Relations between Japan and the US remain strong, and government-to-government relations continue to be productive. However, complaints can be heard. This volume reflects these sentiments and emphasizes the need to promote closer ties and greater understanding between the US and Japan.

The strategic context of U.S.-Japan trade friction, T.David Mason; dimensions and sources of U.S.-Japan trade friction, Abdul M.Turay; the political and cultural dimensions of the trade friction between the United States and Japan, Scott C.Flanagan; energy cooperation and the future of U.S.-Japan security relations, Ronald A.Morse; energy cooperation between the U.S. and Japan, Yasuo Imai; the impact of trade problems on U.S.-Japan security cooperation, Martin E.Weinstein; the balance of defense burden sharing between the U.S. and Japan, James E.Auer; trade friction, security cooperation, and the Soviet presence in Asia, Tsuneo Akaha; U.S.-Japan security cooperation amid the shifting security environment in Asia, T.David Mason; the dimensions and significance of U.S.-Japan trade and trade frictions, Joseph Kvasnicka.