A review of Kenneth B. Pyle's Japan Rising: The Resurgence of Japanese Power and Purpose.

Where will the ugly anti-American demonstrations in Beijing lead, and what will Washington say?

When the Chinese government abetted the stoning of the U.S. embassy in Beijing last month, it exposed the folly of treating China as a strategic partner and a responsible international power.

Japanese economy could slip back into negative growth and deflation, which would prompt an easing of monetary policy, faster money growth, and inflation targeting.