Competition and cooperation between Japan, Europe and USA is
the key issue of this book - both at government and business
levels. Both short-term and long-termin competitive
cooperation between Western and Japanese firms and
institutions can be fruitful. Cooperation however, provides
no easy solutions to problems which Western economies have
been unable to solve on their own. Governments as well as
companies are often unprepared for cooperation with Japan
within the framework of larger-scale projects. On theother
hand, Japan itself still lacks the leadership capacities to
match its present economic and technological dominance. Thus
the Japanese strategyfor a Number Two role in cooperation
with the USA and the EC is described. The discussion focuses
on the implications of US/Japanese relations for Europe. It
further highlights future relations between the US and Japan
in the field of technology, and also deals with the EC/Japan
context.