Abstract
When examining the Japanese tradition of the use of institutions in international relations, bilateralism stands out.1 It is bilateralism that matters when the issue is who came to open the ports and the country. It is bilateralism that matters when the issue is where Japan had to dispatch troops to deal with the protection of compatriots abroad. It is bilateralism that matters when Japan had to negotiate the lack of tariff autonomy with major powers.
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Inoguchi, T. (2007). Japan: Bilateralism at Any Cost?. In: The Uses of Institutions: The U.S., Japan, and Governance in East Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230603547_3
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