TY - BOOK AU - FOROOHAR Rana TI - Japan is fading : : one thing the nation's next leaders don't talk about is growth PY - 2009/// KW - JAPAN KW - POWER KW - ASEAN KW - CHINA KW - UNITED STATES KW - ECONOMICS KW - POLITICS KW - ASIA N2 - Tokyo's new focus on Asia could, conceivably restore its image as a power in the world. To become the centre of the centre of global growth. Closer ties to China could set up Japan has more of a buffer between US and China. Japan making a broader strategic outreached with Australia and India. The Japanese aid to ASEAN countries is growing too. In other ways, Japan is still srikingly Western oriented UR - file://Lib-svr/SubjectFiles/Japan/F416.pdf ER -