About The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan FocusThe Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus is a peer-reviewed open source journal and fully-indexed archive on the Asia Pacific. Ranging widely across the geopolitics, political economy, history, society, culture, and international relations of the Asia Pacific, it offers regional and global perspectives on contemporary issues and conflicts. In addition to articles prepared explicitly for Japan Focus, it makes available translations from Japanese and other languages as well as reprints of important articles and documents. The Journal draws on the contributions of researchers, journalists, policy analysts and writers throughout Asia and the world. Its website with more than 1,200 articles is a permanent and fully indexed resource. More than 4,000 subscribers receive a weekly newsletter linking to three to eight new articles. More than 200,000 articles are accessed each month at our website, and many more at other sites that reproduce these articles.CoordinatorsThe coordinators chart the day to day operations of the journal, and, in consultation with the associates, shape its longterm editorial direction. The coordinators are Andrew DeWit Rikkyo University, Tokyo, dewit@rikkyo.ne.jp Contact Japan FocusWrite to info@japanfocus.org AssociatesJapan Focus is made possible by the contributions of associates on four continents who recommend material to publish and translate, peer-review manuscripts, provide translations, and contribute their own writing. The Associates are Nobuko Adachi, Yonson Ahn, Matthew Allen, Andrea Arai, Cemil Aydin, Tim Beal, Herbert Bix, Heather Bowen-Struyk, Mark Caprio, T. Matthew Ciolek, Zeljko Cipris, J Sean Curtin, John de Boer, Bruce Cumings, John Dower, Mark Ealey, Aya Ezawa, John Feffer, Norma Field, Joshua Fogel, Ruediger Frank, Sabine Fruhstuck, Aaron Gerow, Andrew Gordon, Kimie Hara, Julie Higashi, Linda Hoaglund, Jean Inglis, Sheila Miyoshi Jager, Rebecca Jennison, Eric Johnston, John Junkerman, Jeff Kingston, Victor Koschmann, Heonik Kwon, Adam Lebowitz, Douglas Lummis, John McGlynn, Ben Middleton, Richard Minear, Michael Molasky, Tessa Morris-Suzuki, R. Taggart Murphy, Atsuko Nelson, Chris Nelson, James Orr, Emanuel Pastreich, Michael Penn, Matthew Penney, Roger Pulvers, Steve Rabson, Lawrence Repeta, Sonia Ryang, Rumi Sakamoto, Philip Seaton, Kyoko Selden, Ann Sherif, Aaron Skabelund, Akiko Takenaka, Mariko Tamanoi, Richard Tanter, Andre Vltchek, Vanessa Ward, Melissa Wender and Julia Yonetani Website ManagerAllen Schmaltz InternsYayoi Koizumi, David HillisISSN Number 1557-4660 ReprintingPermission is granted to forward electronically to others and to post Japan Focus texts on non-commercial community Internet sites, consistent with Open Source guidelines, provided the texts are reproduced intact and the source indicated and linked. To publish Japan Focus texts in electronic, printed and/or other forms, including course use, contact info@japanfocus.org |
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