"Japanese foreign policy? ... Little emphasis was given to the states military alliances and global issues. ... "However, Japan was not integrated in multilateral military alliances and economic blocs. ... There is a broad consensus in Japan that the country should become internationally more active and shoulder broader responsibilities, but that its contribution should be non-military. ... Nevertheless, in many of its dimensions Japan's foreign policy is comparable to those of the superpowers because of the global outreach of its influence, based on its superior economic performance,...

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There is not clear-cut answer to whether globalization is a positive or negative process, globalization has brought about military, cultural and economic changes to the modern world, we can explore the advantages and disadvantages by looking particularly at the military alliances that countries have with each other, the introduction to foreign cultures into other countries and the efficiency of financial interdependence on other organizations or countries. ... Forming military alliances can be especially beneficial to the less equipped countries if they sign treaties with stronger and more p...

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It is not just an economic phenomenon, but includes all the key arenas of modern life: the economic, political, legal, cultural, military and the ecological. ... N.b. the expansion of offshore financial markets (b) the world's largest non financial TNCs together held U.S $ 1.8 trillion in foreign assets, sold US $2.1 trillion and employed some six million persons in their foreign affiliates in 1997. ... Guiding Principles - Non-Discrimination: equal treatment for foreign products, a focus on non-tariff barriers to trade thus countries must open markets to foreign goods and services - L...

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All managers must seek to recognise, understand and respect foreign customs and market differences. 1. ... There is no flexibility for employees working in foreign locations and there will be difficulties in building good business relationships in the host nation. ... Disadvantages of this view are that duplication of work efforts and facilities in both the home nation and foreign host nation leads to inefficiencies and ineffective use of resources. ... Factors to consider in a foreign environment (a) Legal-political environment - some nations have a history of unstable government whil...

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It has lead to a massive pull and fascination of foreign investors and foreign capital. ... It has been able to increase its volume of foreign trade to a significant level. ... The aggregate unemployment rate in China has not been visibly affected by the American imports of foreign goods. ... (Jacques, 2009) China provides a vast market for foreign industrialists and has enlarged economic supremacy as a result. ... This poses a concern to the USA and created a worry that this may lead to a stiff competition on economic triumph and in military technologies. ...

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• Business and economic aspects of globalization are discussed in Business: Current Trends, Foreign Trade: World Trade, World Trade Organization, and North American Free Trade Agreement, among others. ... Governments and corporations have gained vast amounts of political power through military might and economic influence. ...

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Canadian resources are appealing for foreign investors who may be interested in investing in Canadian operations.. ... Japan's Foreign Direct investment in Canada in 2011 was C$12.8 billion, which came from 330 Japanese subsidiaries and affiliate companies that worked in Canada. ... The Anti-nuclear movement ties in with the spirit of peace Japan maintains, having been excluded from any military activity since World War II. ...

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In international relations, a state in its conventional structure is possibly most suitably described as a clearly distinct territory which: (i) is acknowledged internationally as a state, (ii) is presided over by a government able to construct and implement independent decisions regarding domestic policy and law and foreign policy, (iii) is permanently occupied by an explicit population. ... Other challenges to the sovereign state Globalization brings with it vast advancements in technology, particularly in the areas of information and communications and also the military. ...

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In addition, it is thought that globalization results in governance powers being transferred to international organizations, and that globalization exacerbates environment problems and generate new military concern like terrorism. ... Third, the expansion of transnational production led to the growth of transnational corporations and the increase of foreign direct investments. ...

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The classic instrument for restraining trade is to impose taxes on imported goods (called tariffs) so that foreign products are artificially expensive and can't compete with domestic goods. ... Similarly there exist restrictions on foreign investment or the movement of capital. ... From a political perspective, foreign competition can bankrupt domestic businesses (which may benefit consumers with better value, more efficient goods, but disadvantages domestic companies whose employees face redund...

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It has reached every domain from cultural to economic, political, legal, military and environmental. ... Being so dependent on foreign investment the developing countries are fully awarded of their own economic security. ...

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Globalization is defined with the focus of economics to mean the integration of the state economies through corporations' investment, trade and capital flow into the international economy. There are critics of globalization argue that economic globalization is the leading cause of the social problem...

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