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

The new president cannot afford to ignore Asia.

Japan's new prime minister, Taro Aso, must quickly devise a realistic plan to reform Japan's economy and justify its global role if he and his Liberal Democratic Party are to survive.

Japan's new prime minister, Taro Aso, must quickly devise a realistic plan to reform Japan's economy and justify its global role if he and his Liberal Democratic Party are to survive.

President Clinton"s trip to Seattle later this week is fraught with significance.

The threshold of a new stage in Japan-U.S. relations is now emerging, which must be characterized by sturdiness and creativity.

The U.S.-Japanese relationship has never been better, nor havethe prospects for the relationshipever been much brighter.