JAP131 Japanese International Relations

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026

The course is not taught in Autumn 2026

Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Bělecká (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 131 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/131, only registered: 0/131, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/131
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
The course aims at introducing basic terms and theories of international relations and offer a perspective on Japanese modern history based on these.
Key topics
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Tokugawa--Meiji
  • 3. Relations with the West.
  • 4. Modernisation in Japan.
  • 5. Pacific War.
  • 6. Cold War.
  • 7. Japanese International Relations after WWII.
  • 8. Japanese International Relations after Cold War.
  • 9. Nihonjinron.
  • 10. Territorial disputes.
  • 11. Fukushima aftermath.
  • 12. Japanese multilateralism.
  • 13. Revision.
Study resources and literature
  • Hook, Glenn D. Japan's International Relations. Roulete, vydání druhé, 2005. ISBN 0415336384.
  • Seaton, Philip A. Japan’s Contested War Memories: The ‘memory rifts’ in historical consciousness of World War II. London and New York: Routledge, vydání první, 2007. ISBN 0203963741.
  • Hughes, Christopher W. Japan's Foreign And Security Policy Under the Abe Doctrine. London, New York and Shanghai: Palgrave Pivot, vydání první, 2015. ISBN 1137514248.
  • Dowe, John. Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II. New York: W. W. Norton and Company, vydání první, 1999. ISBN 0393046869.
  • DRULÁK, Petr. Teorie mezinárodních vztahů. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál, 2010, 220 s. ISBN 9788073677213. URL info
  • CRAIG, Albert M. Dějiny Japonska. Edited by Edwin O. Reischauer. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2003, 443 s. ISBN 8071063916. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
Lectures and discussion.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught every other week.
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