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The paper analyzes the ebbs and flows of Japan’s influence
and power in the Indo-Pacific region. After a rapid period of
reconstruction following World War II, a veritable ‘economic
miracle’, the Northeast Asian nation quickly reassumed its place of
pride in the region. Up until the closing decades of the 20th century,
Japan was seen as the next superpower, having rapidly closed the
economic and technological gap with the reigning superpower,
the United States. But just when the Asian nation seemed on the
verge of becoming the new global powerhouse, an economic crash
triggered the “lost decades” of the 1990s and the 2000s. The rise of
China in the 21st century, however, would inspire a new generation
of nationalist leadership, most prominently former Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe, who transformed Japan’s foreign and defense policy in
the past decade
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