Japan and the European Union : The Strengthening of a Relationship

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Love is a form of madness and constancy is rarely its main feature. Love contains many emotions, including passion, commitment, and attachment. Although Japan has never been married to Europe, it has historically experienced periods of strong attachment and conflicting political and economic alliances. By re-examining this relationship after the period of the bubble economy in Japan, it is possible to make a new assessment of perceptions, expectations, and changed economic opportunities that have become possible with the new EU. This article is the result of studies undertaken for a postgraduate course that was taught for the first time in the Graduate School of the Nagoya University of Commerce and Business in 2004, and will again be offered in 2005. The degree program is entitled Master of Business Communication, and the subject was called Japan and the Expansion of the European Union (EU). The program was constructed around two perspectives. The first perspective was that the occasion of the addition of 10 countries to the EU in May 2004 is as good an opportunity as any to re-examine the economic and other ties between Japan and the EU. The second perspective came as the result of some students from EDHEC (France) joining with several Japanese and three Chinese students to form a unique platform for mutual interrogation of the relationship of Japan with Europe.
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