Japan can also assert its identity as a member of the Asian region, to participate in the stronger regional ties and cooperation, through which Japan can achieve higher growth. This would be mutually beneficial for both Japan and other Asian economies.
BIS Review 166/2010  1  However, since 1999, the country returned to the path of civil democratic governance and has sustained uninterrupted democratic rule for a period of 11 years. This in itself is a great achievement and gives reason for hope in a country that has been burdened with almost three decades of military rule.