Japan's involvement in Asia-Centered Regional Forums in the Context of Relations with China and the United States.

The article focuses on China's attempts to institutionalize its influence in Asia while Japan attempts to create foreign policy that promotes its own interests and balances its relationships with the U.S. and China. Japan's foreign policy challenges are noted including its deep governmental debt, its aging population, and its loss to China as the world's number two economy. It is noted how Japan has enacted policies promoting China economically as a way of touting Asia as an emerging global power while continuing to promote a strong alliance with the U.S. for security purposes.