Changing Japan in a Changing Asia

What are the changes taking place in Japan and how does this impact Japan's view of its Asian neighbors and how does Asia view Japan? From a cultural, historical and political point of view - Japan has been perceived as an isolationist country that was not open to the outside world.

However, during the last 5-years, Japan, especially in its relationships with China and Korea has opened up remarkably. Korean television programs are regularly seen in Japan or the number of Japanese who are studying in China continues to increase.

In this segment of Politics & Economics, Dr. David Satterwhite, the Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission in Japan discusses the issues of people, economics, education and politics that are driving current day Japan and the impact that these have on Japan��s Asian neighbors.