The Australian Embassy in Tokyo and Australia-Japan relations / edited by Kate Darian-Smith and David Lowe.
| Other author | Darian-Smith, Kate. |
| Other author | Lowe, David, 1964- |
| Other author | Australian National University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Canberra, ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, [2022] |
| Description | xxii, 282 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. The Australian Embassy in Tokyo and Australia-Japan Relations / Kate Darian-Smith and David Lowe -- 2. The Australian Embassy, Tokyo and the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011 / Murray McLean AO -- 3. Ambassadors and Key Issues / David Lee and David Lowe -- 4. Early Australia-Japan Postwar Relations: The Role of the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, 1952-65 / David Walton -- 5. Sir John Crawford and Japan, 1953-77 / David Lee -- 6. Creation, Destruction and Re-creation: The Australian Embassy in Tokyo / Alison Broinowski and Rachel Miller -- 7. Building Diplomacy: The Architecture of the Australian Embassy in Tokyo / Philip Goad -- 8. Working at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo: The Experiences of Locally Engaged Staff / Kate Darian-Smith and David Lowe -- 9. Australian-Japanese Cultural Connections / Kate Darian-Smith -- 10. 'Scholars--Future Interpreters of Australia': Education, Cultural Diplomacy and Australian Studies in Japan / David Carter -- 11. Japan as Number One: Relations with Australia in the 1980s and 1990s / Richard Broinowski -- 12. The Tokyo Embassy, Past, Present and Future: Reflections / Bruce Miller AO. |
| Review | Australia-Japan relations have undergone both testing and celebrated times since 1952, when Australia's ambassadorial representation in Tokyo commenced. Over time, interactions have deepened beyond mutual trade objectives to encompass economic, defence and strategic interests within the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. This 'special relationship' has been characterised by the high volume of people moving between Australia and Japan for education, tourism, business, science and research. Cultural ties, from creative artists-in-residence to sister-city agreements, have flourished. Australia has supported Japan in times of need, including the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake. This book shows how the Australian Embassy in Tokyo, through its programs and people, has been central to these developments. The Embassy's buildings, its gardens and grounds, and above all its occupants -- from senior Australian diplomats to locally-engaged staff -- are the focus of this multi-dimensional study by former diplomats and expert observers of Australia's engagement with Japan. Drawing on oral histories, memoirs, and archives, this volume sheds new light on the complexity of Australia's diplomatic work in Japan, and the place of the Embassy in driving high level negotiations as well as fostering soft power influences. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
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| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022367670 |
| ISBN | 9781760465391 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (electronic book) |
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