TY - BOOK AU - Reinhard Drifte TI - Japan's quest for a permanent Security Council seat : : a matter of pride or justice? SN - 9780312228477 U1 - REF 327.52009045 D56 PY - 2000/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke PB - Macmillan Press KW - 89.72 international organizations KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Japan Foreign relations 1989- KW - United Nations. Security Council N1 - The security council issue in Japan's UN policy, 1956-89 Japan's multilateral record and the rationale for the bid Gathering support at the domestic and international levels Japan's participation in the working group on security council reform N2 - Japan has consistently been pursuing the goal of a permanent UN Security Council seat for 30 years. This book investigates the motives for this ambition, and how it has been pursued domestically and internationally ER -