Ping, Lee PohDenker, M. Sami2023-05-152023-05-151999Denker, M. S., (1999). Us and Japan Relations and Their Impact On The Asia-Pasific Region. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 4, 17-32.2667-4750https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/47295The United States and Japan are two countries of immense strategic and economic significance to the Asia-Pacific region. With a combined gross national product equivalent to more than 80% of the regional total, these two economic superpowers constitute the primary markets and the biggest sources of investment and aid(1). Japan in particular dominates in trade and investment, and provides a market big enough to absorb 42% of all Indonesian exports. The U.S. market is bigger still, accounting for about a third of Taiwan's exports and a similar share from other countries. The Asia-Pacific nations depend on Japan and the United States to a large degree, and any adverse developments to the economies of these two powerhouses would strongly affect the regional drive toward modernisation and stability.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle41732