>Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References2017-09-07T21:54:37-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc992522/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc992522/"><img alt="Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References" title="Foreign Health Care Systems: A Bibliography of Selected References" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc992522/small/"/></a></p><p>This report provides a bibliography of resources related to health care systems around the world organized by location.</p>The Changing U.S.-Japan Alliance: Implications for U.S. Interests2016-03-19T13:57:26-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822702/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822702/"><img alt="The Changing U.S.-Japan Alliance: Implications for U.S. Interests" title="The Changing U.S.-Japan Alliance: Implications for U.S. Interests" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822702/small/"/></a></p><p>This report examines policy changes that have driven actual and proposed shifts in the alliance between the U.S. and Japan. Key features of the proposals include a reduction in the number of U.S. Marines in Japan, the relocation of a controversial Marine air base in Okinawa, expanded cooperation in training and intelligence sharing, and command structure changes. The report concludes with a number of potential options for U.S. policymakers to protect U.S. security interests in the Asia Pacific. Those options include further bolstering Japan’s military, reducing the U.S military presence in the region, encouraging Japan to focus on international peacekeeping and reconstruction operations, developing trilateral defense cooperation, and creating a security forum in northeast Asia.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2015-03-30T22:03:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501499/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501499/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501499/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations, since the economic condition of each nation can affect the world economy and a U.S.-Japan bilateral economic relationship could influence economic conditions in other countries. U.S. and Japanese leaders have several options on how to manage their relationship, including stronger reliance on the World Trade Organization; special bilateral negotiating frameworks and agreements; or a free trade agreement.</p>Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy2012-07-24T12:39:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc93986/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc93986/"><img alt="Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy" title="Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc93986/small/"/></a></p><p>This report analyzes how China, Japan, and South Korea's pursuits to bolster their energy security impacts U.S. interests. It also examines decisions being made by Asian states now that will significantly shape global affairs in the future, how these decisions might play out, and how Congress and the executive branch might play a role in those decisions.</p>Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462575/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462575/"><img alt="Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy" title="Rising Energy Competition and Energy Security in Northeast Asia: Issues for U.S. Policy" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462575/small/"/></a></p><p>This report analyzes how China, Japan, and South Korea's pursuits to bolster their energy security impacts U.S. interests. It also examines decisions being made by Asian states now that will significantly shape global affairs in the future, how these decisions might play out, and how Congress and the executive branch might play a role in those decisions.</p>The U.S.-Japan Alliance2012-11-30T09:28:34-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122310/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122310/"><img alt="The U.S.-Japan Alliance" title="The U.S.-Japan Alliance" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc122310/small/"/></a></p><p>This report looks at the pros and cons of the alliance with Japan, in which the United States maintains exclusive use of 89 military bases in Japan and, in exchange, guarantees Japan's security. The alliance has endured over 50 years, through periods of intense partnership and stretches of political drift; this report reevaluates the relationship based on international developments.</p>"Womenomics" in Japan: In Brief2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462468/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462468/"><img alt=""Womenomics" in Japan: In Brief" title=""Womenomics" in Japan: In Brief" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462468/small/"/></a></p><p>This report briefly discusses Japan's Gender Gap and the Japanese government's current strategies to help women stay and advance in the workplace as a means of improving the economy.</p>Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462029/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462029/"><img alt="Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests" title="Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462029/small/"/></a></p><p>This paper examines the prospects for Japan pursuing a nuclear weapons capability by assessing the existing technical infrastructure of its extensive civilian nuclear energy program. It explores the range of challenges that Japan would have to overcome to transform its current program into a military program. In addition, a range of legal and political restraints on Japan's development of nuclear weapons, including averse public and elite opinion, restrictive domestic laws and practices, and the negative diplomatic consequences of abandoning its traditional approach is analyzed.</p>Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests2015-10-20T21:35:54-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc743357/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc743357/"><img alt="Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests" title="Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc743357/small/"/></a></p><p>This report examines the prospects for Japan pursuing a nuclear weapons capability by assessing the existing technical infrastructure of its extensive civilian nuclear energy program. It explores the range of challenges that Japan would have to overcome to transform its current program into a military program, including legal and political restraints: averse public and elite opinion, restrictive domestic laws and practices, and the negative diplomatic consequences.</p>The U.S.-Japan Alliance2016-04-04T14:48:17-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824484/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824484/"><img alt="The U.S.-Japan Alliance" title="The U.S.-Japan Alliance" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc824484/small/"/></a></p><p>This report focuses on the political and military partnership between the United States and Japan. The U.S.-Japan alliance, forged in the U.S. occupation of Japan after its defeat in World War II, provides a platform for U.S. military readiness in Asia. Under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, about 53,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Japan, providing the major U.S. forward logistics base in the Asia-Pacific.</p>The U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462421/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462421/"><img alt="The U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy" title="The U.S. Military Presence in Okinawa and the Futenma Base Controversy" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462421/small/"/></a></p><p>This report provides background information on the U.S.-Japan alliance and discusses the politics of U.S. basing in Okinawa.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2010-12-04T14:26:25-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29671/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29671/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29671/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties, especially with regards to the recent economic downturn. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan, including the recent and ongoing political turmoil in Tokyo.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2010-07-07T17:39:19-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26235/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26235/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc26235/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties, especially with regards to the recent economic downturn. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan, including the recent and ongoing political turmoil in Tokyo.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2013-11-05T18:07:05-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228025/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228025/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228025/small/"/></a></p><p>Report that looks at Japan-U.S. relations since WWII. The report focuses on some problems which can be addressed by Congress, including the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March, 2011, the Futenma Marine Air Station in Okinawa, bilateral trade, and economic issues resulting from the recent credit crisis and related economic recession.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2012-08-31T21:48:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99095/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99095/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc99095/small/"/></a></p><p>This report looks at Japan-U.S. relations since WWII. The report focuses on some problems which can be addressed by Congress, including the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March 2011, the Futenma Marine Air Station in Okinawa, bilateral trade, and economic issues resulting from the recent credit crisis and related economic recession.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2015-04-30T17:37:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503555/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503555/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc503555/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties, especially with regards to the recent economic downturn. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan, including the recent and ongoing political turmoil in Tokyo.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2015-03-30T22:03:27-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501735/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501735/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc501735/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties, especially with regards to the recent economic downturn. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan, including the recent and ongoing political turmoil in Tokyo.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2012-06-06T14:34:05-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc85458/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc85458/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc85458/small/"/></a></p><p>The post-World War II U.S.-Japan alliance has long been an anchor of the U.S. security role in East Asia. The alliance facilitates the forward deployment of about 36,000 U.S. troops and other
U.S. military assets in the Asia-Pacific, thereby undergirding U.S. national security strategy in the region. For Japan, the alliance and the U.S. nuclear umbrella provide maneuvering room in
dealing with its neighbors, particularly China and North Korea. Difficult problems remain in the alliance, particularly in resolving problems related to the stationing of marines on Okinawa.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2012-07-03T07:51:21-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87311/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87311/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87311/small/"/></a></p><p>The post-World War II U.S.-Japan alliance has long been an anchor of the U.S. security role in East Asia. The alliance facilitates the forward deployment of about 36,000 U.S. troops and other U.S. military assets in the Asia-Pacific, thereby undergirding U.S. national security strategy in the region. For Japan, the alliance and the U.S. nuclear umbrella provide maneuvering room in dealing with its neighbors, particularly China and North Korea. This report looks at the relations post-2011 earthquake and tsunami hit in Japan, as well as issues with U.S. marines stationed in Okinawa and economic relations.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2015-08-27T16:20:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700673/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700673/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700673/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties, especially with regards to the recent economic downturn.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2015-06-15T14:46:40-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc627018/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc627018/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc627018/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties, especially with regards to the recent economic downturn. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan, including the recent and ongoing political turmoil in Tokyo.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2015-08-03T15:06:47-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc689231/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc689231/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc689231/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties, especially with regards to the recent economic downturn. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan, including the recent and ongoing political turmoil in Tokyo.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2012-07-24T12:39:36-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94036/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94036/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94036/small/"/></a></p><p>This report looks at Japan-U.S. relations since WWII. The report focuses on some problems which can be addressed by Congress, including the earthquake and tsunami which hit Japan in March, 2011, the Futenma Marine Air Station in Okinawa, bilateral trade, and economic issues resulting from the recent credit crisis and related economic recession.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2014-05-06T21:21:54-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc284452/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc284452/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc284452/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations, since the economic condition of each nation can affect the world economy and a U.S.-Japan bilateral economic relationship could influence economic conditions in other countries. U.S. and Japanese leaders have several options on how to manage their relationship, including stronger reliance on the World Trade Organization; special bilateral negotiating frameworks and agreements; or a free trade agreement.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463350/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463350/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463350/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2015-08-27T16:20:31-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700888/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700888/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700888/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the relationship between the United States and Japan, including Japanese efforts to support the U.S. in the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks and the two countries' economic ties. This report also discusses the general political atmosphere of Japan.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2006-06-01T13:40:06-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8758/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8758/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8758/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the Japan - U.S. relations. The alliance, with its access to bases in Japan, where about 53,000 U.S. troops are stationed, facilitates the forward deployment of U.S. military forces in the Asia-Pacific, thereby undergirding U.S. national security strategy.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2006-07-03T14:10:41-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8925/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8925/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs8925/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the Japan - U.S. relations. The alliance, with its access to bases in Japan, where about 53,000 U.S. troops are stationed, facilitates the forward deployment of U.S. military forces in the Asia-Pacific, thereby undergirding U.S. national security strategy.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2006-12-05T12:01:35-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9434/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9434/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9434/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the Japan - U.S. relations. The alliance, with its access to bases in Japan, where about 53,000 U.S. troops are stationed, facilitates the forward deployment of U.S. military forces in the Asia-Pacific, thereby undergirding U.S. national security strategy.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2007-06-12T15:15:14-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9830/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9830/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs9830/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses the Japan - U.S. relations. The alliance, with its access to bases in Japan, where about 53,000 U.S. troops are stationed, facilitates the forward deployment of U.S. military forces in the Asia-Pacific, thereby undergirding U.S. national security strategy.</p>U.S.-Japan Relations2018-12-18T15:29:00-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393634/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393634/"><img alt="U.S.-Japan Relations" title="U.S.-Japan Relations" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1393634/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations. Japan is a significant partner of the United States in a number of foreign policy areas, particularly in U.S. security priorities, which range from hedging against Chinese military modernization to countering threats from North Korea.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2014-12-05T09:57:41-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462769/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462769/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc462769/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations, since the economic condition of each nation can affect the world economy and a U.S.-Japan bilateral economic relationship could influence economic conditions in other countries. U.S. and Japanese leaders have several options on how to manage their relationship, including stronger reliance on the World Trade Organization; special bilateral negotiating frameworks and agreements; or a free trade agreement.</p>Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress2017-06-14T13:15:12-05:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980527/<p><a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980527/"><img alt="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" title="Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress" src="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc980527/small/"/></a></p><p>This report discusses issues regarding U.S.-Japan economic relations. Japan is a significant partner of the United States in a number of foreign policy areas, particularly in U.S. security priorities, which range from hedging against Chinese military modernization to countering threats from North Korea.</p>