The European Union and Japan: a new chapter in civilian power cooperation?

The EU and Japan have one of the most important trade relationships in the world.

Fittingly, this book presents a detailed analysis of their bilateral regulatory environment and negotiation processes.

Moreover, the two polities have also co-operated extensively in bilateral and multilateral contexts on a range of global governance issues.

Nevertheless, the relationship is widely acknowledged to have significant untapped potential.

Deploying the concept of civilian power, the book takes a fresh, honest and provocative look at this important relationship, in a post-Fukushima, post-sovereign debt crisis world.