Soft Power is a tremendous way of attaining success in world politics if one can use it in an intelligent manner. Japan as an example used it in a very commendable and impressive way since then up to now making it one of the best ever used such approach in diplomacy. Supporting instances as well as the recently talked about Japan hosting on the 2020 Olympics shall be discussed.
Japan’s changeover from being a negative imperialist state into a peace loving one thru Soft Power
Japan has successfully overcome challenges which affect its demography, economic standing, its political climate domestically and its public image in the International level after the Second World War. From a very ruthless nation, it impressively …show more content…
As according to (Nye, Jr., 2004), Japan’s strategy in its rebuilding process focused mainly on targeting strategic industries for development, financing major projects, exporting fiercely and protecting infant industries. It appears that the Japanese government puts trust to their industries since then and relied from it in the rebuilding process up to the country’s promotion of positive impression with the rest in the international level up to now. Japan is known for its influential popular culture up to this point in time. Rendered from (Nye, Jr., 2004), Japan’s popular culture was still producing soft power resources even after its economy slowed down. It is a manifestation that Japan can really regroup and rebuild in a short period of time giving the fact that they have reserves which are accessible whenever they want those resources to speak and stand on behalf of their country. Impressively, Japanese cultural attraction is not limited to its popular culture. Japan’s traditional arts, design and cuisine have long found followers outside the country. Having much potential resources for soft power, it was classified as the first non-western country that was able to fully modernize …show more content…
Retrieved also from (Japan 's Cultural Diplomacy), the Japanese government distributed picture books for children, anime, and an invitation to Iraq’s national football team to come to Japan. The measure employed by the Japanese in its collaboration with the United States in that case in a sense is like hitting two birds in one stone, first, showing Japan as a peace loving country through its assistance with the victims of the war and also, investing from potential clients of their influence in the form of Japanese-cultured materials like those distributed in