@article {Raquel:Numbers 1-2/October/December 2004:1353-7121:273,
	author = "Raquel Shaoul",
	title = "Japan and Israel: an evaluation of relationship-building in the context of Japan's Middle East policy",
	journal = "Israel Affairs",
	volume = "10",
	year = "Numbers 1-2/October/December 2004",
	abstract = "This article evaluates relationship-building between Israel and Japan from 1952 to the present in the context of Japan's Middle East policy as a whole, while focusing on the period in which this relationship became closer and complementary, from the mid-1980s to the present. Two central elements are detected as major influences on Israeli-Japanese relations: Japan's compliance with the Arab boycott of Israel, and Japan's bilateral relations with the US. Nevertheless, in contrast to previous studies, which have emphasized these variables, this article argues that a proper understanding of their relative influence on Japan's foreign policy towards Israel can be detected only within the framework of Japan's overall Middle East policy.",
	pages = "273-297(25)",
	url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/ia/2004/00000010/F0020001/art00013"
	doi = "doi:10.1080/13537120412331321461"
}